Community Performance Series presents Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band on April 14 at 7:30 p.m. in Helen M. Hosmer Concert Hall at The Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam.
Community Performance Series (CPS) will present jazz veterans Brain Blade & The Fellowship Band on Saturday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. in Helen M. Hosmer Concert Hall at SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music.
The group will perform songs from their latest release “Body & Shadow (2017),” along with tunes spanning their illustrious career.
Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band marked its 20th anniversary in 2017 with the release of their fifth album, “Body and Shadow,” a nine-track meditation on lightness/darkness that arrives like a balm for the soul, ebbing and flowing with grace, subtlety and no shortness of beauty.
Formed in 1997, the band released their Blue Note debut in 1998, but the bond among the musicians goes back even further. Brian Blade, the band’s namesake and drummer, first met pianist Jon Cowherd in 1988 while attending Loyola University in New Orleans, and they met bassist Chris Thomas in the Crescent City a year later. With Myron Walden (alto saxophone and bass clarinet) and Melvin Butler (tenor saxophone), the Fellowship Band’s sturdy unified bond has evolved with every album, and this latest release is an extension of that evolution.
“We humbly welcome this accomplished group to Potsdam. Throughout his career, Brian has worked with some of this generations greatest musicians, inside and out of the jazz scene,” said CPS Executive Director Jason L. Dominie.
Tickets can be purchased prior the performance by visiting the CPS Box Office, located in the lobby of SUNY Potsdam's Performing Arts Center, by calling (315) 267-2277 or by visiting www.cpspotsdam.org. Tickets can also be purchased in-person at Brick & Mortar Music in downtown Potsdam. The event night box office will open one-hour prior to the performance in the lobby of Helen M. Hosmer Concert Hall.
Regular ticket prices differ depending on seat location. Student tickets are currently free, and adult tickets range from $20 to $30. Discounts are also available for senior citizens and SUNY Potsdam faculty/staff.
For more information, visit www.cpspotsdam.org, or check out the CPS Facebook page, at www.facebook.com/cpspotsdam.
CPS is a college-community partnership presenting distinctive and renowned performing artists and arts education opportunities in Northern New York. This rich mixture of programming links communities, classrooms and audiences of all ages and preserves access to the performing arts for future generations. For more information, visit www.cpspotsdam.org.
Founded in 1816, The State University of New York at Potsdam is one of only three arts campuses in the entire SUNY system. SUNY Potsdam's arts curriculum offers the full palette: music, theatre, dance, fine arts and creative writing. No matter the discipline, people from all backgrounds can find their creative compass at Potsdam, with myriad arts immersion experiences available for both campus and community.
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