Scott Henderson

Scott Henderson (born August 26, 1954, West Palm Beach, Florida) is a highly acclaimed fusion and blues guitarist best known for his work with the band Tribal Tech.

Early days

The guitarist, Scott Henderson began playing guitar at an early age. A native of South Florida, with his formative musical years were spent listening to rock, blues, funk and soul, and his interest in jazz developed later on, thanks to the music of John Coltrane, Miles Davis and others. He still professes to being a blues player at heart.

After graduating from Florida Atlantic University, Henderson moved to Los Angeles and began his career in earnest, playing and recording with violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, bassist Jeff Berlin and "Players", and Weather Report's Joe Zawinul. Henderson first began receiving serious attention as the original guitarist for the Chick Corea Elektric Band.

Tribal Tech

Scott formed Tribal Tech with bass player Gary Willis in 1984. Under the direction of Henderson and Willis, Tribal Tech became one of the most highly-regarded fusion bands of the 1990s. He toured and recorded with the band up until their dissolution following the 2000 album "Rocket Science", and during that time brought himself to the forefront of modern jazz/fusion guitar playing. In 1991 he was named '#1 Jazz Guitarist' by Guitar World magazine, and in January 1992 he was voted best jazz guitarist in Guitar Player magazine's Annual Reader's Poll.

Recent Recordings

Scott Henderson has more recently moved back to his blues roots, releasing the critically acclaimed blues album "Dog Party" in 1994, "Tore Down House" (1997). He recorded "Well To The Bone" (2003) with bass player, John Humphrey, and Kirk Covington on drums. His latest solo release "Scott Henderson Live" (2005) follows in this vein, and his work has also moved into funk/jazz fusion. He has repeatedly stated that he is enjoying playing in bands which do not have keyboard players, as it allows him to branch out more and properly explore the guitar's full potential as an instrument.

Henderson is also of a member of the fusion supergroup Vital Tech Tones with Victor Wooten and Steve Smith, which has released two CDs as of 2006.

Henderson has also appeared recently as a guest artist on a number of recordings including Scott Kinsey's 2006 CD "Kinesthetics", Amber Whitlock's "The Colours Of Life", and Rob Whitlock's "Sketchin"' and "Sketchin' 2".

Additional Information

Scott Henderson teaches at the Guitar Institute of Technology, which is part of the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California. He has released two instructional guitar videos.

Discography

With Tribal Tech:
*"Spears" (1985)
*"Dr. Hee" (1987)
*"Nomad" (1990)
*"Tribal Tech" (1991)
*"Illicit" (1992)
*"Face First" (1993)
*"Primal Tracks" (1994)
*"Reality Check" (1995)
*"Thick" (1999)
*"Rocket Science" (2000)

With Vital Tech Tones (Henderson, Victor Wooten and Steve Smith):
*"Vital Tech Tones" (1998)
*"VTT2" (2000)

Solo:
*"Dog Party" (1994)
*"Tore Down House" (1997)
*"Well To The Bone" (2002)
*"Live!" (2005)

Other:
*"Fables" (Jean-Luc Ponty - 1985)
*"Champion" (Jeff Berlin - 1985)
*"The Chick Corea Elektric Band" (Chick Corea - 1986)
*"Players" (1987, Jeff Berlin with T Lavitz and Steve Smith)
*"The Immigrants" (The Zawinul Syndicate - 1988)
*"Black Water" (The Zawinul Syndicate - 1989)
*"Just Add Water" - Virgil Donati, (1997)
*"Crossroads" (Jeff Berlin - 1999)

Multimedia

* [http://www.kwmusica.kataweb.it/kwmusica/video_scheda.jsp?idContent=76686&idCategory=2064 Scott Henderson Live At Big Mama - Italy (2001) (Real Video)]
* [http://www.kwmusica.kataweb.it/kwmusica/video_scheda.jsp?idContent=69443&idCategory=2064 Tribal Tech Live At Big Mama - Italy (2000) (Real Video)]
* [http://klasjazz.com/shows/1-3-06.htm January 2006 Interview with Scott Kinsey and Scott Henderson for KCLA-FM's Meta Currents]
* [http://georgegraham.com/audio/hendrsn3.ram George Graham reviews "Well To The Bone" - WVIA-FM, Scranton-Wilkes Barre, PA]

External links

* [http://www.scotthenderson.net/ Scott Henderson's website]
* [http://henderson.worldsgreatestguitarist.com/interview/index.html 2005 Scott Henderson Interview]
* [http://www.innerviews.org/inner/henderson.html 1999 Scott Henderson Interview]
* [http://www.ejn.it/mus/s_hender.htm European Jazz Network]
* [http://www.sjujazz.nl/agenda/index?id=2487&beperk Scott Henderson Blues Band in concert 04-04-07, Utrecht (Holland)]