"Jawn" is a slang terminology from Philadelphia. All-purpose term for a person, place or thing. So, McBride turned to one of his hometown, Philadelphia's most beloved colloquialisms to christen his latest project, Christian McBride’s New Jawn. On the band’s eponymous debut, these four stellar musicians (Christian McBride: bass, Josh Evans: trumpet, Marcus Strickland: tenor sax, bass clarinet, Nasheet Waits: drums) ably walk the razor’s edge between thrilling virtuosity and gut-punch instinctiveness. 

"With New Jawn, McBride has put together a band with a well-defined artistic aesthetic that still sounds fresh."
All Music