Brian Blade is a jazz drummer from Louisiana. He formed his own group, ‘Brian Blade Fellowship’ in 1997, releasing 4 albums on Blue Note Recordings and Verve.

For Zach Shigeto, as he moved to New York to study jazz drumming at university, Brian Blade’s debut Fellowship album played a significant role for him in terms of  drumming development, with the song ‘Folklore’ being particularly relevant.

Since 2000, Brian Blade has been part of The Wayne Shorter Quartet, also working with prominent musicians such as Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan, whilst providing additional drumming to Antonio Sanchez, for the soundtrack of the film ‘Birdman’.