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Fusion Jazz Guitar Legend Scott Henderson World Tour @ Meeting Jazz Club Shenzhen
April 9 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
In February 2024, fusion jazz guitar legend Scott Henderson released his highly anticipated new album “Karnevel!” 》!
“Karnevel!” presents a rich and beautiful body of work that showcases Scott’s ability to combine elements of jazz, rock, funk and blues in a pure, smooth and musical way. As a musician who has led bands for over 40 years, Scott’s playing and composition career continues to evolve.
The album was recorded with People Mover bassist Romain Labaye and drummer Archibald Ligonnière, and after the live recording, Scott spent considerable time adding additional guitar tracks to the album. “I’m glad I was able to create some sounds that have never been used before,” Scott said in a recent interview. “It was very important to me that the album had richness and rhythm, it covers a lot of ground, from heavy rock to harmonious jazz, and there’s also a solo guitar piece that I’ve never tried on a previous album Pass.”
Regarding the concept of the album, Scott said this: “It came from me being a fan of the Los Angeles Carnival Fair, and as a father, not a child. Disneyland is fun, but the fair is even more wonderful! Even a little weird and absurd , full of jokes and crazy vibes, all kinds of stuff, just like my music.”
Guests:
Guitar: Scott Henderson
Born in 1954, Scott Henderson rose to fame in the 1980s as a founding member of the legendary band Tribal Tech , becoming one of the top guitarist/composers in the fusion jazz scene . Scott grew up in South Florida and began playing blues, rock and funk music influenced by Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Ritchie Blackmore and his favorite guitarist Albert King.
Although Scott Henderson began his musical career performing blues rock, it was jazz that had a huge impact on him, shaping his performance and creative style today. Scott is not only a world-class performer and composer, his playing tone and ability to blend jazz with blues, rock, and funk music give his music a unique soul texture .
Scott attended Florida Atlantic University as an arranger and composer before moving to Los Angeles in 1980. He has toured and recorded with the Chick Corea Elektric Band , violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, and for four years worked with one of his favorite musicians, Weather Report’s Joe Zawinul. He recorded 2 albums with the Zawinul Syndicate, The Immigrants and Black Water, appeared on Joe Zawinul’s 2004 double CD live album Vienna Nights, and recorded ten albums with Tribal Tech. acclaimed album.
In 2019, he won two awards for “Best Guitarist” and “Best Electronic/Jazz Rock/Contemporary Music Group” in the “Jazz Times” readers’ poll. In 1991, Scott was voted “Best Jazz Guitarist” by Guitar World magazine, and in January 1992, he was voted “Best Jazz Guitarist” by Guitar Player’s annual readers’ poll. His first solo blues album, Dog Party, was a joyful return to his musical roots and was voted “Best Blues Album” of 1994 by Guitar Player magazine. Subsequent albums “Tore Down House” and “Well to the Bone” featured Henderson partnering with legendary female singer Thelma Houston. The album “Vibe Station” released in 2015 was listed by many music critics as one of the top ten instrumental albums of the year.
Scott also collaborated with bassist Victor Wooten and former Journey drummer Steve Smith to form the band “Vital Tech Tones” and released two albums. In 2009, he formed the HBC Trio with bassist Jeff Berlin and drummer Dennis Chambers and toured the world. Their first album “HBC” was released in October 2012.
At the same time, in addition to being a guitar master, Scott Henderson is also a great music educator. From the early 1980s until today, he has been a veteran teacher at MI Music Academy in Los Angeles, USA, and has trained many outstanding musicians over the years. He spared no effort to share his knowledge and experience with the younger generation of guitar masters. His Open Tutoring course is one of the most popular at the academy. Scott also writes columns for Guitar Player Magazine and other guitar publications. He has also published many music textbooks and teaching videos, and has hosted countless master classes in dozens of countries around the world.
Guitar: Karolina Mastalska
Karolina Mastalska (Lina for short) is a Polish guitarist and composer currently living in Los Angeles. Lina studied at Cracow School of Jazz and Contemporary Music. I grew up listening to the music of Jeff Beck, Led Zeppelin and Albert King. When Lina started learning guitar, she quickly became interested in electronic jazz. Lina is good at improvisation, and she describes herself as “a blues guitarist who loves jazz harmony and rock tones.” During her career, Lina has toured with many different musicians, including well-known Polish musicians Marek Raduli, Tomasz Grabowy, Zbigniew Jakubek and Krzysztof Scieranski.
At the same time, Lina is also a guitar teacher and holds guitar workshops throughout Poland. Currently, she is forming her own instrumental trio and preparing her debut album. In recent years, Lina has toured Europe and the United States with jazz fusion master Scott Henderson.
Bass: Romain Labaye
Romain Labaye was born in a musical family. He began to teach himself drumming at the age of 2. At the age of 14, he heard Weather Report, especially Jaco Pastorius’s performance, and fell in love with the bass. In 2011, Romain moved to Paris to study at the prestigious Conservatoire National Supérieure de Musique de Paris, but dropped out after a year and began to pursue an independent career in music.
During this period, Romain spent most of his time in Paris’ improvisational jazz scene and met many of the biggest stars of the Parisian jazz scene, such as Nguyên Lê, Céline Bonacina, Jerry Léonide, Tom Ibarra, Gergo Borlai, Linley Marthe, Dean Brown, Nina Attal, Mario Canonge, Alain Debiossat, Paco Séry, Mario Canonge, Chander Sardjoe, Karim Ziad, Omri Mor, Michel Fugain, Thierry Maillard, Rocco Zifarelli, Gary Husband, etc. Since 2016, Romain has embarked on a world tour with American guitarist Scott Henderson and participated in the recording of Scott’s two latest albums, “People Mover” and “Karnevel!”. Romain also plays bass in the band Phonic Nomads, which he co-founded with Archibald Ligonnière.
Drums: Archibald Ligonniére
French jazz drummer Archibald Ligonnière has collaborated with many well-known musicians. His discerning playing and keen sense of rhythm have earned him recognition from musicians such as Scott Henderson, Richard Bona, Scott Kinsey, Jimmy Haslip, Hadrien Féraud, Gildas Boclé, Nicolas Folmer, Axel Bauer and other musicians. Archibald performed on stage for the first time at the age of eight, performed in a jazz club for the first time at the age of 11, and moved to Paris at the age of 14, where he had more performance opportunities. He often performed in famous jazz clubs such as Le Baiser Salé and Le Caveau des Oubliettes, and eventually got the opportunity to perform with the band Keltic Tales and appeared on Manu Katché’s TV show “One Shot Not”.
After graduating from high school, Archibald toured many countries in Europe with Blues Band, Big Dez and the famous French trumpet player Nicolas Folmer, and joined the touring team of French pop superstar Axel Bauer, touring from 2015 to 2017. After many years of working with French musicians, Archibald now collaborates with Richard Bona and Scott Henderson. At the same time, Archibald was also composing his own music, composing symphonic scores for films, blending classical, pop and jazz.
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