Open improvisation on a 6/8 groove inspired by a great location in Bondi. Recorded at Studio 112F, Taipei in August 2021.

Brighton Boulevard

Blues written by Carl Dewhurst. 
Carl Dewhurst - guitar
Cameron Undy - bass
Nicholas McBride - drums

Goldminer - Nicholas McBride Trio

This is a recent sketch inspired by bassist/singer thundercat

Fax Maschine

Bungle

Beitou

Written in 2012 during a trip back to Australia

Suchipao

Thanks to George for his vocal clip "Shut up and eat your soup" in Swiss German.

Dark Shed

Recorded at Max Zhao's studio on Xingfu Lu, Shanghai during a trio session with Wayne Kelly and Scott Dodd in 2009. Dedicated to Roy Haynes and my 6 month residency gig at the Park Hyatt, Pudong.

Mr Hyatt

written by toby mak and myself. toby mak - trumpet, samples and keyboards, nicholas mcbride - drums, programming and bass. trumpet recorded by toby in his home studio, drums recorded and mixed by ryan baird at 72studio, shanghai. song also featured on ttechmak's debut cd "unnecessary update". 

Nan Bei Gaojia - TTechmak

wayne kelly trio recorded live at max zhao's studio in xingfu lu, shanghai 2010. wayne kelly - piano, scott dodd - bass, nicholas mcbride - drums. music by wayne kelly

Open Spaces

original tune from my 2001 cd "rectangle" released on jazzgroove records. recorded around the time we had a month long residency at the woollahra hotel in paddington. features willow neilson - saxophone, carl dewhurst - space guitar, brett hirst - bass, gerard masters - rhodes, nicholas mcbride - drums and percussion. recorded by michael bartolomei at one chook studios in bondi, sydney.

Cut & Dry

One take of a Dale Barlow (alto sax) classic tune featuring Matt Penman - bass, Sean Wayland - piano, James Muller - guitar and Nicholas McBride - drums. Recorded in One Chook studio, Bondi 2004 by Michael Bartolomei.

Unreleased

Hittin' Myths

From the Steinophonic Orkestra album "Hard Days". Composed by Toby Mak (trumpet), Steinar Nickelsen (synth), Nicholas McBride (drums). Recorded live at 72Studio, Shanghai by Ryan Baird.

Jingle Toes - The Steinophonic Orkestra

Recorded at Peter Scherr's home studio in Hong Kong during a tour of Southern China in 2008. Escalator is Phil Slater - trumpet and computer, Carl Dewhurst - noise guitar and effects, Peter Scherr - bass and Nicholas McBride - drums.

Frightenning Yet Fascinating - Escalator

Here's a 30 second excerpt of drummer Bandika Ngao playing Kutsanganya with other local musicians in Mombasa at a party near Miritini Kilabu, January 1994. Apologies for the poor recording quality - I recorded it in mono on a cassette Walkman. For further info you can contact Bandika himself: bandikangao@yahoo.com

Kutsanganya - folk music from Mombasa, Kenya

this is not a recent track but was recorded by phil punch at electric avenue, sydney 1998. originally released on the cd "bandika". featuring sean wayland - rhodes, carl dewhurst - guitar, tim hopkins - tenor saxophone, deva permana - kendang, brett hirst - bass and nicholas mcbride - drums. tune inspired by joe zawinul and a 6/4 motive by sean wayland. dedicated to wayne g kelly (pictured).

Wild Wayne

Drum solo over a vamp at the end of Bjørn Solli's tune "Happy Accidents". recorded at JZ Club, Shanghai in 2008. Bjørn Solli - guitar, Steinar Nickelsen - organ, Nicholas McBride - drums.

Drum Solo

written and performed by sean in new york early 2015, emailed to me then drums recorded live in one take by davide bertolone, shanghai june 2015 at nuvintage studio. rough 5 min drum mix (hihat's too loud). wibe on up. wibe on through.

