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Scott Henderson interview with InnerViewWorld

InnerViewWorld has just posted this great two-part interview with Scott Henderson.

PART 1

PART 2

Scott Henderson Spring European tour dates

Scott Henderson will be touring Europe this spring with John Humphrey on bass, and Alan Hertz on drums. Confirmed dates and locations are below.

5/6/08     Stazione Birra     Roma, IT
5/7/08     Blue Note     Milano, IT
5/8/08     Blue Note     Milano, IT
5/9/08     Treibhaus     Innsbruck, AT
5/10/08     Moods     Zürich, CH
5/11/08     MeM Live     Vicenza, IT
5/13/08     A 38     Budapest, HU
5/14/08     The Note     Timisoara, RO
5/15/08     Reigen     Wien, AT
5/16/08     Tante Ju     Dresden, DE
5/17/08     Quasimodo     Berlin, DE
5/19/08     Kulturfabrik     Esch Sur Alzette, LUX
5/20/08     Musiktheater Rex     Lorsch, DE
5/21/08     Melkweg     Amsterdam, NL
5/22/08     Nattjazz Festival     Bergen, NOR
5/23/08     De Oosterpoort     Groningen, NL
5/24/08     De Boerderij     Den Haag, NL

Scott Henderson Gang - Free Blues Club video

Here's some excellent recent footage of Scott Henderson playing at the Free Blues Club in Poland. Jeff Andrews is on bass, Krzysztof Zawadzki is on drums.

Scott Henderson - 12/13/07 video

Here's a cool video from Scott Henderson's show in Rio de Janeiro last night. The quality isn't great, but the playing is.

Scott Henderson - 11/26/07 video

More great Scott Henderson footage, this time from 11/26/07 in Krakow.

Scott Henderson video

Here's a new YouTube clip of Scott Henderson discussing his whammy-bar techniques at a guitar clinic.

Scott Henderson to perform at Detroit International Jazz Festival

Big news for midwestern jazz and fusion fans. Scott Henderson will be performing at the Detroit International Jazz Festival this Saturday September 1st at 6:45pm on the Chase Main Stage. This is a rare treat since Henderson doesn't come to the midwest very often. Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood will be there as well, hitting the same stage at 8:45pm. In fact, Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood will also be at the Chicago Jazz Festival the day before, Friday August 31st. I may be attending that show, not sure yet.

Scott Henderson video - Atri Blues Festival 7/21/07

Found this great video of Scott Henderson from 7/21/07 at the Atri Blues Festival in Italy.

Scott Henderson European summer tour dates

Scott Henderson has posted the following dates for his European summer tour:

July 19 - ISOLA D'ELBA  (Italy)  SUGAR REEF
July 20 - CECINA (LI)  (Italy) VILLA GUERRAZZI
July 21 - ATRI (TE)  (Italy)  ATRI BLUES FESTIVAL
July 22 - TREVI (PG)  (Italy)
July 25 - MALBORGHETTO (UD) (Italy)
July 27 - ARENDAL  (Norway) CANAL STREET FESTIVAL
July 28 - PONTINIA  (Italy)  PONTINIA BLUES FESTIVAL
July 29 - CAPO D'ORLANDO  (Italy)  Capo D'Orlando Blues Festival

Also, from August 1st thru August 5th at SIRACUSA (Sicily, Italy), Henderson will be doing a 2 hour guitar clinic each day, with a jam concert on August 3rd with guitarists Carl Verheyen and Guthrie Govan (!).

Review: Scott Henderson - Collection

My review of the Scott Henderson "Collection" album is up at Modern Guitars Magazine. Check it out!

Review: Scott Henderson - "Collection"

UPDATE 6/22/07: I've republished my review below.

Collection contains an assortment of songs from the Tone Center Records catalog that feature fusion guitar great Scott Henderson. This is essentially a label "sampler", and shouldn't be viewed as a "Best Of" or "Greatest Hits" retrospective. Since it only covers material that is available on Tone Center, it only covers the last nine or so years of Henderson's long career.

And what a career it has been - In addition to his solo albums and prestigious sideman stints (Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul, etc), Henderson and bassist Gary Willis fronted Tribal Tech - arguably the most groundbreaking, adventurous jazz fusion band of the last 25 years. Tribal Tech effectively dissolved following their 2000 album Rocket Science, but their body of work holds the same importance to the genre as Weather Report or Return To Forever. Part of what made Tribal Tech stand out was Henderson's guitar work. A gifted improviser, his great strength has always been his ability to mix aggressive hard blues phrasing with a rich bop vocabulary. And no one plays jazz with a true rock tone the way Henderson does.

