Tune in to watch Herbie Hancock on the new season of Live From Abbey Road premiering June 19, 2008 on the Sundance channel. Go to www.sundancechannel.com for more info
6/9/2008
"Few have matched the intensity of the quest the way saxophonist John Coltrane did in the 1960s. But the Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band, a sextet whose name underscores its chief tenet, is finding the path of the enlightened."
5/20/2008"Hugely celebrated as a drummer, Brian Blade has never really received his due as a composer and bandleader. If Season of Changes changes anything, let it be that. The new album arrives 10 years after the Fellowship’s eponymous debut and ends an...
5/16/2008"The earnest, glowing euphony of the Fellowship Band, led by the drummer Brian Blade, can seem out of place within the complex ecosystem of modern jazz. On Season of Changes post-bop sophistication is gently sifted through layers of gospel, country, folk...
5/16/2008Brian Blade, Jon Cowherd, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Chris Thomas, Myron Walden, and Melvin Butler reunite for their first group album in eight years on Season of Changes. While the 9 tracks were composed by Blade and Cowherd, the album is truly a collaboration...
5/7/2008
Once again, Herbie Hancock has been recognized as an outstanding musician and innovator. After winning this year’s Album of The Year GRAMMY® award, Herbie has been named as one of the world’s most influential people by TIME Magazine! Click here to read...
5/7/2008
With less than two weeks until Verve Remixed 4 hits stores, things are heating up! While the original version of Marlena Shaw’s “California Soul” can be heard on the new Docker’s commercial, a remix by Diplo is one of the many hot tracks on the newest...
5/7/2008With less than two weeks until Verve Remixed 4 hits stores, things are heating up! While the original version of Marlena Shaw’s “California Soul” can be heard on the new Docker’s commercial, a remix by Diplo is one of the many hot tracks on the newest...
5/7/2008
If you haven’t already experienced Melody Gardot’s beautiful voice, or even if you have, be sure to check her out on iTunes this week! Featured as Single of The Week, you can get a free download the title track from her album, Worrisome Heart. The full...
4/22/2008On Thursday March 20th, Herbie Hancock performed in front of 300 fans in LA for the Nissan Live Sets on Yahoo! Music series. Joni Mitchell joined Herbie on stage to perform several songs from his new album, River: The Joni Letters. The night also...
4/3/2008All of us at Verve Music Group congratulate Herbie Hancock on his Grammy wins, including ALBUM OF THE YEAR for River: The Joni Letters!
2/10/2008
Melody Gardot will be live tomorrow on WXPN's "Free at Noon Concert" so tune in at 12:00 PM EST. If you miss her live catch the archived show at NPR.org.
8/14/2008
"Blade is a first-call drummer among the jazz elite — he was also appearing at the festival as a regular member of the Wayne Shorter Quartet. But the Fellowship have been his pet project since their first disc in 1998. At the Pavilion Stage on...
8/12/2008
Brian Blade discusses his latest album on this brand new podcast. Enjoy!
7/28/2008
"I thought I really knew the band's music from its three CDs, but seeing the group in a club brought some things into focus...I hear now why those songs are so memorable, leaving me and others singing bits of their melodies as we wandered into the...
6/30/2008
Soundcheck's John Schaefer conducted an interview with Brian Blade on June 18. Be sure to check it out!
6/18/2008
"Live at the Village Vanguard is a newly launched monthly series from WBGO, The Village Vanguard and NPR that presents jazz programming in a completely fresh way, using multi-platform media to heighten the jazz experience."
6/17/2008WBGO's Josh Jackson recently conducted a 50 + min interview with Brian Blade. Don't miss it!
6/17/2008"Though jazz may only account for 2 percent of all record sales worldwide, the genre is still pulsing with creative energy. Season of Changes is proof of that."
6/6/2008"Blade's power is unleashed into an electronics melee on the second version of Most Precious One, and his rich tapestry of cymbal variations, swelling snare-rolls and asymmetrical accents, coupled with an unfaltering heartbeat of a pulse, marks out an...
6/3/2008Check out the July 2008 Modern Drummer for Brian's cover story. Included is his 2008 "Contemporary Jazz" Readers Poll Award!
5/27/2008"Few have matched the intensity of the quest the way saxophonist John Coltrane did in the 1960s. But the Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band, a sextet whose name underscores its chief tenet, is finding the path of the enlightened."
5/20/2008
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