Bassist

66 when he formed this multi-generational band and led its 2018 self-titled Verve album Combo 66, John Scofield is reaching the age when many of his contemporaries start thinking about retirement. Such an idea is the furthest thing from Scofield’s mind.

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John Scofield Combo 73

SFJAZZ Center

Aside from being one of the principal innovators of modern jazz guitar, John Scofield is a creative artist that NPR called “one of the most prolific and admired jazz musicians of his generation.”

John Scofield Trio ft Vicente Archer and Bill Stewart

Ridgefield Playhouse

The guitar giant brings the latest version of his supercharged trio featuring bassist Vicente Archer and drummer Nasheet Waits.

In an extraordinary five-decade career marked by stylistic zigs and zags, Scofield has unquestionably earned his place in the pantheon of the greatest masters of the instrument. He has collaborated on era-defining recordings by Charles Mingus and Miles Davis and released over four-dozen albums that blend hard bop acuity with copious quantities of funk. As a bandleader, Scofield has often returned to the trio format as a perfect improvisational vehicle, establishing his first steady three-piece with bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Adam Nussbaum in the early 1980s. Loose-limbed virtuoso Bill Stewart replaced Nussbaum in the 1990s, recording the guitarist’s 1996 Verve debut Quiet and masterful 2004 live date EnRoute, culminating in 2020’s ECM release Swallow Tales.

John Scofield Trio

John Scofield has been playing the guitar since 1962. His influence in the music scene began in the mid-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. He began his international career as a bandleader and recording artist in 1975. From 1982-1985, Scofield toured and recorded with Miles Davis.

Bassist

Vicente Archer

Events

Past events

6 - 8 Nov, 2025

John Scofield Combo 73 · San Francisco Jazz

Oct 20, 2024

John Scofield Trio ft Vicente Archer and Bill Stewart · Ridgefield Playhouse

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