Brian Blade
Brian Blade was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States on July 25th, 1970 and is the Drummer. At the age of 53, Brian Blade biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Brian Blade (born July 25, 1970) is an American jazz drummer, composer, session guitarist, and singer-songwriter.
Early life
Blade was born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana, where he was destined to be a "social coward." Brady L. Blade, Sr.'s father, Brady L. Blade, Sr., has been the pastor for fifty-two years, and his first music was gospel and songs of praise at the Zion Baptist Church, where he was born. Music appreciation classes in elementary school were a vital part of his growth, and at age nine, he began playing the violin for the first time. Blade, who had been the drummer at Zion Baptist Church, influenced by his older brother, Brady Blade, Jr., shifted his attention to the drums throughout middle and high school.
When attending Dorsey Summerfield, Jr., Blade began listening to John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Elvin Jones, and Joni Mitchell during high school. Brian attended Loyola University in New Orleans at the age of eighteen. He studied and performed with most of New Orleans' top musicians, including Johnny Vidacovich, Ellis Marsalis, Steve Masakowski, Bill Huntington, John Mahoney, John Mahoney, John Mahoney, John Mahoney, George French, David Lee, Jr., Alvin Red Tyler, Tony Dagradi, and Harold Battiste.
Career
Blade formed The Fellowship Band in 1997 with pianist Jon Cowherd, bassist Chris Thomas, saxophonist Myron Walden, and pedal steel guitarist Dave Easley, as well as pedal steel guitarist Dave Easley. Brian Blade Fellowship, the band's debut album, appeared in 1998, Perpetual (with guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel) in 2000, Season of Changes in 2008, Landmarks in 2014, and Body and Shadow in 2017.
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Blade has been a member of Wayne Shorter's quartet while continuing to work with the Fellowship Band since 2000. Blade grew up listening to Shorter's albums and began playing with Shorter at 30 years old, as well as Danilo Perez and John Patitucci. He has performed with Daniel Lanois, Joni Mitchell, Ellis Marsalis, Marianne Faithfull, Emmylou Harris, Billy Childs, Herbie Hancock, and Bob Dylan.
Blade released Mama Rosa, his first album as a singer-songwriter, in 2009, with songs dedicated to his grandmother and his family. Daniel Lanois, vocalist Kelly Jones and Daryl Johnson, bassist Chris Thomas, guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel and Geoffrey Moore, pedal steel guitarist Greg Leisz and Patrick Smith, guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel and Geoffrey Moore, guitarist Ian Duncan, guitarist Jonathan Smith, and pianist Jonathan Cowherd appeared on the record, as did pianist Aaron Embry and Jon Cowherd. It was co-produced by Brian Blade and Adam Samuels. Steven Nistor is on drums, and the live band includes Robin Nistor on drums.
Blade appeared at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 30, 2016 as part of The International Jazz Day Global Concert.