Having said that, Collection is a bit of a mixed bag. There's some great tracks here, but some curious choices too.

"Lola Fay", "Lady P", and "Hillbilly In The Band" come from Henderson's Well To The Bone album. I'm sure "Lola Fay" and "Lady P" (both vocal tracks) were chosen for the great, bluesy guitar playing they most definitely have. But the songs themselves don't do much for me. "Hillbilly In The Band", however, is an uptempo, country-inspired instrumental that is fun from start to finish. This is also one of those "curious choices" though. The live version of this song (from Henderson's aptly titled Live album from 2004) is superior to the studio version, in my opinion, and would have been a better choice.

"Snake Soda" and "Nairobe Express" were recorded with the band Vital Tech Tones; Henderson's collaboration with bassist Victor Wooten and drummer Steve Smith. These are two of the best songs in this collection. Henderson positively rips on both of these tunes. Vital Tech Tones recorded two great albums, Vital Tech Tones (1998), and VTT2 (2000). Both are well worth checking out.

There are two tracks here from Henderson's aforementioned 2004 live album; "Slidin'" and "Sultan's Boogie". "Slidin'" is jazz blues song that has some of Henderson's hippest playing on the album. Originally recorded as "Slidin' Into Charlisa" on Tribal Tech's 1992 release Illicit, this live trio version is more of a guitar-driven tune than the original. Henderson's trademark whammy-bar accents are everywhere on this track, and his solo during the uptempo midsection is peppered with cool jazz lines. "Sultan's Boogie" is a heavier, Arabian-influenced track with a cool vibe that's different from anything else on the album.

The Tribal Tech tracks in this collection are culled from the band's final two recordings - Thick (1999) and Rocket Science (2000). Both of these albums consist of completely improvised material (though the tracks were edited later, with some overdubs added as well). The band entered the studio and just jammed, with no preparation whatsoever. For me, the results from this approach were mixed. There are some wonderful tunes on Thick and Rocket Science, but there are some I could do without as well. Fortunately, two of the best tunes from those sessions are included here. "Space Camel" is trippy funk piece with some great melodies by keyboardist Scott Kinsey, and the deep-grooving "Thick" is an awesome jam with some great wah-wah soloing by Henderson.

If you're not familiar with Scott Henderson, Collection is a decent place to start, but you won't hear the whole picture. Henderson can play over chord changes with more authority than just about any guitarist I've heard. However, we only get hints of his heavy jazz side on this release. Pairing this CD with a great Tribal Tech album such as Illicit, or their "Best Of" collection, Primal Tracks, will give you a better idea of what Scott Henderson can do.

Collection Track Listing

1. Lola Fay
2. Space Camel
3. Lady P
4. Sultan's Boogie
5. Song Holy Hall
6. Clinic Troll
7. Hillbilly In The Band
8. Slidin'
9. Snake Soda
10. Thick
11. Nairobe Express

Rich

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Scott Henderson European tour dates

Scott Henderson has listed the following "confirmed" tour dates on his website for spring 2007:

March 15 Athens, Greece - Athina Club
March 16 Athens, Greece - Athina Club
March 17 Athens, Greece - Athina Club
March 19 Prague, Czech Rep - Lucerna Music Bar
March 20 Ostrava, Czech Rep - Parnik Club
March 21 Plzen, Czech Rep - House Of Blues
March 25 Urbania, Italy - Teatro "D.Bramanta"
March 26 Foggia, Italy - Cafeteria Del Centro
March 27 Pontassieve, Italy - Teatro Accademia
March 28 Rubiera, Italy - Teatro Herberia
March 30 Forli', Italy - Naima Club
March 31 Velden, Austria - Bluesiana Rock Cafe
April 1     Graz, Austria - Generalmusikdirektion
April 3     Istanbul, Turkey

Nice write-up of the "Concert For Cliff" with Vai and Satriani

Junkman from KNAC has written a great review of the "Concert For Cliff" that took place this past Saturday at the House of Blues in Hollywood. This was the Joe Satriani/Steve Vai benefit concert for their friend Cliff Cultreri. Cliff is a music industry veteran who is currently suffering from a host of Auto-Immune and Connective-Tissue disorders. The show featured guest performers Steve Lukather, Paul Gilbert, Scott Henderson, Johnny Hiland, Dweezil Zappa, and Johnny A. The review features the full set-list, including all the details of the various jams.

