John Scofield

John Scofield is an American jazz guitarist and composer, born in Dayton, Ohio, in 1951 and raised in Wilton, Connecticut. He studied at Berklee, recorded with Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan and Charles Mingus in the 1970s and played in Miles Davis's band from 1982 to 1985. His music mixes jazz with funk, soul, blues and rock. With Davis he played on Star People, Decoy and You're Under Arrest. Before that he had formed a trio with Steve Swallow and Adam Nussbaum.