Guitariste virtuose, sa maîtrise peu commune du blues, du jazz et du funk, lui vaut depuis plus de quarante ans de collaborer avec les plus grands artistes, Miles Davis, Michael Brecker, George Duke, Brad Mehldau quand il n'est pas leader de ses formations. Avec son nouveau projet Yankee go home il revisite les succès de Léonard Bernstein, Neil Young, Stevie Wonder,..

Qu'est ce qui peut bien faire que le guitariste John Scofield soit une voix unique dans le jazz d'aujourd'hui? Personne d'autre que lui n'a su élaborer une telle synthèse du blues et du jazz. Passionné de musique noire, fana de Jimi Hendrix, il arrive en 1983 dans l'orchestre de Miles Davis. Après son passage chez Miles, il devient un guitariste majeur dans l'histoire du jazz. C'est sur scène que sa musique prend sa réelle dimension, chargée d'un feeling bluesy qui touche au cur !

Scofield's muse has evolved from guitar standards to post-bop to fusion and back again. (He wears) a gilded robe as the modern messiah of Terminator jazz. - DownBeat

Affectionately called, Yankee Go Home, Scofield's latest project covers Americana/Rock hits and jazzed-out folk songs, with a few original tunes in the roots/rock/jazz vein. I'm reconnecting with a lot of my teenaged Rock 'n Roll roots - naturally colored by my 50 years of Jazz practices, Scofield says, For me this is a play on we Yankees taking up the music of our homeland. He's been working on reinterpretations of music from Leonard Bernstein to Neil Young, Buddy Holly to Stevie Wonder, and the Grateful Dead.

Scofield is joined by a stellar band featuring Jon Cowherd (keyboardist with Brian Blade Fellowship and Cassandra Wilson among others), Vicente Archer (string bass with Robert Glasper, Louis Hayes, and Scofield Combo 66, etc.), and drummer Josh Dion. These guys are remarkably versatile, just as good as it gets when it comes to interactive, creative playing. We're exploring rock, funk, country, jazz and free music and having a fantastic time doing it. I'm excited about this collaboration.

Scofield's exercise of unconventional playing embraces the kind of musical exploration that drives jazz forward with optimism. - All About Jazz

John Scofield, guitar
Jon Cowherd, piano
Vicente Archer, bass
Josh Dion, drums