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Wil Blades
Born in 1980 in Chicago, Wil has been performing since he was ten years old. He moved to San Francisco
and has played professionally in the Bay Area since his first year of college as jazz studies major at
the New College of California. He began playing and studying drums at the age of 8, guitar at 13 and
organ at 18. He has also received tutelage from jazz organ great, Dr. Lonnie Smith. Since 2001, Wil has
maintained the position of house organist at John Lee Hooker's Boom Boom Room and teaches at the renowned
Berkeley Jazz School.
Wil's rhythmic, blues driven style is reminiscent of Jimmy Smith, Larry Young, and "Groove" Holmes, but stays in touch with current sounds. Wil has performed and recorded with legendary artists such as John Lee Hooker, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Melvin Sparks, Idris Muhammad, Soulive, Don Braden, Betty Joplin, Will Bernard, Eddie Marshall, Herbie Lewis, and many others. |
| contact: | wilblades@gmail.com |
| homepage: | www.wilblades.com |
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www.myspace.com/wilbladesb3 |
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Click on the logo to see Wil's tour dates. |
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Stinky Stinky Hammond Beat HBL002EP recorded March 2005 in Emeryville, CA/USA |
Brian Fishler, drums Joel Ryan, trumpet Fil Lorenz, tenor sax Sebastien Lanson, guitar Wil Blades, organ |
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Roadhouse Manifesto Blueblack Records BB 5328 recorded in San Francisco, CA/USA |
Julien Vaught, sax Keith Karloff, guitar, percussion, vocals Wil Blades, Hammond B-3 organ Margrit Eichler, keyboards R.D. Maynard, bass Mike McCurdy, bass Thom Stokes, bass Randy Gzebb, drums Johnnie Colleton, vocals |
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Sketchy Doodlin Records DR-003 recorded March 2007 in Menlo Park, CA/USA |
Wil Blades, organ Idris Muhammad, drums Dayna Stephens, tenor sax Gabe Eaton, alto sax Michael Rinta, slide Will Bernard, guitar |
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Party Hats Palmetto Records PM 2123 recorded in Berkeley, CA/USA |
Will Bernard, guitar Cochemea Gastelum, alto sax Peter Apfelbaum, tenor sax, melodica, qarqaba Joe Cohen, tenor sax Adam Theis, trombone Mike Olmos, trumpet Wil Blades, Hammond organ Michael Bluestein, Hammond organ, piano Keith McArthur, bass Ryan "Iron" Newman, bass Jan Jackson, drums Paul Spina, drums Josh Jones, percussion |
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Lunar Orbit Bobby Ace Records |
Karl Denson, sax, flute Wil Blades, organ Kenneth Crouch, keyboards, organ Jake Najor, drums Aaron Redfield, drums Steve Haney, congas |
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Outdoor Living Dreck To Disk Records DTD003 |
Will Bernard, guitar Wil Blades, Hammond B-3 organ Simon Lott, drums |
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Shimmy The Royal Potato Family RFP1123 |
Billy Martin, drums Wil Blades, organ, clavinet |
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Field Notes The Royal Potato Family #RPF 1414 |
Wil Blades, organ Jeff Parker, guitar Simon Lott, drums |
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Greatest Hits Sazi Records SR 004 recorded June 2015 in Oakland, CA/USA |
Scott Amendola, drums, cymbals Wil Blades, Hammond B-3 organ, clavinet |
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Never Twice Innovative Leisure Records IL2037 recorded in San Francisco, CA and North Hollywood, CA/USA |
Nick Waterhouse, guitar Ralph Carney, tenor sax Ron Dziubla, tenor sax Paula Henderson, baritone sax Adam Theil, trombone Mike Olmos, trumpet Bob Kenmotsu, flute John Anderson, guitar John Allair, Hammond organ Wil Blades, Hammond organ Audie DeLone, piano Danny Eisenberg, Hammond organ, piano Rob Douglas, bass, vocals Josh Adams, drums Eric Jackowitz, drums, percussion, vocals Andres Renteria, drums, percussion Roberta Freeman, vocals Carol Hatchett, vocals Brit Manor, vocals Kyle Stephens, vocals |
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Everybody Wins The Royal Potato Family #RPF 1916 |
Scott Amendola, drums, electronics, Moog synthesizer, Wurlitzer Wil Blades, clavinet, Hammond B-3 organ, Moog synthesizer, bass Skerik, sax Jeff Parker, guitar Rob Burger, bowed vibes, synthesizer Cyro Baptista, percussion, voices |
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Try Color Red Music |
Kim Dawson, vocals Brant Williams, guitar Wil Blades, organ Paul McDaniel, bass Braxton Kahn, drums Jeff Franca, tambourine |
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"Whas Up Doc" from the album "Sketchy" 08:57 - 8,398kB |
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