From cookin’ with Blues legend John Lee Hooker, organ summits with B-3 master Dr. Lonnie Smith, television and radio appearances, Wil Blades is gaining critical acclaim and international recognition. Blades, a native Chicagoan, has become the San Francisco Bay Area’s first call organist and is rapidly gaining momentum throughout the country. He has been named “Rising Star” for organ in the Downbeat critics poll every year since 2006. Wil has been wowing audiences with groups such as “O.G.D.,” “Amendola Vs. Blades”, “Stanton Moore Trio” and most recently “Billy Martin and Wil Blades Duo”. In 2007 Blades released his much anticipated debut record, “Sketchy”, on Doodlin’ Records. In addition to performing with legendary artists such as John Lee Hooker and Dr. Lonnie Smith, Wil has performed and recorded with a who’s who of Jazz, Funk and Blues legends including Melvin Sparks, Idris Muhammad, Joe Louis Walker, Don Braden, Donald Harrison, Nicholas Payton, Karl Denson, Will Bernard, Scott Amendola, Charlie Hunter, Stanton Moore, Billy Martin, Anders Osborne, Jason Marsalis, Herlin Riley, Mike Clark, Betty Joplin, Eddie Marshall, Herbie Lewis, and many others.
Born in 1979, Wil began playing drums at the age of 8, guitar at 13, and then found his true calling on Hammond B-3 at 19. While studying Jazz at New College of California with bassist Herbie Lewis, Wil landed weekly gigs at John Lee Hooker’s Boom Boom Room in San Francisco. Barely of legal age, veteran musicians, such as trumpeter Oscar Myers, took him under their wings. Being self-taught on organ, the weekly gigs proved to be the best lessons of all. In the years since, Wil has received tutelage from Jazz Organ master, Dr. Lonnie Smith. “Yeah, he does it…he’s on it. He is the future to carry on the legend, the legacy of the organ, [of] the B-3.”
Wil has kept the traditional sounds of Jimmy Smith, Larry Young, and “Groove” Holmes alive, while creating a more personal, modern sound. In Wil’s words, “I feel indebted to the tradition and masters of the Hammond Organ, but while trying to keep it going, I’m also focused on bringing my contemporary influences to the table.” His playing is rhythmic, funky and bluesy, yet his original compositions are harmonically intriguing and unique.
Wil currently leads his own groups around the San Francisco Bay Area, tours internationally and is dedicating his time to teaching the Hammond B-3 Organ privately. Current musical collaborations include groups with guitarist Will Bernard, Stanton Moore Trio and two different duo projects with drummers Scott Amendola and Billy Martin. Billy Martin and Wil Blades Duo’s critically acclaimed debut record, “Shimmy”, is now out on Amulet/Royal Potato Family Records.
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Desde cocinar con la leyenda del Blues John Lee Hooker, cumbres de órgano con el maestro de B-3 Dr. Lonnie Smith, apariciones en televisión y radio, Wil Blades está ganando elogios de la crítica y el reconocimiento internacional. Blades, nativo de Chicago, se ha convertido en el primer organista de llamadas del Área de la Bahía de San Francisco y está ganando impulso rápidamente en todo el país. Ha sido nombrado "Rising Star" para órgano en la encuesta de críticos Downbeat cada año desde 2006. Wil ha cautivado al público con grupos como "O.G.D.", "Amendola Vs. Blades ”,“ Stanton Moore Trio ”y más recientemente“ Billy Martin and Wil Blades Duo ”. En 2007 Blades lanzó su muy esperado disco debut, "Sketchy", en Doodlin ’Records. Además de actuar con artistas legendarios como John Lee Hooker y Dr. Lonnie Smith, Wil ha actuado y grabado con leyendas del jazz, el funk y el blues como Melvin Sparks, Idris Muhammad, Joe Louis Walker, Don Braden, Donald Harrison. , Nicholas Payton, Karl Denson, Will Bernard, Scott Amendola, Charlie Hunter, Stanton Moore, Billy Martin, Anders Osborne, Jason Marsalis, Herlin Riley, Mike Clark, Betty Joplin, Eddie Marshall, Herbie Lewis y muchos otros.
Nacido en 1979, Wil comenzó a tocar la batería a los 8 años, la guitarra a los 13, y luego encontró su verdadera vocación en Hammond B-3 a los 19. Mientras estudiaba Jazz en New College of California con el bajista Herbie Lewis, Wil consiguió conciertos semanales en Sala Boom Boom de John Lee Hooker en San Francisco. Apenas mayor de edad, músicos veteranos, como el trompetista Oscar Myers, lo acogieron bajo sus alas. Siendo autodidacta en órgano, los conciertos semanales resultaron ser las mejores lecciones de todas. En los años posteriores, Wil ha recibido la tutela del maestro de Jazz Organ, Dr. Lonnie Smith. "Sí, lo hace ... está en eso. Él es el futuro para continuar con la leyenda, el legado del órgano, [de] el B-3 ".
Wil ha mantenido vivos los sonidos tradicionales de Jimmy Smith, Larry Young y “Groove” Holmes, mientras crea un sonido más personal y moderno. En palabras de Wil, "Me siento en deuda con la tradición y los maestros del órgano Hammond, pero mientras trato de mantenerlo en funcionamiento, también me concentro en llevar mis influencias contemporáneas a la mesa". Su interpretación es rítmica, funky y blues, pero sus composiciones originales son armónicamente intrigantes y únicas.
Actualmente, Wil dirige sus propios grupos por el área de la bahía de San Francisco, realiza giras internacionales y está dedicando su tiempo a enseñar el órgano Hammond B-3 de forma privada. Las colaboraciones musicales actuales incluyen grupos con el guitarrista Will Bernard, Stanton Moore Trio y dos proyectos de dúo diferentes con los bateristas Scott Amendola y Billy Martin. El disco debut aclamado por la crítica de Billy Martin y Wil Blades Duo, "Shimmy", ya está disponible en Amulet / Royal Potato Family Records.
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3 - Hopeful - 6:20
4 - Where Go? - 7:49
5 - Whas Up Doc - 8:54
6 - I'm Not Home - 8:02
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8 - Mr. Lewis - 8:08
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10 - Mae Mae - 5:14
Credits:
Alto Saxophone – Gabe Eaton
Art Direction – Dave Bond
Drums – Idris Muhammad
Executive-Producer – Pete Fallico
Guitar – Will Bernard
Organ – Wil Blades
Photography By – Matt Rogers
Producer – Pete Fallico, Russell Bond
Recorded By, Mixed By, Mastered By – Russell Bond
Slide Guitar – Michael Rinta
Tenor Saxophone – Dayna Stephens
Notes:
Recorded March 21, 2007 at The Annex Studios, Mento Park, CA
Label: Doodlin' Records – DR-003
Released: 2007
Genre: Jazz
Style: Contemporary Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/Wil-Blades-Sketchy/release/3813632
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