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July 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Joshua Redman / Brad Mehldau / Christian McBride / Brian Blade
Joshua Redman / Brad Mehldau / Christian McBride / Brian Blade RoundAgain Nonesuch Go back through your jazz collection and marvel at the “supergroups” – John Coltrane and Miles Davis together, or Coltrane and Monk, Art Blakey tutoring a young Wynton Marsalis, Duke Ellington, Max Roach and Charles Mingus performing together as one of the […]Archive
April 1, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Muthspiel/Colley/Blade: Angular Blues
Muthspiel/Colley/Blade Angular Blues ECM A half decade back, Austrian guitarist and composer Wolfgang Muthspiel released his debut trio album as a leader for the ECM label. A beautiful record, it was the start of what is now a solid connection with master drummer (and one of the busiest men in music, seemingly) Brian Blade. The […]Archive
February 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Jeff Denson, Romain Pilon and Brian Blade: Between Two Worlds
Jeff Denson, Romain Pilon and Brian Blade Between Two Worlds Ridgeway Records The prolific bassist and composer Jeff Denson – just a few months after releasing his first live album (which also showcases his incredible singing voice) – is at again here with a new trio. The story goes: French guitarist Romain Pilon and Denson […]Archive
October 13, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Chick Corea/Christian McBride/Brian Blade: Trilogy 2
Chick Corea/Christian McBride/Brian Blade Trilogy 2 Concord Jazz The original Trilogy album was a beaut – three discs of piano-trio jazz by Chick Corea with Christian McBride and Brian Blade. We’re talking up there with Keith Jarrett’s finest Standards Trio work, Ahmad Jamal’s fine trio, Bill Evans…all that crew. And if you don’t know some […]Archive
April 16, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Norah Jones: Begin Again
Norah Jones Begin Again Blue Note Somehow Norah Jones has survived. That might seem a funny thing to say for someone that burst on to the scene with one of the biggest surprise debut hits of the modern era. And has been in favour almost ever since and always…but it took a few years for Jones to […]Archive
October 20, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Steel House: Steel House
Steel House Steel House ArtistShare Scott Colley (bass), Edward Simon (piano/keys) and Brian Blade (drums) are all master musicians and on their self-titled debut as Steel House they make a set of lithe, loping, languid jazz noises that s are alternately buoyed by Colley’s bass, gliding along under Simon’s strident piano glissandos or pulled into […]Archive
August 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band: Body and Shadow
Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band Body and Shadow Blue Note I was first hipped to Brian Blade some 20+ years ago – he was playing with Joni Mitchell so, sure, I might well have liked just about any drummer doing that then, but it didn’t take long to absorb Blade’s amazing approach and unique […]Archive
November 27, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Black Dub: Reluctant Supergroup
Black Dub was a band/collaboration/project created by master-producer and multi-instrumentalist Daniel Lanois. I found this the way I find most good music, when searching for some other music entirely… In this case it was a clear correlation, a logical segue – I was looking at Lanois videos on YouTube (the guy can produce U2 all […]Archive
June 13, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Wayne Shorter (June 8, Wgtn)
Wayne Shorter Opera House, Wellington Wednesday, June 8 Joining the legendary saxophonist were three virtuoso talents, the incredible Brian Blade (drums), the sublime John Patitucci (bass) and the thoughtful Danilo Perez (piano). This quartet has been performing together across the last few years as Shorter leaves his reputation as a composer to the side and […]Archive
March 15, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Wellington Jazz Festival 2016: First Announcement – Wayne Shorter Quartet (June 8)
During the New Zealand Festival we get a clue about the upcoming Jazz Festival. This year the news is that Wayne Shorter (and his quartet, featuring the incredible Brian Blade) will be performing at Wellington’s Opera House on June 8. Shorter, Blade, John Patitucci and Danilo Perez will put on an incredible show, Shorter, 82, […]Archive
October 19, 2014 by Simon Sweetman