Featured alumni: Christian McBride ('90, double bass), Wynton Marsalis ('81, trumpet), Zoe Obadia (MM '20, jazz studies), Julian Lee (BM '17, jazz studies), Isaiah Thompson (BM '19, MM '20, jazz studies)
For five years, RALPH PUCCI International has partnered with respected music education organization JAZZ HOUSE KiDS and its Artistic Director CHRISTIAN McBRIDE, six-time GRAMMY-winning bassist and host of SiriusXM radio show, The Lowdown: Conversations with Christian®. Each year for one night only, they turn Ralph's New York luxury furniture design gallery into a world-class jazz club.
This year will be unlike any other with host CHRISTIAN McBRIDE joined by internationally acclaimed musician, composer, and cultural ambassador, WYNTON MARSALIS. The two met in a Philadelphia high school classroom when McBride was 14 years old. Today, they are two of the most influential musicians on the scene today, and share a live-long passion for mentoring the next generation of young jazz musicians. They will be backed by the hottest young musicians on the scene.