Brian Blade made his first recorded appearances as a sideman with Kenny Garrett and Joshua Redman and continued to work as a sideman with other musicians. As a bandleader, he has released three albums under Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band. The band features Jon Cowherd, pianist/composer, Chris Thomas, bassist, Myron Walden, alto saxophone/bass clarinet, Melvin Butler, tenor and soprano saxophone and Kurt Rosenwinkel, guitar. While continuing to work with the Fellowship Band, he has been a member of Wayne Shorter's most recent quartet and has also recorded with Joni Mitchell, Bill Frisell, Ellis Marsalis, Norah Jones, Emmylou Harris, Daniel Lanois, Bob Dylan, Dorothy Scott, Billy Childs and David Binney.
