John Scofield
John Scofield John Scofield at Moers Festival 2006, Germany Background information Born (1951-12-26) December 26, 1951 (age 63) Dayton, Ohio, United States Genres Jazz, post-bop, jazz fusion, jazz funk, acid jazz, nu jazz Occupation(s) Musician, composer Instruments Semi-acoustic jazz guitar Years active 1970s-present Labels Enja, Gramavision, Blue Note, Verve, EmArcy Associated acts Miles Davis, Billy Cobham, Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow, Marc Johnson, Joe Henderson, Joe Lovano, Medeski Martin & Wood, Trio Beyond Website www.johnscofield.com Notable instruments Ibanez Artist Series AS200 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.