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Primarily a rock quintet from Upstate New York, Buffalo’s Night Life Magazine Top Original Alternative band of 1999 has sometimes employed upwards from as many as 10 musicians-all with histories reaching back into some of that area’s favorite local bands- under the Schwannoma moniker at any one time
Taking its name from letters in the bandmembers’ names, jazz supergroup Scolohofo features the combined talents of guitarist John Scofield, saxophonist Joe Lovano, bassist Dave Holland, and drummer Al Foster
Contemporary jazz pianist Scott Bucklin was born in Tulsa, OK, where at age five he first announced his desire to compose and conduct music; three years later he sat at a piano and improvised his first song, and throughout his teens played in his high school jazz band
Tenor saxophonist Scott Burns is a swinging, forward-thinking musician who has worked as both a solo artist and in-demand sideman since the late ’90s A native of Dayton, OH, Burns first studied music at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
Scott Colley, an in-demand sideman, also gained recognition for his important work as a leader The Los Angeles-born bassist studied jazz and composition at the California Institute for the Arts, graduated in 1988, and relocated to New York
Guitarist and composer Scott Fields was part of Chicago’s free jazz scene in the ’60s and early ’70s After years of hiatus from music performance, he returned in 1990 more concerned with composition and structure than he had been before
Sasha Distel was one of the top jazz guitarists and chanson singers in France A prolific recording artist, Distel recorded more than two hundred tunes including his biggest hit, “Scoubidou”, in 1958
When Scott Hamilton appeared in the mid-’70s fully formed with an appealing swing style on tenor (mixing together Zoot Sims and Ben Webster), he caused a minor sensation, for few other young players during the fusion era were exploring pre-bop jazz at his high level
One of the finest fusion (as opposed to crossover) guitarists of the 1980s and ’90s, Scott Henderson’s explosive playing is often teamed up with electric bassist Gary Willis in their group Tribal Tech
Guitarist Scott Henderson moved from his native South Florida to Los Angeles in 1980, and formed the group Tribal Tech in the mid-’80s with bassist Gary Willis Their jazz fusion output grew increasingly harder-edged, especially with the additions of keyboardist Scott Kinsey and drummer Kirk Covington in the early ’90s, but Henderson still had a restless need to experiment