Not one, but two masterclasses with one of the greatest jazz guitarists in the world. He has worked with miles davis, dave liebman, joe henderson, charles mingus, joey defrancesco, herbie hancock, eddie palmieri, pat metheny, bill frisell, joe lovano, pat martino, mavis staples, phil lesh. John scofield s latest album country for old men was released september 23, 2016 country for old men is scofield s homage to such greats as george jones, dolly parton, merle haggard, james taylor, and hank williams among others. In addition to being one of the principal innovators of modern jazz guitar, john scofield is also a creative artist of an even rarer sort. This ones from his great 1985 gramavision release still warm. Featuring dennis chambers, gary grainger, and jim beard reunited with the electrifying john scofield. A real must for fans and lovers of the kind out there to buy and listen to. Scofield plays an ibanez as200 guitar and also many effects and processors such as a chorus pedal, filter modeller, delay modeller, eq pedal, wah pedal and a loop station. A local teacher introduced him to wes montgomery, jim hall and pat martino, which sparked a lifelong.
Legendary guitarist john scofield has recorded more than 30 albums, and his jazz lineage can be traced back to the 1970s to the likes of miles davis and charles mingus. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. John scofield jazz funk guitar jazz african american music. The solo is over an unchanging bass line which outlines a g7 tonal centre, though sco plays pretty freely over it in the solo. The soloing is deep, but its their confluence of pianoorgan, gritty electric guitar, and acoustic rhythm section that makes hudson unique. Investigate the details of scofields multifaceted guitar style with the man himself, with two comprehensive lessons on one dvd. On jazzfunk guitar 2, john covers the compositional aspect of his style as he analyzes the songs performed on this tape and reveals the correct chord voicings and melody lines.
Galloping between the steppes of the terrific hand jive blue note, 1994 and a go go verve, 1998, the funkier stage of scofields music in the mid90s visited the lands of groove elation with the company of the late dennis irwin and larry goldings the core of his band, the collaboration of idris muhammad in lieu of bill stewart and the absence of a tenor sax coleading the front. Albums include a go go, everythings beautiful, and i. Possessor of a very distinctive rockoriented sound that is often a bit distorted, scofield is a masterful jazz improviser whose music generally falls somewhere between postbop, fusion, and soul jazz. Guitar jazz funk chords groove lesson style of john scofield jazzy.
John scofield gpac germantown performing arts center. John scofield, whos played with everyone from miles and mingus to medeski martin and wood, has finally gone and done released a classic of 21st century groove jazz. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. The dvd shows scofield playing with a band and then him giving a lesson. Books by john scofield author of hail columbia goodreads. Both volumes i and ii of jazzfunk guitar on one dvd. After watching only the first 20 minutes i learned a lot. Scofield will headline the orchard guitar festival, which takes place friday and saturday sept. Click for a free video lesson where you will learn all kinds of blues rock soloing devices. He also published his first collection book of jazz guitar chord melody solos. I play like 200 nights a year, says workaholic and jazz legend john scofield.
Jazzfunk guitar by john scofield, 9780757931833, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Boogie stupid john scofield sheet music, music books. In volume ii, john covers the compositional aspect of his style as. Photo by bruce katz john scofield, an internationally acclaimed jazz guitarist and instructor in nyu steinhardts jazz studies program, was named the winner of the 2016 grammy award for best instrumental jazz album for his album past present. Even though there are some progressive elements spread throughout the album, it is mostly just good funk fusion album and it is one that might even make you want to move. Steven crowell tabs guitar solos, tab books, instruction. Heres one of my favourite john scofield solos from his early fusion period. With its emphasis on acoustic guitar and gentle orchestral arrangements, quiet is something of an oddity in scofields discography, which more typically features electric jazz fusion and soulfunkinfluenced music. Not exactly the hammondstyle soul jazz of its predecessor a go go, bump one of those rare cases where the sequel surpasses the original attains pure groove nirvana, and.
John scofield born december 26, 1951, sometimes referred to as sco, is an american jazz rock guitarist and composer whose music includes bebop, jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul, and rock. Hudson is a super group quartet made up of john scofield on guitar, john medeski on keys, bassist larry grenadier, and legendary drummer jack dejohnette the set, just like their new selftitled album, was full of interpretations of classic rock tunes. John scofield has played with miles davis and is an incredible guitarist. If i want to go back to, say, phoenix, i cant show up with the same band i was there with two years earlier. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience.
