{"id":2076,"date":"2010-03-16T09:56:15","date_gmt":"2010-03-16T16:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anthologysd.com\/blog\/?p=2076"},"modified":"2010-03-17T13:59:47","modified_gmt":"2010-03-17T20:59:47","slug":"jazz-guitar-god-prepares-for-san-diego-miracle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/press\/2010\/03\/16\/jazz-guitar-god-prepares-for-san-diego-miracle\/","title":{"rendered":"Jazz Guitar God Prepares for San Diego Miracle"},"content":{"rendered":"

By T. Loper | Sound Diego Blog<\/a><\/cite><\/p>\n

\"\"Jazz guitarist and composer John Scofield<\/a> will bring his band to Anthology<\/a> on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

The Connecticut-raised Scofield<\/a> first picked up a guitar at age 11, but he didn’t get into jazz until after experimenting with R&B and soul. Because of his pop music roots, Scofield cites the Beatles, the Isley Brothers, Clapton and Hendrix as major influences, but from an American guitar god — jazz or otherwise — one shouldn’t expect anything different.<\/p>\n

For his education, Scofield attended the Berklee College of Music, in Boston<\/a>, then worked with “late greats” like Charles Mingus<\/a> and, in 1982, Miles Davis<\/a>. With his complex guitar work and improvisational ability, it didn’t take long for Scofield to make a name for himself. He’s now known equally for his work as a soloist and a collaborator, and he has a massive discography that includes work with such jazz icons as Pat Metheny and Herbie Hancock, as well as rock legends like Phil Lesh. Scofield has also collaborated with Bill Frisell<\/a>, who will perform at Anthology <\/a>on April 14. Of Frisell, Scofield said that that he’s one of his “favorite guitar players to play with and listen to.”<\/p>\n

Scofield gained a little extra name recognition among the college crowd after his 1997 collaboration with Medeski Martin and Wood. Called A Go Go<\/em>, it’s considered among his best work. He released his latest record, Piety Street<\/em>, in 2009, on Emarcy Records. On Tuesday, he’ll be performing with the New Jazz Quartet — Mulgrew Miller on piano, Ben Street on bass and Kendrick Scott on drums.<\/p>\n

Because Scofield cites such a wide range of influences and has collaborated with so many different musicians, Tuesday’s show should be both engaging and accessible. They’ll be playing two shows, one at 7:30 p.m. and another two hours later. Tickets can still be purchased here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

T. Loper<\/b> is a writer for the San Diego music blog Owl and Bear<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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