Junkman review of the "Concert for Cliff"

I also found this review by Yosean, and a gallery of camera phone pics he took of the show.

Scott Henderson videos for Prosound Communications

Saw this on Stratoblogster. Prosound Communications (makers of the Xotic line of effects pedals) has a cool video page on their site. They have some new Scott Henderson clips posted that are really great.

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Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Friends Announce Benefit Concert

PRESS RELEASE

NEW YORK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- September  12, 2006 --  Legendary guitarists Joe Satriani and Steve Vai announce plans for a benefit concert for music industry veteran and friend, Cliff Cultreri. "The Cliff Show" will take place on Saturday, September 30th at the House Of Blues, Hollywood, and will feature performances by both Satriani and Vai, as well as special guests to be announced.

Cliff Cultreri is the A&R executive who "discovered" both Satriani and Vai as well as many other popular recording artists, while working at Relativity Records. Cultreri is currently suffering from a host of Auto-Immune and Connective-Tissue disorders that are attacking his immune system, a one in 100 million occurrence that causes severe pain and physical problems. Satriani and Vai hope to raise funds to help Cultreri and his family's financial needs.

Cultreri is currently VP of A&R at KOCH Records where he has worked with such artists as RZA, B.G., Turk, Ying Yang Twins, Kurupt, Death Row, Big Gipp & Goodie Mob, Master P, and many others. During his years in the industry, Cultreri has served as A&R for a number of top names, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Allan Holdsworth, Billy Sheehan & Talas, Peter Frampton, Megadeth, Corrosion Of Conformity, Exodus, Anthrax, Death, Venom, Slash's Snakepit, Cradle Of Filth, Godflesh, Our Lady Peace, My Bloody Valentine, The Cure, Modern English, Gene Loves Jezebel, Fat Joe, Common, Bone Thugs 'N Harmony, 3-6 Mafia, KRS 1, Beatnuts, C Murder, Soulja Slim, and many others in all genres of music. In addition, he has received 18 Grammy nominations, 13 Gold and 14 Platinum and Multi-Platinum awards for albums on which he was the executive producer, co-producer or A&R. He won Grammys for "Song of the Year" and "Album of the Year" with Bone Thugs 'N Harmony for which he served as A&R.

"Cliff has been a musical force and guiding light in my career and my life for 2 decades. He introduced and championed my music to the music business. He is a dear friend and musical ally and quite the guitar player himself," said Satriani. "Steve and I wanted to help Cliff and the idea of a show in LA with other members of the guitar community seemed to be the obvious way to celebrate and help him."

Buy Tickets @ Ticketmaster.com

AUG 9 PRESALE PASSWORDS: "cliff" (Artist) & "satch" (HOB)

Tickets prices will be set at $100 and are set to go on sale August 12th. Limited number of $75 tickets will be available August 9th through www.satriani.com and www.vai.com

A special note from Cliff (9/6/06):

If you are unable to attend the show but would still like to help Cliff and his family, donations may be made by check (NO CHECK IS TOO SMALL OR TOO LARGE) and can be sent to the following address:

KOCH Entertainment
22 Harbor Park Drive
Port Washington, New York 11050
Attn: Nancy Young
Please make all checks payable to: Patricia Cultreri

All of us at KOCH Entertainment express our gratitude to all of you who can find it in your heart to support this worthy cause.

About KOCH Records

KOCH Records is a division of KOCH Entertainment, the fastest-growing music company and the market leader among independents in North America. The KOCH Entertainment corporate umbrella encompasses the KOCH Records label, KOCH Vision home video, KOCH Music Publishing and KOCH Entertainment Distribution with operations in both the U.S. and Canada. KOCH Records proudly claims the largest number of Billboard charting albums among independents for each of the last five years (2001-2005). For additional info on the KOCH Records label and its roster of artists, please visit www.kochrecords.com

 

9/14/06 UPDATE: According to Blabbermouth.net - Paul Gilbert, Scott Henderson, and Steve Lukather will be among the special guests!

 

Scott Kinsey to release solo album featuring Henderson and Landau

Keyboardist Scott Kinsey (Tribal Tech, Joe Zawinul) will be releasing his debut solo album this fall. Guitarists Scott Henderson and Michael Landau will appear on the disc. The album, titled Kinesthetics, will also feature Vinnie Colaiuta and Kirk Covington on drums, Steve Tavaglione on sax, and many other top players. It will be released through Abstract Logix Records.

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