Wibe - Sean Wayland

Ben Misterka - guitar, Sean Higgins - organ, Nicholas McBride - drums. Recorded at Soundhub studio, Shanghai 20th September 2016. Recording engineer - Wu Shen Bao, Additional mixing - Damien Banzigou. Recorded 9beats Institute of Modern Music.

Visible Light - Ben Misterka

Steinar Nickelsen - organ, Bjørn Solli - guitar, Nicholas McBride - drums. Recorded at Ace Station, Guangzhou 27th September 2016. Mixed by Damien Banzigou. Recording commissioned by 9beats Institute of Modern Music.

請財神來 Cai Shen’s Return - Nicholas McBride Trio

composition by nicholas mcbride. recorded january 10, 2017 at soundhub, shanghai. lawrence ku - guitar, steinar nickelsen - organ, nicholas mcbride - drums. engineer - wu shen bao, mixed and mastered by damien banzigou at masai records.

Tamarama - Nicholas McBride Trio

Sean Wayland composition recorded live (take 2) by James Kennedy at ABC studio 227 in Ultimo Sydney, January 2012 for ABC Jazz radio. originally broadcast April 2012. Featuring Sean Wayland - piano, James Muller - guitar, Alex Boneham - bass, Nicholas McBride - drums. spoken introduction by Sean Wayland.

Bondi Tram Blues - Sean Wayland

Arranged by Sean Wayland. Recorded at ABC Studios, Ultimo Sydney, for ABC Jazz. January 2012. Sean Wayland - piano, James Muller - guitar, Alex Boneham - bass, Nicholas McBride - drums.

Wheel of Fortune Theme Song (Australian version) - Sean Wayland

Recorded at "Venue 505" in Sydney 13.8.12 with the Lawrence Ku trio featuring Phil Slater. Drum solo on the theme of the standard "Solar".

Drum Solo #2

Improvising with the Roland spd30. Recorded by Ryan Baird at DB Studios, Shanghai.

新時代的節奏 #1 (New Age Rhythm #1)

Improvisation on drumset with the Roland SPD-30. Recorded by Ryan Baird at DB Studio, Shanghai.

新時代的節奏 #2 (New Age Rhythm #2)

tune by toby mak and myself written in 2012. drums recorded at db studios shanghai by ryan baird, 20.3.13 toby mak - trumpet and keys, nicholas mcbride - drums and programming. featured on ttechmak's debut "unnecessary update" cd. 

Suspicious Email - TTechmak

A version of my tune dedicated to a great Kenyan percussionist and teacher Bandika Ngao. Recorded live in one take at Troy Horse Studios, 1995 in Redfern Sydney. 
Sean Wayland - rhodes
Peter Zografakis - guitar 
Adam Armstrong - bass
Nicholas McBride - drums

Alloy Addicts - Bandika

Solo drum improvisation in 7 with the Roland SPD-30. Recorded by Ryan Baird at DB Studios, Shanghai 2012.

新時代的節奏 #3 (New Age Rhythm #3)

A bluesy shuffle tune co-written with pianist Sean Higgins. Nicholas McBride Quartet featuring Eugene Pao - guitar, Nicholas Bouloukos - keyboard, Scott Dodd - bass and Nicholas McBride - drums. Recorded in Hong Kong for the 9beats Institute of Modern Music, 2017. Mixed by Damien Banzigou.

Make It Fit - Nicholas McBride Quartet

Drummer and songwriter now based in Canberra, Australia. Nicholas McBride，畢業於澳洲國立大學的他亦是當地代表性團體Jazzgroove的創會成員。他曾與很多知名音樂人合作：包括Laura Fygi, Theo Croker, Dou Jing Tong, Sean Wayland, Sam Rivers和為亞洲樂迷所熟悉的順子、莫文蔚、黃大偉等。他現在活躍於上海，是最炙手可熱的樂手之一，除錄音工作外，他亦於蒲東栢悅酒店和最具歷史的和平飯店駐場。

Nicholas McBride

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