[JerseyD]

Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band is a great pick for someone new to jazz. There is a folk-like melody to many of their songs. Love them.

 

[RCBinTN]

Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band is a great pick for someone new to jazz. There is a folk-like melody to many of their songs. Love them.

Me, too. Brian is involved in a ton of cool music and his drumming is very soulful, emotional.

Here he is with Chris Potter and Scott Colley on bass.

 

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[JerseyD]

Me, too. Brian is involved in a ton of cool music and his drumming is very soulful, emotional.

Here he is with Chris Potter and Scott Colley on bass.

Blade is also on Potter’s new album with Brad Mehldau and John Patituchi, which is excellent

 

[RCBinTN]

Edward Simon is a Venezuelan pianist, aged 45 years.

 

[JerseyD]

Edward Simon is a Venezuelan pianist, aged 45 years.

I have enjoyed Simon's playing for years. That age cannot be correct. I remember him playing in Bobby Watson's band Horizon in the late '80s. OK, hold on, I'll google it... He is 54. Still younger than I thought. All jazz fans should check him out, truly a great pianist.

 

[RCBinTN]

I have enjoyed Simon's playing for years. That age cannot be correct. I remember him playing in Bobby Watson's band Horizon in the late '80s. OK, hold on, I'll google it... He is 54. Still younger than I thought. All jazz fans should check him out, truly a great pianist.

Haha thanks ... must be my dyslexia showing through.

How about some Pat Metheny ... the vocalists are Cuong Vu and Richard Bona.

 

[RCBinTN]

New album, just dropped today. Mr. Lloyd is 86 years old.

 

[FullBright1]

 

[FullBright1]

 

[RCBinTN]

For you fans of @FullBright1, a professional musician with a YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18Q1pjTtIls69scVNsLdIw

For today, my focus was on jazz drumming ... this is Steve Jordan. The bassist is Anthony Jackson.

 

[JerseyD]

For you fans of @FullBright1, a professional musician with a YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18Q1pjTtIls69scVNsLdIw

For today, my focus was on jazz drumming ... this is Steve Jordan. The bassist is Anthony Jackson.

Great stuff. Interestingly, Steve Jordan is also the new drummer for the Rolling Stones.

 

[RCBinTN]

Interesting. I learnt about Steve when he played on the Blues Brothers album "Briefcase Full of Blues." He's also featured in this cool documentary about jazz fusion drummers ... from my pro-drummer pal Gony.

FYI, I only made it 1/2 way through this video, so far, because I keep stopping to acquire the music from Qobuz. Most of it is out there. One that isn't out there is an album called "Apple Juice" by Tom Scott and the LA Express. It was a live show in Japan, and I found the CD in Japan via Amazon. It's on the way to my house ... features the then 22-yr old bassist Marcus Miller.

 

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[RCBinTN]

Alice Coltrane on harp, Pharoah Sanders on sax.