Imagine a very sought after drummer at a festival with only drummers that are anxious to meet him. Brian Blade is being spoken to almost every second walking down an aisle at the festival. He is the man that gives drums another level in dynamics, sound, and it is all based on his perception and on how he envisions music to be played.

"Ultimately, maybe it is not so much about all the tools you use. The more I do make records, witness things and hear things, it can be very minimal. No compressor and a tape machine can be the most amazing thing you ever heard."

The music in the video is a track called He Died Fighting by Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band.

Brian Blade has played and recorded with Joshua Redman, Wayne Shorter, Joni Mitchell, Kenny Garrett, David Binney, Daniel Lanois, Chick Corea, John Patitucci, Bob Dylan, Brad Mehldau, Chris Potter and many others.

Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band recordings
Click the album titles to open them in Spotify.

• Brian Blade Fellowship (Blue Note, 1998)
  
• Perceptual (Blue Note, 2000)
  
• Season of Changes (Verve, 2008)
  
• Mama Rosa (Verve Forecast, 2009)
  
• Landmarks (2014)

Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band's new album 'Landmarks' was released April 15, 2014 on Blue Note Records. You can order it on iTunes or Amazon.

"I quess I know what a popular hit is. But I don't know how to make something like that or envision it. But I do hope our music has some staying power for the ones that do hear it."

Daniel Lanois - Burning Spear


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