event Twin Cities Jazz Festival: John Scofield And The Piety Street Band, John Ellis & Double-Wide, Bobby Watson, McNally Smith Student Ensemble, Walker West Music Academy
John Scofield & The Piety Street Band and John Ellis & Double-Wide and Bobby Watson and McNally Smith Student Ensemble and Walker West Music Academy
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Sat Jun 19
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Twin Cities Jazz Festival: John Scofield And The Piety Street Band, John Ellis & Double-Wide, Bobby Watson, McNally Smith Student Ensemble, Walker West Music Academy at Mears Park
Few guitarists have weathered the dreck and trends of the last three decades with as much taste and success as John Scofield, who collates soul, funk, rock, and jazz into a style that bears only the brightest elements of fusion. The virtuoso is perhaps most well-known for his collaborations with Medeski, Martin & Wood, starting on 1997’s A Go Go, but his Piety Street project takes a more old-school approach as Scofield and his bandmates unleash their jazz chops on a dozen classic gospel songs, including “Motherless Child” and “I’ll Fly Away.” While mostly staying true to the original intentions of the material, Scofield’s adventurous attitude puts a new spin on the old songs that’s eye-opening if sometimes over-reaching. Here, he plays as part of the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, which takes place June 17-19.
Mears Park 221 5th St. E., Twin Cities, MN
Few guitarists have weathered the dreck and trends of the last three decades with as much taste and success as John Scofield, who collates soul, funk, rock, and jazz into a style that bears only the brightest elements of fusion. The virtuoso is perhaps most well-known for his collaborations with Medeski, Martin & Wood, starting on 1997’s A Go Go, but his Piety Street project takes a more old-school approach as Scofield and his bandmates unleash their jazz chops on a dozen classic gospel songs, including “Motherless Child” and “I’ll Fly Away.” While mostly staying true to the original intentions of the material, Scofield’s adventurous attitude puts a new spin on the old songs that’s eye-opening if sometimes over-reaching. Here, he plays as part of the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, which takes place June 17-19.
Updated 06/07/2010
