John Scofield (born December 26, 1951, Dayton, Ohio), often referred to as "Sco", is an American jazz-rock guitarist and composer, who has played and collaborated with Miles Davis, Dave Liebman, Joe Henderson, Charles Mingus, Joey Defrancesco, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Bill Frisell, Pat Martino, Mavis Staples, Phil Lesh, Billy Cobham, Medeski Martin & Wood, George Duke, Jaco Pastorius, John Mayer, and many other well-known artists. At ease in the bebop idiom, Scofield is also well versed in jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul, rock and other forms of modern American music.
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Jazz Library - John Scofield
Guitarist John Scofield joins Alyn Shipton to choose key albums from his career.
Biography
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Links
- Official homepage at johnscofield.com
- Wikipedia article on John Scofield
- Last.fm page on John Scofield
- Discogs at discogs.com/artist/John Scofield
- MusicBrainz entry on John Scofield
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Latest Blog Posts
Blogs from the BBC
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John Scofield on the opening night of London Jazz Festival
Sat 14 Nov 2009 10:00The opening night of the London Jazz Festival featured a band that has great personal...
Alyn Shipton
BBC Reviews
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Piety Street 2009
Reviewed by Louis Pattison
Breathless group vocals and handclaps launched into the pot.
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This Meets That 2007
Reviewed by Chris Jones
The meeting of the album's title is Sco meeting country blues.
