Amendola Vs. Blades With Opener Jerome James & Friends
Tue, 24 Feb, 6:15 PM HST
Doors open
5:00 PM HST
Blue Note Hawaii
2335 Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815
Description
Amendola Vs. Blades
With Opener Jerome James & Friends
Wil Blades: Hammond B3 Organ, Keyboards
Scott Amendola: Drums, Percussion, Electronics
Less is more. Amendola Vs. Blades prove in grand fashion that this idiom applies to music as well as life.
How much MORE?
Well, well - treat yourself to Amendola Vs. Blades’ February 24th concert at Blue Note Hawaiʻi, and you’ll enjoy one of the most bodacious, infectious, groovalicious and downright JOYFUL sounds you’ve ever heard.
Countless forms of funk and jazz along with pepperings of rock presented by two, master musicians given endless amounts of time and space. Enjoy Wil Blades, hailed as “the future” by the late and legendary Dr. Lonnie Smith, directing his Hammond B3 organ through bumpin’ bass lines, scorching leads and scintillating fills. And gaze in wonder at Scott Amendola, recipient of critical praise for both his talent and creativity and a touring / session musician for a cavalcade of stars, propelling the beat in any and all directions he pleases - high, low, in, out and around the bend.
It’s the jazz America gifted to the world and the grooves that made artists and places like George Clinton and New Orleans famous - served to you with sonic and artistic excellence in a cozy club in Honolulu.
Have a look at the bios of Blades and Amendola below, and you’ll see that this is a show and setting rarely on offer in Hawaiʻi with a wondrous Hammond B3 organ front and center in the spotlight. Not to be missed - grab your tickets to this musical jubilee today.
Recommended Albums
‘Greatest Hits’
‘Everybody Wins’
(feat. Jeff Parker, Skerik, Cyro Baptista, Rob Burger)
Jerome James & Friends
Jerome James: Drums
Joshua Kaye: Fender Rhodes keyboard
Paka: Keyboards
For over 20 years, Jerome James has been a creative force in Honolulu, whether holding down the beat in a multitude of bands, building and captaining Mardi Gras floats or producing and DJing gatherings of ecstatic dancers around the islands. His latest project, ‘Jerome James & Friends,’ is one of our all-time favorite James’ incarnations. The band is a keyboard ensemble featuring James on drums and two accomplished keyboardists, who like James, have dedicated their lives to music - Joshua Kaye and Paka. Together, James, Kaye and Paka create beautiful, soul jazz music that slithers and glides its way into your psyche, lifting your spirit and outlook.
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CLUB POLICIES
Seating is First Come, First Served
$20 Food or Beverage Minimum Per Person
Full Bar & Full Dinner Menu Available
No refunds or exchange. Please make sure you purchase tickets for the correct date and time. Mahalo!
Event Information
Age Limit
All Ages
eTicket Delivery
Your tickets will be e-mailed closer to the event date.
Jazz
Scott Amendola
Scott Amendola
Jazz
“Amendola’s music is consistently engaging, both emotionally and intellectually, the product of a fertile and inventive musical imagination.” Los Angeles Times
“If Scott Amendola didn't exist, the San Francisco music scene would have to invent him.” Derk Richardson, San Francisco Bay Guardian
For Scott Amendola, the drum kit isn’t so much an instrument as a musical portal. An ambitious composer, savvy bandleader and capaciously creative foil for some of the world’s most inventive musicians, Amendola applies his rhythmic virtuosity to a vast array of settings. His closest musical associates include guitarists, Nels Cline, Jeff Parker, Charlie Hunter, Hammond B-3 organist Wil Blades, violinists Regina Carter and Jenny Scheinman, clarinetist Ben Goldberg, players who have each forged a singular path within and beyond the realm of jazz.
No project better displays Amendola’s big ears and musical ambitions than “Fade To Orange”, an orchestral piece commissioned as part of the Oakland East Bay Symphony’s Irvine Foundation-funded New Visions/New Vistas initiative. The roiling work premiered to critical acclaim at Oakland’s Paramount Theater on April 15, 2011.
As a sideman, Amendola has performed and recorded with a vast, stylistically varied roster of artists, including Bill Frisell, Pat Metheny, Laurie Anderson, John Zorn, Mike Patton, Mondo Cane, John Scofield, Cibo Matto, John Dieterich from Deerhoof, Wadada Leo Smith, Bruce Cockburn, Madeleine Peyroux, Joan Osborne, Jacky Terrasson, Shweta Jhaveri, Phil Lesh, Sex Mob, Kelly Joe Phelps, Larry Klein, Carla Bozulich, Wayne Horvitz, Johnny Griffin, Julian Priester, Sonny Simmons, Pat Martino, Jim Campilongo, Bobby Black, Larry Goldings, Paul McCandless, Rebecca Pidgeon, and the Joe Goode Dance Group.
Jazz
Wil Blades
Wil Blades
Jazz
No less a jazz organ authority than the legendary Dr. Lonnie Smith has called Wil Blades “the future,” anointing him the heir apparent to “carry on the legend and the legacy of the organ, of the B-3.” Over the past twenty plus years, Blades has grown to be one of the most in-demand Hammond organ players, achieving international recognition. He is known for his innovative approach to the Hammond organ, utilizing effects and modern techniques to expand the instrument's capabilities, while his energetic live performances have earned him a dedicated following. In 2017, he won Downbeat Magazine’s “Rising Star” critic’s poll for organ, after being nominated every year since 2006.
Blades has performed and recorded with a who’s who of legendary musicians including John Lee Hooker, John Scofield, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Nicholas Payton, Idris Muhammad, Charlie Hunter, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Terrace Martin, Melvin Sparks, Joe Louis Walker, Donald Harrison Jr, Karl Denson, Adam Deitch, Stanton Moore and many more. His solo records ‘Sketchy’ and ‘Field Notes,’ as well as his collaborative projects with Billy Martin, Amendola Vs. Blades and Charlie Hunter have all received acclaim from critics and audiences alike.
Jazz
Jerome James
Jerome James
Jazz
Jerome James is a musician, drum instructor and sound engineer with deep roots in Hawaii’s music scene. Mentored by his father, Chuck James, Jerome has spent his life mastering rhythm and performance, dedicating himself to elevating individuals and community through music. Today, Jerome runs Nu Directions, a recording studio and production center dedicated to creative exploration. The name is in recognition of “New Directions” music and drum studio headed up by Jerome’s father before his father founded “Chuck James Music Schools,” the largest music school in Hawai‘i today. Jerome’s latest band, “Jerome James & Friends,” is an avant-garde jazz trio featuring Jerome on drums alongside two powerhouse keyboardists - Joshua Kaye and Patrick McLaughlin (Paka). The band is also a tip of the hat to Jerome’s father who first moved to Hawaiʻi as part of a duo group featuring Chuck James on drums alongside a red hot organ player.