John Scofield Musical artist

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.

Personal facts

Birth date	December 26, 1951
Birth place	Dayton Ohio , United States

Career started	1970
associated musical artist	Miles Davis Pat Metheny Joe Henderson Joe Lovano Trio Beyond Medeski Martin & Wood Steve Swallow Billy Cobham Marc Johnson (musician)
Background	Non vocal instrumentalist
genre	Jazz Nu jazz Post-bop Acid jazz Jazz-funk Jazz fusion
instrument	Ibanez Jazz guitar
record label	EmArcy Records Blue Note Records Rykodisc Verve Records Enja Records