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John Scofield

1951 - Today

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John Scofield (born December 26, 1951) is an American guitarist and composer. His music over a long career has blended jazz, jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul and rock. He first came to mainstream attention as part of the band of Miles Davis; he has toured and recorded with many prominent jazz artists including saxophonists Eddie Harris, Dave Liebman, Joe Henderson, and Joe Lovano; keyboardists George Duke, Joey DeFrancesco, Herbie Hancock, Larry Goldings, and Robert Glasper; fellow guitarists Pat Metheny, John Abercrombie, Pat Martino, and Bill Frisell; bassists Marc Johnson and Jaco Pastorius; and drummers Billy Cobham and Dennis Chambers. Outside the world of jazz, he has collaborated with Phil Lesh, Mavis Staples, John Mayer, Medeski Martin & Wood, and Gov't Mule. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Scofield is the 1,013th most popular musician (up from 1,094th in 2019), the 5,266th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,353rd in 2019) and the 339th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John Scofield ranks 1,013 out of 3,175. Before him are Vlado Perlemuter, Ralph Kirkpatrick, Michael Brecker, Andrew Latimer, Tom Scott, and Rob Zombie. After him are Gustavo Cerati, Carmine Appice, Éric Serra, Paul Simonon, Joe Hahn, and Oliver Mtukudzi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, John Scofield ranks 254. Before him are David Patrick Kelly, John McDonnell, Cheryl Ladd, Bob Gale, Sidney M. Gutierrez, and Vladimír Špidla. After him are Angela Voigt, Sandahl Bergman, Tony Danza, Biff Byford, Shigefumi Mori, and Kim Young-ae.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Scofield ranks 5,266 out of 20,380. Before him are Patty Hearst (1954), Adriana Caselotti (1916), Patrick O'Neal (1927), Mark Blum (1950), Rob Zombie (1965), and Blanche Stuart Scott (1884). After him are Gladys Knight (1944), Jim Varney (1949), Mathew Brady (1822), Carmine Appice (1946), Kourtney Kardashian (1979), and Howard Pyle (1853).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, John Scofield ranks 339. Before him are Benny Carter (1907), Roy Haynes (1925), Ralph Kirkpatrick (1911), Michael Brecker (1949), Tom Scott (1948), and Rob Zombie (1965). After him are Carmine Appice (1946), Joe Hahn (1977), Alice Coltrane (1937), Ted Nugent (1948), Henry Cowell (1897), and Berry Gordy (1929).

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