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Brian Blade

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AmeliaWolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley & Brian Blade

Listen to Flight by Wolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley & Brian Blade, see lyrics, music video & more!

FlightWolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley & Brian Blade

Listen to Glad You're Here by Edward Simon, Scott Colley & Brian Blade, see lyrics, music video & more!

Glad You're HereEdward Simon, Scott Colley & Brian Blade

Listen to Hüttengriffe by Wolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley & Brian Blade, see lyrics, music video & more!

HüttengriffeWolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley & Brian Blade

Listen to Finding Light by Jeff Denson, Romain Pilon & Brian Blade, see lyrics, music video & more!

Finding LightJeff Denson, Romain Pilon & Brian Blade

Listen to Lisbon Stomp by Wolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley & Brian Blade, see lyrics, music video & more!

Lisbon StompWolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley & Brian Blade

Listen to Father and Sun by Wolfgang Muthspiel, Ambrose Akinmusire, Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier & Brian Blade, see lyrics, music video & more!

Father and SunWolfgang Muthspiel, Ambrose Akinmusire, Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier & Brian Blade

Listen to Reconciliation by Brian Blade, see lyrics, music video & more!

ReconciliationBrian Blade

Listen to Unanimity (feat. Ron Miles, Scott Colley & Brian Blade) by Joshua Redman, see lyrics, music video & more!

Unanimity (feat. Ron Miles, Scott Colley & Brian Blade)Joshua Redman

Listen to Loving You (From "Passion") by Peabo Bryson, Nancy Wilson, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride & Brian Blade, see lyrics, music video & more!

Loving You (From "Passion")Peabo Bryson, Nancy Wilson, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride & Brian Blade

Latest Release

Listen to Tokyo by Wolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley & Brian Blade

ALBUMTokyoWolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley & Brian Blade

More albums from Brian Blade

Listen to Three Visitors by Scott Colley, Edward Simon & Brian Blade

ALBUMThree VisitorsScott Colley, Edward Simon & Brian Blade

Listen to Time Again by Benjamin Koppel, Brian Blade & Anders Koppel

ALBUMTime AgainBenjamin Koppel, Brian Blade & Anders Koppel

Listen to Dance of the Elders by Wolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley & Brian Blade

ALBUMDance of the EldersWolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley & Brian Blade

Listen to P E R S P E C T I V E by Benjamin Koppel, Scott Colley & Brian Blade

ALBUMP E R S P E C T I V EBenjamin Koppel, Scott Colley & Brian Blade

Listen to LIFECYCLES Volumes 1 & 2: Now! and Forevermore Honoring Bobby Hutcherson (feat. Jon Cowherd, Myron Walden, Monte Croft, Doug Weiss, Rogerio Boccato & John Hart) by Brian Blade

ALBUMLIFECYCLES Volumes 1 & 2: Now! and Forevermore Honoring Bobby Hutcherson (feat. Jon Cowherd, Myron Walden, Monte Croft, Doug Weiss, Rogerio Boccato & John Hart)Brian Blade

Listen to Finding Light by Jeff Denson, Romain Pilon & Brian Blade

ALBUMFinding LightJeff Denson, Romain Pilon & Brian Blade

Listen to LongGone by Christian McBride, Joshua Redman, Brian Blade & Brad Mehldau

ALBUMLongGoneChristian McBride, Joshua Redman, Brian Blade & Brad Mehldau

Listen to RoundAgain by Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride & Brian Blade

ALBUMRoundAgainJoshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride & Brian Blade

Listen to Angular Blues by Wolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley & Brian Blade

ALBUMAngular BluesWolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley & Brian Blade

Listen to Between Two Worlds by Jeff Denson, Romain Pilon & Brian Blade

ALBUMBetween Two WorldsJeff Denson, Romain Pilon & Brian Blade

Listen to Steel House by Edward Simon, Scott Colley & Brian Blade

ALBUMSteel HouseEdward Simon, Scott Colley & Brian Blade

Listen to Children of the Light by Brian Blade, Danilo Perez & John Patitucci

ALBUMChildren of the LightBrian Blade, Danilo Perez & John Patitucci

Listen to Viva Hermeto by André Marques, John Patitucci & Brian Blade

ALBUMViva HermetoAndré Marques, John Patitucci & Brian Blade

Listen to Koppel + Colley + Blade Collective by Benjamin Koppel, Scott Colley & Brian Blade

ALBUMKoppel + Colley + Blade CollectiveBenjamin Koppel, Scott Colley & Brian Blade

Listen to Circuit Rider by Ron Miles, Bill Frisell & Brian Blade

ALBUMCircuit RiderRon Miles, Bill Frisell & Brian Blade

Listen to Driftwood by Wolfgang Muthspiel, Larry Grenadier & Brian Blade

ALBUMDriftwoodWolfgang Muthspiel, Larry Grenadier & Brian Blade

Listen to Quiver by Ron Miles, Bill Frisell & Brian Blade

ALBUMQuiverRon Miles, Bill Frisell & Brian Blade

Listen to Friendly Travelers by Wolfgang Muthspiel & Brian Blade

ALBUMFriendly TravelersWolfgang Muthspiel & Brian Blade

Listen to Friendly Travelers Live by Wolfgang Muthspiel & Brian Blade

ALBUMFriendly Travelers LiveWolfgang Muthspiel & Brian Blade

Listen to Unicity by Brian Blade, Edward Simon & John Patitucci

ALBUMUnicityBrian Blade, Edward Simon & John Patitucci

Listen to Real Book Stories by Wolfgang Muthspiel, Marc Johnson & Brian Blade

ALBUMReal Book StoriesWolfgang Muthspiel, Marc Johnson & Brian Blade

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About Brian Blade

Hometown

Shreveport, LA, United States

Born

July 25, 1970

Genre

Jazz

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A thoughtful drummer, bandleader, and composer, Brian Blade participates in myriad jazz projects and has an ear for rootsy introspection and cross-genre exploration. He established himself as a versatile sideman with Joshua Redman's quartet, which includes Kenny Garrett and Brad Mehldau, and drew attention from artists outside jazz. His Blue Note debut, 1998's Brian Blade Fellowship, was followed by 2000's Perceptual, 2008's Season of Change, and 2017's Body and Shadow. He reunited with Redman's '90s quartet for 2020's RoundAgain and 2022's LongGone. In January 2023, Blade's Lifecycles septet issued their debut album, Lifecycles, Vols. 1-2: Now! And Forever More Honoring Bobby Hutcherson, followed by Kings Highway with the Fellowship, both on his own Stoner Hill Records. In September 2023, Blade served with bassist Scott Colley in Wolfgang Muthspiel's trio for 2020's Angular Blues and 2023's Dance of the Elders.