Brand X @ B.b. King's at Blue Note New York

BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL PRESENTS: BRAND X @ B.B. KING'S

BRAND X are recognized as true musical pioneers, as they helped create an entire musical genre and influenced a broad spectrum of musicians and bands, from Phish to Dream Theatre. They are unrivaled in their creativity, originality and approach. Their contemporaries include bands such as Weather Report, Headhunters, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jaco Pastorious and Chick Corea, all crafting a unique blend of Jazz, Rock, and Ethnic influences now widely known by fans worldwide as Fusion.



Many claim it's BRAND X's unique combination of masterful chops mixed with their childlike melodies that make them so special. Some musicians play from inside their own world, but John Goodsall, Percy Jones, Kenwood Dennard and the guys from BRAND X play from their own universe! REUNION: After years of rumors of a potential reunion, it is finally happening. Three of the four main members came together recently in New York, and according to sources present at the rehearsals, listening to them play was "...like traveling back in time to the legendary 'Livestock' album - there was no question this was BRAND X! Their sound was uncannily identical to the BRAND X of 'Livestock' - and that in itself speaks volumes"...

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BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL PRESENTS: BRAND X @ B.B. KING'S

BRAND X are recognized as true musical pioneers, as they helped create an entire musical genre and influenced a broad spectrum of musicians and bands, from Phish to Dream Theatre. They are unrivaled in their creativity, originality and approach. Their contemporaries include bands such as Weather Report, Headhunters, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jaco Pastorious and Chick Corea, all crafting a unique blend of Jazz, Rock, and Ethnic influences now widely known by fans worldwide as Fusion.



Many claim it's BRAND X's unique combination of masterful chops mixed with their childlike melodies that make them so special. Some musicians play from inside their own world, but John Goodsall, Percy Jones, Kenwood Dennard and the guys from BRAND X play from their own universe! REUNION: After years of rumors of a potential reunion, it is finally happening. Three of the four main members came together recently in New York, and according to sources present at the rehearsals, listening to them play was "...like traveling back in time to the legendary 'Livestock' album - there was no question this was BRAND X! Their sound was uncannily identical to the BRAND X of 'Livestock' - and that in itself speaks volumes"

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