Amendola Vs. Blades

Last night I went out to the Coda Club in San Francisco to see Scott Amendola and Wil Blades play. Wil Blades plays a really sick B3 organ and Scott plays drums. They do this duo thing that is super cool. Playing songs they wrote as well as standards that they have arranged. My favorite of the night was probably Seven Steps To Heaven, by Miles Davis. Super fast song, with tons of breaks and hits. Rarely do I see a jazz group take that song on, but these guys tore it up.

I also found out that my friends Graham and Janet are engaged now, so that was super cool. Soon they will be allowed to join us at the married only parties.

Ok, this morning I stumbled upon this video of Buddy Rich. I had never seen this before. He explains why he thinks match grip isn't as good as traditional grip. There is also a funny part of his solo toward the end. Enjoy...

STEVe