Yesterday, Soulive drummer Alan Evans shared the first studio recording from a 2016 session at his Iron Wax Studios that featured his brother and bandmate, keyboardist Neal Evans, plus brothers Oteil and Kofi Burbridge, dubbed the All Brothers Band. Today, Alan followed that up with some video footage from that studio session posted on his Instagram page, including clips of both sets of brothers speaking about what brotherhood means to them, along with a snippet focusing on Oteil and Kofi (who passed away last month) recording the track “In the Beginning.”
“I came home last night after being in the studio all day with every intention of going directly to sleep,” Alan writes. “I had to dig around a drive for something and stumbled on this video footage that I never saw. I honestly didn’t know I had it at all… Funny thing is, we probably spent more time talking and laughing than we did playing music but that’s what happens when family gets together.”
In Oteil and Kofi’s video clips, older brother Kofi responds to the brotherhood question, saying, “There’s a natural film that runs through, I think, all of us, and it tunes into frequencies, and depending on the state of your frequency or wherever you’re at, that’s how your music will come out and that’s how your communication will come out. And for us, the intensity that we have with music, it makes it immediate for us when we play together. The communication we have there—it’s invaluable to be able to grow up with someone this talented, as a kid.”
“I think it’s never having to explain yourself,” Oteil chimes in. “It’s a great blessing.”
Watch the video clips in Alan’s post below, and listen to the All Brothers Band track “In the Beginning” here.
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