The John Scofield Interview

I have been wanting to interview John Scofield since the beginning of my channel. He has been one of my favorite guitarists and biggest influences. The interview is nearly one hour long and packed full of incredible stories and insights I never knew about John. If you want to see more content like this or support my channel you can donate through this link on my website: https://rickbeato.com/pages/donate You can also become a member of the Beato Club. My Beato Club is exactly like Patreon. John Scofield’s guitar work has influenced jazz since the late 70’s and is going strong today. Possessor of a very distinctive sound and stylistic diversity, Scofield is a masterful jazz improviser whose music generally falls somewhere between post-bop, funk edged jazz, and R & B. Born in Ohio and raised in suburban Connecticut, Scofield took up the guitar at age 11, inspired by both rock and blues players. He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. After a debut recording with Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker, Scofield was a member of the Billy Cobham-George Duke band for two years. In 1977 he recorded with Charles Mingus, and joined the Gary Burton quartet. He began his international career as a bandleader and recording artist in 1978. From 1982–1985, Scofield toured and recorded with Miles Davis. His Davis stint placed him firmly in the foreground of jazz consciousness as a player and composer. Since that time he has prominently led his own groups in the international Jazz scene, recorded over 30 albums as a leader (many already classics) including collaborations with contemporary favorites like Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden, Eddie Harris, Medeski, Martin & Wood, Bill Frisell, Brad Mehldau, Mavis Staples, Government Mule, Jack DeJohnette, Joe Lovano and Phil Lesh. He’s played and recorded with Tony Williams, Jim Hall, Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, Dave Holland, Terumasa Hino among many jazz legends. Throughout his career Scofield has punctuated his traditional jazz offerings with funk-oriented electric music. All along, the guitarist has kept an open musical mind. Touring the world approximately 200 days per year with his own groups, he is an Adjunct Professor of Music at New York University, a husband, and father of two. 🎸 The NEW Quick Lessons Pro Course ⇢https://quicklessons.pro 👂 The Beato Ear Training Bundle ⇢ https://beatoeartraining.com/ 📚 The Beato Book 4 Bundle ⇢ https://rickbeato.com/ THE BEATO CLUB → https://bit.ly/322AGO1 MY HELIX PRESETS →https://flatfiv.co/products/rick-beat... SUBSCRIBE HERE → http://bit.ly/2eEs9gX —————————————————————————————————————— My Links to Follow: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/RickBeato Follow my Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rickbeato1/ —————————————————————————————— Special Thanks to My Supporters: Catherine Sundvall Clark Griswold Ryan Twigg LAWRENCE WANG Martin Small Kevin Wu Robert Zapolis Jeremy Kreamer Sean Munding Nat Linville Bobby Alcott Peter Glen Robert Marqusee James Hurster John Nieradka Grey Tarkenton Joe Armstrong Brian Smith Robert Hickerty comboy Peter DeVault Phil Mingin Tal Harber Rick Taylor Bill Miller Gabriel Karaffa Brett Bottomley Frederick Humphrey Nathan Hanna Stephen Dahl Scott McCroskey Dave Ling Rick Walker Jason Lowman Jake Stringer steven crawford Piush Dahal Jim Sanger Brian Lawson Eddie Khoriaty Vinny Piana J.I. Abbot Kyle Dandurand Michael Krugman Vinicius Almeida Lars Nielsen Kyle Duvall Alex Zuzin tom gilberts Paul Noonan Scott Thompson Kaeordic Industries LLC Duane Blake Kai Ellis Zack Kirkorian Joe Ansaldi  Pzz Marc Alan Rob Kline Calvin Wells David Trapani Will Elrics Debbie Valle JP Rosato Orion Letizi Mike Voloshen Peter Pillitteri Jeremy Hickerson Travis Ahrenholtz