“Over the last four decades, trio format is John Scofield’s favorite mode of expression. 2023’s incarnation of the John Scofield Trio is ready for global touring and an October 2023 double CD release -Uncle John's Band- on ECM records. It features Scofield on guitar, Vicente Archer on bass and Bill Stewart on drums. The music is intricate, personal and complex highlighting a repertoire of Scofield compositions and jazz standards along with material ranging from Bob Dylan to Miles Davis. The three weave their sound through tight jazz standards and savvy original compositions, playing music that embodies the spirit that has kept jazz vigorous and visceral from the start. “I love to make real jazz-improvising statements in live situations with two of my favorite musicians,” Scofield says. “It’s challenging. You don’t rely on arrangements as much as the intuitive way we play together. You rely on good playing knowing that there’s no safety net involved. We're three musicians with a special synergy that unfolds between us. It’s impossible to judge your own work completely, but I think the Trio format is always some of my best playing. We hook up as a group and it brings us to satisfying places. "
JOHN SCOFIELD was Ohio born 26 December 1951 and raised in Connecticut. John Scofield took up the guitar in 1962. Possessor of a distinctive sound and stylistic diversity, Scofield is a masterful composer and jazz improviser whose music generally falls somewhere between post-bop, funk edged jazz, and R & B. He began his international career as a bandleader and recording artist in 1975. From 1982-1985, Scofield toured and recorded with Miles Davis. His Davis stint placed him firmly in the foreground of jazz consciousness. Since that time, he has led his own groups across the globe. Throughout his career, John has punctuated his traditional jazz offerings with funk-oriented electric music. A three-time Grammy winner, he has recorded nearly 50 albums as a leader in the company of such major players as Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Wayne Shorter, Jack DeJohnette, Joe Lovano, Brad Mehldau and Eddie Harris. He's also played and recorded with Tony Williams, Jim Hall, Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, Dave Holland, MMW, Govt Mule. Lettuce and Phil Lesh to mention only a few of his favorites.
Born 18 October 1966, drummer and composer BILL STEWART has performed and recorded with many well-known musicians, including John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Maceo Parker, Larry Goldings, Joe Lovano, Charlie Haden, Joe Henderson, Michael Brecker, Chris Potter, Lee Konitz and others. He has also recorded several cds as a leader. Bill is a co-leader of the critically acclaimed group BERNSTEIN/GOLDINGS/STEWART who have recorded Live at Smalls, Ramshackle Serenade and the 2022 release Perpetual Pendulum.
Bassist VICENTE ARCHER born 23 December 1976 in Woodstock, NY, embraced the rich cultural arts of his historic town by listening to local great jazz artists Dave Holland, Jimmy Cobb, Jack DeJohnette. He began his musical career on guitar at age sixteen, primarily self-taught. Upon graduation from high school, Vicente was accepted to The New England Conservatory (NEC) in Boston, MA, where he majored in Jazz Studies. After his first year at NEC, he transferred to Boston's Northeastern University where he switched from guitar to acoustic bass. After earning a business degree in Management Information Systems and Business Management in June 2000, Vicente moved to New York City where he soon began performing and touring with the likes of Kenny Garrett, Terence Blanchard, Tom Harrell, Freddie Hubbard, Marlena Shaw, Deborah Cox, Louis Hayes, Curtis Fuller, Mark Whitfield, Roy Haynes, Geri Allen, Stanley Jordan, Karrin Allyson, Wycliffe Gordon, Stefon Harris, Janis Siegel, Lewis Nash, Carl Allen, and The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra w/ Wynton Marsalis, Robert Glasper and Nicholas Payton. Vicente Archer has emerged as one of today's profound new voices on the bass. He has been playing in a variety of Scofield led bands since 2017.
