Christian McBride presents a very personal and engaging series for 2009 – Conversations with Christian. The venture will produce 20 duets - musical conversations - with a diverse array of guest including Hank Jones, Angélique Kidjo, Roy Hargrove, George Duke, Chick Corea, Wynton Marsalis, Russell Malone, Eddie Palmieri, Sting and others. The duets’ actual conversational accompaniment will be featured in a series of podcasts, usually with exclusive pictures or video. The musical accompaniment will be available at iTunes.