John Scofield has emerged as one of the most significant jazz guitarists of the modern era. Credit: Courtesy Photo / John Scofield When it comes to jazz guitar, the heavyweights don’t come much ...

Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead's bassist for over 30 years, claimed their basic inspiration came from the musical unions he saw in the Miles Davis Quartet along with the John Coltrane Quartet from the early ...

Now 73 years old, he’s been touring and recording with the biggest names in jazz for decades. His John Scofield’s Combo 73 ...

That John Scofield has been creating a consistent style for the decade he has been recording for Blue Note—and even before that. Rather than arriving at his unmistakable approach through years of ...

The liner notes for berjam, guitarist John Scofield”s lastest effort, contain the following disclaimer: “John Scofield wants his audience to know that (despite evocative tune titles) he has not used ...

The opening seconds of "Acidhead, the first track of guitarist John Scofield's latest recording, Uberjam, are enough to alert the jazz purist that the road ahead might be bumpy. The tune opens with ...

Hear the week's most notable songs, from Pharrell Williams' less-than-happy new tune to Oneohtrix Point Never's collaboration with Iggy Pop. By Jon Pareles, Jon Caramanica and Giovanni Russonello ...