Cecil McBee discusses social history of jazz

Cecil McBee is a featured artist for the Learning from Performers program of the Office for the Arts at Harvard, November 4-6, 2010.

[@lenniethedogsparty]

The question sounds like a cure for insomnia - but as you would expect, Mr McBee handles it grace and politeness.

[@patrickcollins9091]

such a privilege to hear this and be moved by Cecil who was my teacher in the late 70s!!

[@Nafes1]

I love you Cecil!

[@TheFanusik]

Beautiful.

[@g.fisher6602]

In case anyone has a poor familiarity with jazz bassists, McBee is regarded as a fearsome virtuouso, a technical wizard with a trick bag that will leave your nuts shriveled. Apologies to the ladies--I don't know what shrivels within your gender when you, as a player, are on stage with someone so skillfull they have forgotten more than you remember. This guy glides across the fretboard like it was greased by God. And, despite the finesse, his sound is BIG.