Jazz Articles about Scott Amendola Trio

Scott Amendola Trio: Lift

by Troy Collins
October 12, 2010

A virtuosic salvo of dynamic trap set flourishes introduces “Tudo De Bom," the Brazilian-influenced number that opens Lift, the debut of the Scott Amendola Trio, reinforcing the fact that this drummer-led session has no intention of forgoing percussive invention in favor of austere compositional strategies.A stalwart sideman to such notable West Coast improvisers as Nels Cline, Ben Goldberg and Charlie Hunter, Amendola's proficiency behind a drum kit has long been in demand, with composing a growing component in ...