John Scofield: "My career has been playing with my idols"

John Scofield is one of the world's most influential jazz guitarists.
Over his four-decade career, John has released 40+ albums as a leader or co-leader, and has played with everyone from Miles Davis to Charles Mingus to Gerry Mulligan to Gary Burton to Phil Lesh to Warren Haynes. That's just a small sampling.
Jarrett Bellini met up with John at The Georgian Terrace hotel in Atlanta to discuss luck, digital music, drugs, sobriety, and more.

[@jimboardman1979]

what a wonderful interview! I have followed John since A Go Go and have seen him live three times. I would love an opportunity to sit down with him and talk about his career.

[@JarrettBellini]

Thanks, Jim. It was an honor for me.

[@nicovaneenennaam5065]

I'm going to look for the CD "Country for old men" fall 2016 and visit the BIM huis Amsterdam end october 2016. My first John Scofield album I bought was "Still warm" I think it was somewhere in 1988. After that "Blue matter" "Loud Jazz" "the Ray Charles album" "Works for me" and so on. Great music great sound. Will I be a fan forever.......

[@honeybozo]

Nice one - the idea of random questions on a postcard works well and you listen actively.
John Scofield is warm, engaging, personable; just like his playing, basically.

[@yaeljackson3602]

Instablaster...

[@wegenerwegener]

Great video. Relaxed but very well done, very cool and interesting. Great questions and format. Pretty Inspiring actually. Great musicians are great even when they are just talking about music and life. Thanks much! Sco is the man!

[@JarrettBellini]

Thanks for the kind words. Sco IS the man! Full stop.

[@bpar73]

Great interview, nice shout out to Trey Anastasio at the end.

[@atquinn1975]

John Scofield is awesome. Great interview.

[@JarrettBellini]

Thanks!

[@josephtravers777]

John is a very approachable humble guy but I had to laugh when he said he was a little paranoid about his hands. I shook hands with him after a show in 2001 and he crushed mine! 😂

[@mymixture965]

finally someone asked different questions, very nice!

[@MaxFrankl]

Great Video- I really enjoyed watching!
Best wishes and keep up the great work, Max

[@NickRosaci]

Great insight from a great musician. Thanks for this video!

[@JarrettBellini]

Thanks for watching, Nick! Glad you enjoyed it. John is a great musician and a great human.

[@zacharydunn1922]

Great interviews. I really dig the random topic postcard concept.

[@JarrettBellini]

Cheers, Zachary!

[@jambandnewshub8081]

Great interview!

[@JarrettBellini]

Gracias!

[@esz-tamquartetdemo8938]

...hal galper? il like very much your first records, talk about these guys, great period too...

[@reah7213]

"yeah we got a random card , and we're gonna riff, it's kinda like jazz actually" Scofield (half sigh) funny shit

[@cpiersonk]

great. Thanks!

[@JarrettBellini]

Thanks for watching, Craig!

[@cpiersonk]

+Apparently This Matters I really dig this format - keep on making great content!

[@SolGiant]

@ 6:38 .... Its so true.....

[@kindnick58]

great!

[@JarrettBellini]

Thanks! Check out the Col. Bruce interview. Hits on a lot of the same notes. (No pun intended. Seriously.)

[@deadzior]

no steve, we're not going to check out your band animal the whatever

[@esz-tamquartetdemo8938]

.you are my idol! but ..dave liebman , never? adam nussbaum ? the beginning in fact...
you are really big but don't be so "american" , please...

[@sisifo76]

Great interview!

[@JarrettBellini]

Many thanks!