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Will Blades Born 1979 Is A Jazz Organist From Chicago Currently Living In The San Francisco Bay Area. 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. Discography Wil Blades
2007 - Sketchy Doodlin' Records 2014 - Field Notes Royal Potato Family Billy Martin And Wil Blades Duo
2012 - Shimmy Amulet/Royal Potato Family As Sideman 2004 - Sebastien Lanson - In Transition Dancing Sumo Records 2005 - Fil Lorenz Soul-Tet - Stinky Stinky EP Hammondbeat Records 2006 - Terrence Brewer - The Calling Vol. 2 Strong Brew Music 2007 - Will Bernard - Party Hats Palmetto Records 2007 - Karl Denson - Lunar Orbit Bobby Ace Records 2009 - Terrence Brewer - Groovin' Wes Strong Brew Music 2012 - Will Bernard Trio - Outdoor Living Dreck To Disk 2012 - Eddie Roberts - Eddie Roberts' West Coast Sounds Tallest Man Records read less