GearFest 2018 Interview with John Scofield 

I want to see "The John Scofield Story", starring Jeff Bridges.

What a down to earth guy! He is in fact a "virtuoso" but he doesn't want to be labeled as such. That is a TRUE virtuoso!

Sco’s not the guy you hear play a lick and think ‘Holy crap, how did he do that?!!’...It’s more like ‘How the frig did he think of playing that?!’ For me, anyways. John Scofield can say more with 5 perfectly placed notes than a lot of shredders can with a flurry of chops.

Sco - the elder statesman; the Buddha sitting atop a mountain; the all knowing musician. Keep going, bro Sco.

I heard Scofield the first time in a Jazz festival, in Chile 2007. I went with a friend, and i asked to my friend ¿this is jazz???? . I was very impressed. Before that I listened jazz without to feel nothing, for snobbis, but this day i felt the jazz by the first time, and then never stop. The sound, groove, the feeling, playing with the pedals, the boomerang, the chorus, the real lenguage, was great. And im playing! Thanks master! This day changed my life for ever!

The dude. My fucking hero,both on and off screen ❤️

Good interview with one of the greatest guitarists ever to play the instrument AND he sounds like himself and no one else. Two notes you know it’s Sco.

uncle john is easily in the top 5 list of the funkies/groovies human beings to ever walk the surface of earth.

Great interview with John Scofield. Love this young man.

Saw him at The Bistro in St. Louis in April, and I was privileged enough to talk to him and get some great advice from him afterwards. Besides being an absolute genius on guitar he was a super nice guy!

Nice video thank sweet water 🎸🎸👍👍

Not only is he a great guitarist but a really humble and nice guy.

a true musician who should be listened to in this interview and of course in his live shows.

Master, one of the best!!! That workshop is going to be amazing!!!

Gotta love Scofield - come back and play in Ireland John!

I love John Scofield

Great interview. Great John.

Comentare en castellano solo para hacer mas evidente lo lejos que llega el genio de este músico... Scofield siendo capaz de tocar como los "virtuosos" a demostrado conforme pasan los años, su apuesta a el "como" por encima de el "cuanto". Admiración y amor por este ser creativo.

Scofield is true to the Miles Davis' 'keep it moving' musical mindset. While I do miss the 'Rat and Chorus' sounds from the 'Still Warm' days, I've come to understand Sco's reasoning for NOT doing it anymore. #respect #keepitmoving #keepitfresh #keepsearching

Lest we not forget that he lost his son in 2013 to cancer. Hes one tough guy.

yes bill frisell, sco, robben ford, Charlie hunter,mike stern, etc.

Mitch...I would have lost my nerve if John Scofield was sitting across from me! Great job!

.Sco!! ...The Legend...The Master.....:)

Playing together behind the beat!!

I think that's the first occasion I see a description of Scofield's career not using his time with Miles Davis as an example from his early career.

Sco

"Early work with MMW"? Ouch.

The early Scofield records are immense. Rough House......

Is Scofield wearing hearing aids? Check out those shots from the back. I think you can see the connecting tube on his right ear.

"Early work with MMW"? Double ouch!!

never noticed until now, Scofield kinda looks and even talks like William Hurt

Tipaso

I learnt about groove when I first had Cubase VST and discovered how to program a shuffled 16th note groove for swing also known as Foxtrot, R&B, Hard House or Garage but then spent a lifetime trying to sequence funky Trance dance. I eventually discovered the biggest sequencing secret and first used the phrase Funky groove but realise this same groove is a natural human phenomenon found in Latin, the Quickstep, Jive, Rock&Roll, Bebop, HipHop, Blue Grass etc. I still use the old 1980's Cubase VST as I am not sure the approach I discovered is possible on the current sequencers.

this sweetwater guy is such a stiff. he responds like he isn't even listening to the answers. i bet he's the one who sent that drummer up on stage with mike stern and nathan east.