Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1951-12-26 (Age: 75)
Place of Birth
Ohio, USA
John Scofield
Biography
John Scofield (born December 26, 1951), sometimes referred to as "Sco", is an American guitarist and composer whose music over a long career has blended jazz, jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul and rock. He first came to mainstream attention in the band of Miles Davis, and has toured and recorded with many prominent jazz artists, including saxophonists Eddie Harris, Dave Liebman, Joe Henderson and Joe Lovano; keyboardists George Duke, Joey DeFrancesco, Herbie Hancock, Larry Goldings and Robert Glasper; fellow guitarists Pat Metheny, John Abercrombie, Pat Martino and Bill Frisell; bassists Marc Johnson and Jaco Pastorius; and drummer Billy Cobham and Dennis Chambers. Outside the world of jazz, he has collaborated with Phil Lesh, Mavis Staples, John Mayer, Medeski Martin & Wood, and Gov’t Mule.
Filmography (22)
Inside Scofield
2022
John Scofield: Quiet and Loud Jazz at Lincoln Center's Appel Room
2017John Scofield Uberjam Band - Live At The Jazz Fest Sarajevo 2013
2013John Scofield Uberjam Band Live At The Jazz Fest Sarajevo
2013The John Scofield Organic Trio - Jazzwoche Burghausen
2013Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - Afternoon July 8 TH 1984
2011Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - Evening July 8 TH 1984
2011
Miles Davis: The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux 1973-1991
2011Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - Evening July 14 TH 1985
2011
Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - July 14 TH 1985
2011John Scofield Quartet - Jazz In Marciac
2011
Tribute to Miles - Jazz à Vienne
2011
John Scofield: New Morning The Paris Concert
2010Mozdzer (Solidarity of Arts. Gdansk. 2010)
2010
