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John Scofield: Combo 66
by Doug Collette
The dignified portraits of John Scofield on the front and back covers of Combo 66 are at once in keeping with the reference to his age in the album's name and at odds with the youthful vigor he and his bandmates exhibit in playing the music inside this subtly eye-catching package of all new material. No wonder there's no formal credit for production in the liner details. As on “Can't Dance," the musicianship no doubt flowed effortlessly and ...
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by Ian Patterson
It doesn't seem like thirty one years since this reviewer was first blown away by John Scofield's Blue Matter band in an old, reimagined church in Colchester, England. Three decades and thirty-four more CDs as leader later, Scofield continues to seduce with his virtuosity, his eclecticism and, no matter the setting, that inimitable sound. Combo 66 marks Scofield's sixty-six years, whilst also celebrating a new working group. Sure, Bill Stewart has been collaborating with the multiple Grammy-winning guitarist since the ...
Continue ReadingSco in Baton Rouge, Okazaki vs. Monk, Sax-less Trane covers & more
by Marc Cohn
This week we fired up the locals for the super John Scofield Baton Rouge concert on October 4th; did a Miles Okazaki/Thelonious Monk compare & contrasts with two of Monk's most challenging compositions; played sax-less Trane covers from guitarist Simone Manunza & Jessica Williams solo at the 88s; and spun some 21st century jazz that caught our fancy. All of that, while Lady J was on the other side of the glass waiting for a slow dance. ...
Continue ReadingJohn Scofield alla Casa del Jazz di Roma
by Mario Calvitti
John Scofield Casa del Jazz Summertime 2017 Roma 18.07.2017 Per il suo più recente tour europeo, che lo ha portato anche in Italia per tre date (la prima a Roma, dove lo abbiamo ascoltato), il chitarrista John Scofield ha rispolverato un progetto di qualche anno fa, presentandosi con la Überjam Band, un quartetto che aveva pubblicato tre album tra il 2002 e il 2013. Ad accompagnarlo, Avi Bortnick alla chitarra ritmica e live ...
Continue ReadingJohn Scofield Uberjam Band at Fano Jazz by The Sea 2017
by Andrea Rotili
Adriano Pedini: Organizzatore di Fano Jazz by the Sea
by Libero Farnè
Ha raggiunto un quarto di secolo Fano Jazz by the Sea, uno dei festival jazz più importanti sulla costa adriatica italiana. I suoi obiettivi e criteri, le sue peculiarità ambientali e stilistiche, il suo pubblico e i suoi finanziamenti sono i temi principali affrontati in questa intervista da Adriano Pedini, che dell'evento marchigiano preferisce essere considerato “organizzatore" anziché direttore artistico. Le sue risposte entusiastiche, ma anche ricche di spunti e di dettagli specialistici, testimoniano la passione e la professionalità con ...
Continue ReadingHudson - DeJohnette Grenadier Medeski Scofield: Hudson
by Roger Farbey
Rightly vaunted as a 'supergroup,' specifically in the Tony Williams Lifetime mold, this eponymously titled band really does qualify as a super quartet, so much so that any background information on these four protagonists would seem superfluous. However it should be noted that John Scofield and John Medeski have teamed-up on occasion with Medeski, Martin & Wood and Scofield and Jack DeJohnette first played together forty years ago and more recently in their Trio Beyond with organist Larry Goldings.
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