Elizabeth <The Lizard Girl> Udall wrote:
> Don't know if anyone has seen this but there is an interview with Brian
> Blade in The Onion. Mentions how Joni was his greatest musical influence.
> It's a short article but thought people might be interested.
> You can find it at:
>
> http://avclub.theonion.com/bonusfeature1.html
>
(Hey Tebber :-)
And for all things Brian Blade, might I recommend, Jane Siberry's cd
"Maria." His drumming is freaking brilliant on this brilliant album.
Apparently she sought him out for a jazz collaboration a little prior to
his working with Joan.
>From Jane's website (www.sheeba.ca)
"For Maria, Siberry assembled a band from scratch. At the core is the rhythm
section anchored by drummer Brian Blade, best known for his work with jazz
wunderkind Joshua Redman and producer/recording artist Daniel Lanois. "I
first saw Brian play with Daniel Lanois at a festival. He had on a pair of
white pants made out of good quality linen. We understood each other
immediately," Siberry recalls. "I knew if I were to do this record on such
short
notice, I needed a rhythm section that had already worked together, so I
asked Brian to choose a bass player." Blade recruited stand-up bass player
Christopher Thomas who also works with Redman as well as Betty Carter."
I know that there are Sib fans on the list (Hi Azeem!) who have sung her
praises here before, but at last, I have discovered "Maria' and 'When I Was
a Boy' several years after their original release dates, and I can't
freaking stop listening to them. It is Siberry invasion at my house--in the
car, in the boombox, in the tapedeck, in the dvd player, in the cd changer,
in the mini-disk player, MP3s on the computer. She'd be in my walkman, but
it is still packed in a box somewhere (with a Joni tape in it no doubt).
Oh, I've said freaking twice in this post. A sure indication that its time
to sign off for now--
Catherine T., freaking in the Great Northwest
(Third time's a charm . . .)
