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| Scott Henderson touring USA, Europe and South America in September/October/November 2015  Scott Henderson is best known as the guitarist for the legendary fusion group Tribal Tech, and also for his sideman work with Chick Corea, Jean-Luc Ponty, and Weather Report's Joe Zawinul. He also plays in the group HBC with bassist Jeff Berlin and drummer Dennis Chambers. In 1991, Scott was named by Guitar World as the #1 Jazz Guitarist, and in January 1992, he was named #1 Jazz Guitarist in Guitar Player's Annual Reader's Poll. His first solo blues album "Dog Party" won best blues album of 1994 in Guitar Player Magazine.Vibe Station is his most ambitious work to date, and features Travis Carlton on bass and Alan Hertz on drums. The music can only be described as a mixture of edgy blues rock, funk, and modern melodic jazz, amid a huge soundscape of guitar tones and textures. "Besides his superior technical acumen, Henderson's compositions are inherently witty. One of the top guitarists in the biz, regardless of genre." - AllAboutJazz.com "The Los Angeles based fusion hero is fully steeped in both jazz and rock traditions, and has woven them together to create one of the most powerful voices in fusion guitar." "Henderson's guitar soars high, sometimes tender. Sophisticated, technical and soulful, his playing bristles with intelligence, never crossing the line into excess." - Guitar Player Magazine "From humble beginnings on South Florida's club circuit, Scott Henderson has ascended to his current status as one of the world's most versatile guitarists." - FuseMag.com "Scott's tone is pretty much perfect. His sound is always right on the money. Even when he stomps on the pedals and makes it sound like anything from a Far East jam to a hoedown, his sound is unmistakably his." - Vintage Guitar Magazine For bookings in the USA, Canada, Central America and the Caribbean: Moonjune Bookings / Leonardo Pavkovic Email: noanoamusic (at) moonjune (dot) com For bookings in South America, Asia, and Europe: THE ART MEDIA / Alejandro Orellana Email: aorellana (at) artemedios (dot) com write your comments about the article :: © 2015 Jazz News :: home page |