Song:Landmarks
Album:Landmarks
Brian Blade is one of today's top jazz drummers. He has led The Fellowship Band since the late 90s. He is also drummer in jazz legend Wayne Shorter's band. And he works a lot as a sideman. He was born July 25, 1970 in Shreveport, LA. His father Brady L. Blade Sr. has been the pastor at Zion Baptist Church for 52 years. His older brother Brady L. Blade Jr. is also a drummer best known for touring with Emmylou Harris. He lives in Sweden. Blade learned to play violin as a child. And then he took up the drums in high school to be like his brother. He got into jazz and after graduating high school, he moved to New Orleans to study at Loyola University. Blade also studied with Ellis Marsalis and Steve Masakowski among others. He was in Masakowski's band for a while. In the mid-90s Blade recorded and toured with Kenny Garrett and Joshua Redman. He started The Fellowship Band in 1998 and signed with Blue Note. Landmarks is from the 2014 album Landmarks. The band membership has been fairly stable since the beginning. The only big change was when guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel left to go solo and was replaced by Marvin Sewell. Other members are Jon Cowherd on piano, Myron Walden and Melvin Butler on sax and Chris Thomas on bass. This album is available as a digital download. Blade has recorded and toured with Wayne Shorter since 2000. Blade has also recorded several albums with Austrian guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel. The latest Fellowship Band album Body and Shadow was released in 2017. They are doing a few dates but this fall Blade and Christian McBride will tour with Chick Corea's Trilogy trio. Here's Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band performing Landmarks at Seattle radio station KEXP Feb. 26, 2016.
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