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John Scofield出生于1951年12月26日，美國俄亥俄洲。被尊稱為吉他的三巨頭之一，另外兩位是Pat Metheny和Bill Frisell。他的影響力不停的向前推進。他的創作力似乎源源不斷，令人敬佩又覺得不可思議。John Scofield的吉他演奏節奏感很強，以爵士樂而言，節奏是重要的一個要素，甚至重于旋律，任何爵士樂手假若配合得當的話，那么他幾乎可以演奏一切他想要表達的音樂概念。 John Scofield成長于康乃狄克州的威爾頓鎮，從小對音樂就非常有興趣，11歲的時擁有第一把吉他。之后接觸到Little Richard．Chuck Berry的搖滾藍調音樂，進而是John Lee Hooker民謠藍調（Folk Blues），B.B King、Otis Rush的都會藍調（Urban Blues）的風格。當時，威爾頓鎮的爵士樂并不盛行，優秀的爵士樂手自然就不多，其中有一位了解約翰之所好，并帶領他走向爵士樂之門的人便是他的第一個吉他老師Alan Dean，Alan Dean常與他一起聆聽Pat Martino的唱片，或開車到格林威治村去聽吉他大師Jim Hall的演奏，在十五歲的時候，約翰便立志要成為一個真正的爵士吉他手，并開始朝這個方向努力。 憑著這股對爵士樂的愛好，約翰于1970年進入波士頓的Berkley音樂學院修習爵士樂，在此三年之中，一方面習爵士樂的理論及演奏技巧，課余之時，則到附近的俱樂部觀摩一些優秀的樂手演出。結果，終于完成了CTI唱片公司的兩張「卡內基音樂廳現場演奏」唱片。兩個星期后，另一個機會又出現，那就是他取代了吉他手John Abercrombie的位置，加入由鼓手Billy Cobham所領導的Powerhouse樂團，此后的兩年（1975-1977），他跟著Powerhouse到處旅行演出。 1977年，26歲的John推出了生平第一張個人專輯Live，這張作品集合了John之前的音樂影響，混合著bop與藍調搖滾（Blues-Rock）的風格。這次他帶領他的核心四重奏(Steve Jordan鼓/Larry Goldings鍵盤/Willie Weeks貝司)，并邀請一群客串明星藝人，用他那獨特的融合爵士風格演繹了13首Ray不那么著名的作品。 John Scofield (born December 26, 1951, Dayton, Ohio, United States), 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, and many other well-known artists. At ease in the bebop idiom, Scofield is also well versed in jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul, rock and other forms of modern American music. (wiki) * * * 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.