NOV 6-8 | John Scofield
Nov 06 - Nov 08, 2025
Miner Auditorium
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Original show description below.
66 when he formed this multi-generational band and led its 2018 self-titled Verve album Combo 66, John Scofield is reaching the age when many of his contemporaries start thinking about retirement. Such an idea is the furthest thing from Scofield’s mind.
The guitarist is following in the footsteps of Jack DeJohnette, his bandmate in the all-star quartet Hudson, who continues to blaze new musical trails with musicians half his age. Rather than slowing down, Scofield goes from strength to strength, winning consecutive Best Jazz Album GRAMMY Awards for 2015’s Past Present and 2016’s Country For Old Men (both on Impulse!). One of the post-fusion era’s definitive guitarists, Scofield went from recording with jazz giants such as Miles, Mingus and Chet Baker to joining the pantheon himself.
Consisting of a team of established bandleaders whose ages span four decades, the band, now rebranded Combo 73 to reflect the leader’s current age, once again relies on Bill Stewart, a brilliant, melodically inventive drummer whose relationship with Scofield spans his influential early ‘90s Blue Note albums through his two recent GRAMMY winners. Vicente Archer, one of New York’s busiest bassists, is best known for anchoring the acclaimed trios of Robert Glasper and Nicholas Payton. And pianist Gerald Clayton is simply a monster, possessing virtuosic technique, a gorgeous touch, and boundless imagination.
The GRAMMY-winning guitar giant returns with his multi-generational quartet featuring Gerald Clayton, Vicente Archer, and Bill Stewart — a group of masters who infuse the leader’s originals with grit, fire, and telepathic interplay.
Combo 66 may be named for Scofield’s age, but it sounds as timeless as he does ageless.
JazzTimes
Combo 66 may be named for Scofield’s age, but it sounds as timeless as he does ageless.
JazzTimes
Personnel
John Scofield guitar
Gerald Clayton keyboards
Vicente Archer bass
Bill Stewart drums
The band, new and old, seems to pull from all the right places and falls together like a group of old friends.
PopMatters on Combo 66
Personnel
John Scofield guitar
Gerald Clayton keyboards
Vicente Archer bass
Bill Stewart drums
The band, new and old, seems to pull from all the right places and falls together like a group of old friends.
PopMatters on Combo 66
Watch & Listen
John Scofield Combo '66
Icons at the Fair
John Scofield Combo '66
Dang Swing
John Scofield Combo '66
Icons at the Fair
John Scofield Combo '66
Dang Swing