John Scofield
John Scofield
John Scofield, 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, Robert Glasper, Gov't Mule, and many other well-known artists. At ease in the bebop idiom, Scofield is also well versed in jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth26 December 1951
CountryUnited States of America
The jazz clubs wind up having only rich tourists - the kids can't come. If they do, then they spend their entire monthly allotments on a 45-minute set.
The language is still being massaged, but the intent would be to block this specific deal.
The chairman has been getting earmarks for his district for 25 years ... long before this firm existed.
Generally, when a record label suggests album ideas for you, you smile politely, and then proceed to shoot it down, because it's never what you as an artist feel is right for you.
... one thing people always ask me is 'How do you play outside?' ... I have no idea how to teach that, but when I was discussing this with our bass player Jesse Murphy, he said 'tell them to go cliff diving'... In other words, when you're jamming, you have to take risks if you want to find new sounds...
...The key to playing with any group is you listen all the time and you listen more than you play.
... sound is what drives my solos, not verbal concepts, I never think 'I'm going to use a Lydian Dominant scale and then go up a half-step', even though that might be exactly what I end up doing...
Who isn't a fan of Ray Charles?
I like forms that are flexible, that can let you feel creative.
We think it's very appropriate for members to have a hand in the decision of how money is spent in their districts.
We sharply limited the number we would consider, based on good government reform. The fewer coming in, the better you can scrub the ones coming in.
We've tried to keep the bill free of extraneous spending.
We're going to have to stick to this budget. We're going to have to reduce the defense transfer and we're going to have to drop the gimmicks. That's our starting point and ending point.
We have concerns about how they got to this reported crisis. We've given them everything they've asked for. That should get them through it.