Scott Amendola (born February 6, 1969) is an American drummer from the

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. His styles include jazz, blues, groove, and rock.Andrew Gilbert
"Exploring New Degrees In Drumming"
''sfgate.com'', October 3, 2004. Amendola is originally from New Jersey and studied at the

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in Boston. After relocating to California, he rose to popularity in the 1990s as a member of the band T.J. Kirk with

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, and John Schott. Their second album, ''If Four Was One'', received a

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nomination. Amendola has led his own bands and trios, which have included musicians such as

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, Jeff Parker,

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, and

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. He has recorded with

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, G.E. Stinson, and

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, among others. He is an original member of the Larry Ochs Sax & Drumming Core and has been a session percussionist for

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, and Odessa Chen, to name a few. In 2011, Amendola premiered his orchestral work ''Fade to Orange'', performed in conjunction with the

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as one of their New Visions/New Vistas premieres. The drummer was joined by Nels Cline and

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."The Height of Romanticism Oakland East Bay Symphony"
''sfcv.org''.

Selected discography

With T.J. Kirk * ''T.J. Kirk'' (1995) * ''If Four Was One'' (1996) * ''Talking Only Makes It Worse'' (2003) With Phillip Greenlief/Scott Amendola Duo * ''Collect My Thoughts'' (1995) With

* ''

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'' (1997) With Scott Amendola Band * ''Scott Amendola Band'' (1999) * ''Cry'' (2003) * ''Believe'' (2005) * ''Lift'' (2010) * ''Fade to Orange'' (2015) With

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* ''

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'' (2000) * '' The Giant Pin'' (2004) * '' Draw Breath'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2010) with

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* '' Initiate'' (2010) * '' Macroscope'' (2014) With L. Stinkbug – Nels Cline, G.E. Stinson, Steuart Liebig, Scott Amendola * ''The Allure of Roadside Curious'' (2002) With Red Pocket –

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, Marika Hughes, Scott Amendola * ''Thick'' (2004) With

* ''

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'' (2006) * '' Dirty Baby'' (2010) With Plays Monk – Ben Goldberg, Devin Hoff, Scott Amendola * ''Plays Monk'' (2007) With Bill Frisell * ''All Hat'' (2008) With Ben Goldberg, Charlie Hunter, Ron Miles * ''Go Home'' (2009) With

* '' Not Getting Behind Is the New Getting Ahead'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2013) * '' Cars/Williams/Porter/Ellington'' (2014) With John Dietrich, Ben Goldberg, Scott Amendola * ''Short Sighted Dream Colossus'' (2012) With Henry Kaiser/Scott Amendola * ''Leaps'' (2015) With Amendola vs. Blades * ''Greatest Hits'' (2016) With Invisible Bird – Dave Devine, Shane Endsley, Scott Amendola * ''Flutter to Fuzz'' (2018)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Amendola, Scott American jazz drummers Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Singers from California 1969 births 20th-century American drummers American male drummers Jazz musicians from California 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians 21st-century American drummers The Nels Cline Singers members 21st-century American male singers 21st-century American singers