Editing Brian Blade (section)

{{short description|American jazz drummer}}
{{Distinguish|Brian Blades}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name                = Brian Blade
| image               = Brian Blade at MJF 2014.jpg
| caption             = Blade at the 2014 [[Monterey Jazz Festival]]
| birth_name          =
| alias               =
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1970|7|25|mf=y}}
| birth_place         = [[Shreveport, Louisiana]], U.S.
| death_date          =
| genre               = [[Jazz]]
| occupation          = Musician, composer
| instrument          = Drums, percussion
| years_active        =
| associated_acts     = [[Brady Blade]], [[Jon Cowherd]], [[Joni Mitchell]], [[Daniel Lanois]], [[Kenny Garrett]], [[Joshua Redman]], [[Wayne Shorter]]
| label               = [[Nonesuch Records|Nonesuch]], [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Verve Records|Verve]], [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]], [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
| website             = {{URL|brianblade.com}}
}}
{{listen
| filename    = Brian Blade - Landmarks.ogg
| title       = "Landmarks" by Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band
| description = From the 2014 album ''Landmarks''
| pos         = 
}}
'''Brian Blade''' (born July 25, 1970) is an American [[jazz]] drummer, composer, and [[session musician]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Thomas |first=Stephen |url={{AllMusic|class=artist |id=p57106/biography |pure_url=yes}} |title=Allmusic biography |publisher=Allmusic.com |access-date=October 6, 2011}}</ref>