November 30th, 2008 by groundswell

Geoff Edgers of The Boston Globe features Wayne Shorter on today’s website.  Read it here.

November 30th, 2008 by groundswell

Here is a fine article from Zan Stewart/The Star-Ledger on the Wayne Shorter Quartet.

November 26th, 2008 by groundswell

Here is a wonderful and sincere interview with LeRoy Downs.

November 24th, 2008 by groundswell

Saxophone legend and NEA jazz master Wayne Shorter celebrates his 75th birthday year with a repertoire of classic Shorter music plus the New York premiere of his work for classical ensemble, “Terra Incognita,” performed by Imani Winds. Shorter was commissioned by the La Jolla Music Society in 2006 to compose this piece for Imani Winds, further solidifying his place as one of the most important composers of the 20th century and beyond. Shorter’s ground-breaking quartet features pianist Danilo Perez along with one of the finest and most exciting rhythm sections in jazz – bassist John Patitucci and drummer Brian Blade. In addition to a quartet set, the two ensembles will collaborate on new arrangements from the vast Shorter songbook for this celebration.

This concert takes place on Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 8pm at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Go to carnegiehall.org or call CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800 or visit the box office and use the following code for a 20% discount when purchasing tickets – WSHO7210. You must use this code before Friday, Nov. 28 in order to receive the discount.

November 21st, 2008 by groundswell

I just smile every time I watch this clip featuring Brian from the stellar Daniel Lanois DVD “Here is What is”.

November 19th, 2008 by groundswell

The Boston Globe published this fine review of the Daniel Lanois performance at Berklee on Sunday evening.

If you haven’t seen it, you should check out “Here is What Is”, the stellar DVD/CD.

November 17th, 2008 by groundswell

We found this nice write up on physicalform.org

November 14th, 2008 by groundswell

Joshua Redman entered the studio with four friends and colleagues—Brian Blade (drums), Larry Grenadier (bass), Gregory Hutchinson (drums), and Reuben Rogers (bass)—who, with Redman, became a rotating, and intertwining, pair of trios. Together they recorded what became Redman’s new Nonesuch album,Compass, which will be released on January 13, 2009…with some tunes including ALL the musicians at the same time. 

Call it “double trio”…sounds quite interesting!  More info here.

November 11th, 2008 by groundswell

We stumbled upon this beautifully written review of Season of Changes.

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November 7th, 2008 by groundswell

Congratulations Brian on a stellar ranking in this years readers poll.