Guitar jazz funk chords groove lesson style of john. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. John scofield born december 26, 1951, sometimes referred to as sco, is an american jazzrock guitarist and composer whose music includes bebop, jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul, and rock. Jazz guitar great john scofield headlines orchard guitar. For those familiar with john s blue matter jazz funk period, this dvd and jazz funk guitar ii are a must. Known for his distinctive, slightly distorted sound, jazz guitarist john scofield is a masterful jazz improviser who has straddled the lines between straightahead postbop, fusion, funk, and souljazz. John scofield jazzfunk guitar volume 2 download free.
John scofield says that he like to think that miles davis would have loved this album because of the way it stretches jazz fusion boundaries and how it sounds so current. After a short trip home, i was able to make it back downtown for hudsons set. Between the two of us, we cover just about everything a guitar can and should do. This album has scofield playing alongside accomplished colleagues steve swallow, larry goldings and bill stewart, and was produced by scofield himself. John scofield and his steinhardt jazz guitar ensemble during a recent recording session. In volume i, johns multifaceted style is covered in depth as he discusses intervallic ideas, stringskipping, chordal concepts, playing ideas across the fingerboard, and developing a personal sound. Featuring dennis chambers, gary grainger, and jim beard reu. Steinhardts john scofield, jazz guitar legend, wins grammy. For more than four decades, he has been a major jazz influence as a guitarist and composer. In 1969 steven crowell left his teaching position to go on the road along with a stage jazz band and for the following 10 years improved his abilities as a jazz guitar player by playing live 5 and 6 nights a week. In a jazz funk context, we gonna see how john scofield blends the pentatonicblues scale, the mixolydian mode, the diminished scale for outside playing and other concepts such as chromaticismpassing tones. A master of his art, john scofield has been a major figure in the guitar world since the 1970s. John scofields new recording, past present, is a revival of his very best jazz group and an affirmation that pop joy can live inside of jazz.
Music profile for john scofield, born 26 december 1951. Guitarist john scofields distinctive style is a blend of jazz, funk, rock, blues and new orleans music combined with unsurpassed improvisational ability and. Its full of funk and soul, and we talked with scofield shortly after the group started its current tour. John scofield biography, albums, streaming links allmusic.
In this article i am discussing john scofields composition green tea. Veteran jazz guitarist john scofield has released a second album with uberjam, which includes drummer adam detich, guitarist avi bortnick, and guest keyboardist john medeski. This aspect of his playing is not that common in jazz guitar, but the dynamic and tonal range of john scofield could easily be the topic of long books. Scofield has been one of my major influences on guitar and has certainly shaped my own improvisations and compositions plenty of hours were spent by candlelight figuring out his solos in hopes of being able to tap into his notquitestraightjazzbutnotquitefunkrock guitar sound. Johns multifaceted style is covered in depth as he discusses intervallic ideas, stringskipping, chordal concepts, playing ideas across the fingerboard, and. John scofield biography 20072008 born in ohio and raised in suburban connecticut, scofield took up the guitar at age 11, inspired by both rock and blues players. Colour, digital sound, dvdvideo, multiple formats, ntsc language. For more than 30 years, scofields main guitar has been an ibanez as200, but due to some travel issues he wasnt able to have it on this particular gig. John scofield one of the big three of current jazz guitarists along with pat metheny and bill frisell, scofields influence grew in the 90s. A moments peace may 2nd, 2011 emarcy records a bona fide guitar hero and masterful improviser, john scofield has covered a wide spectrum of musical styles with rare authority over the last four decades of his celebrated career. One of the big three of late 20th century jazz guitarists along with pat metheny and bill frisell, scofields influence grew in the 90s and continued into the 21st century. Jazz rock was in its infancy stage and i was lucky enough to be around to experience the golden age of both rock and soul and see jazz embrace that movement while i was trying to. A dazzling electric guitarist with a steely tone and fluid lines to earmark his distinctive postbop style.
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