Scott Amendola is an American jazz drummer

Jazz drumming

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 from the San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

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. His styles include jazz, blues, groove, rock and new music. He is considered central to the Bay Area music scene.

Amendola was originally from New Jersey and studied at Berklee School of Music in Boston. After relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area he came to popularity in the 1990s as a member of T.J. Kirk with Charlie Hunter

Charlie Hunter

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, Will Bernard

Will Bernard

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 and John Schott. Their second album received a Grammy Award nomination. He has led his own bands and trios which have included Nels Cline

Nels Cline

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, Jenny Scheinman

Jenny Scheinman

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, Jeff Parker

Jeff Parker (musician)

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 and John Shifflett as well as Ben Goldberg and Devon Hoff. Often favoring guitarists he has toured with Bill Frisell

Bill Frisell

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 and Kelly Joe Phelps

Kelly Joe Phelps

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 and recorded with Pat Martino

Pat Martino

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, Jim Campilongo

Jim Campilongo

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, G.E. Stinson, Nels Cline and Tony Furtado

Tony Furtado

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. He is an original member of the Larry Ochs

Larry Ochs (musician)

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 Sax & Drumming Core. He has been a session percussionist for Noe Venable

Noe Venable

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, Carla Bozulich

Carla Bozulich

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 and Odessa Chen.

In 2011 Amendola will have his new orchestral work performed in conjunction with the Oakland East Bay Symphony

Oakland East Bay Symphony

The Oakland East Bay Symphony is a leading orchestra based in Oakland, California. The current music director and conductor is Michael Morgan, who has held the position since September 1990. The Paramount Theatre has been the home of the Symphony since the 1995. Bryan Nies has been Assistant...

 as one the symphony's New Visions/New Vistas premieres. Amendola will be joined by Nels Cline and Trevor Dunn

Trevor Dunn

Trevor Roy Dunn is an American composer, bass guitarist and double bassist.Dunn came to prominence in the 1990s with the experimental band Mr. Bungle. He has since worked in an array of musical styles, notably with singer and Mr...

.

Discography

• Scott Amendola Band - 1999
• Cry - 2003
• Believe - 2005
• Lift - 2010

External links

• Official site