“Andy Summers is one hell of a jazz guitarist, but it was Sting who volunteered him for the session”: How jazz bass legend Christian McBride reunited The Police duo for his latest album

Andy Summers and Sting of The Police during The Police in Concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles - June 20, 2007 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, United States. Christian McBride performs at An Evening With Christian McBride at the GRAMMY Museum on February 13, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. .

Not many people can work with artists such as James Brown, Paul McCartney, Sonny Rollins, Paul Simon, Celine Dion, Pat Metheny, John McLaughlin, and Sting – but Philadelphian-born bassist Christian McBride takes it all in his stride.

“People ask what it's like to play bass at the same time with Sting, but that hardly comes up because he always says, ‘I hired you to play bass so I don't have to!’”