“Sometimes I think New Orleans might as well be Paris,” says Brian Blade, 46, a Shreveport native who moved back to his hometown some three and a half years ago. The master drummer, who has been a member of the legendary saxophonist Wayne Shorter’s quartet since its inception in 2000 and has been leading his own ensemble, Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band, for 20 years, admits that he doesn’t get down to New Orleans ve...
Brian Blade at the 2013 Jazz and Heritage Festival May 5, 2013. Photo HIGH ISO Music, LLC / Retna, Ltd.