Date:
Monday, November 23
Time:
7:00 PM
Advance Ticket:
$46.62
Advance Member Ticket:
$42.00
Door Ticket:
$52.50
Student Ticket:
$26.25
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Kuumbwa Jazz Presents

Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band

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6:00 PM
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In 1988, drummer Brian Blade moved to New Orleans to attend Loyola University. It was at this time that he met Jon Cowherd and the roots of the Fellowship Band began. Both Blade and Cowherd were able to study and play with most of the master musicians living in New Orleans, including: John Vidacovich, Ellis Marsalis, Steve Masakowski, Bill Huntington, Mike Pellera, John Mahoney, and Harold Battiste. In 1998, Blade and Cowherd began recording their own music with the group The Fellowship. Together with bandmembers Chris Thomas, Myron Walden, and Melvin Butler, they have performed at esteemed venues like the Village Vanguard and festivals such as the Ottawa Jazz Fest, Newport Jazz Fest, and the New Orleans Jazz Fest.

Over their twenty-seven years as a band, they have released seven recordings. Their debut, Fellowship in 1998, Perceptual in 2000, Season of Changes in 2008, Landmarks in 2014, Body And Shadow in 2017, live from the archives in 2022, and Kings Highway in 2023. On this concert date, Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band will feature Blade on drums, Butler on soprano and tenor saxophones, Walden on alto saxophone and bass clarinet, Cowherd on piano, and Thomas on bass.

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