“The Meters are, I think, the most influential group in our time to come out of New Orleans, to have changed and introduced us all to a way of playing, and to a groove and a level of feel in playing funk-jazz.” ThinkingWayFeelsLevelsGroupsChangedJazzOur TimeNew OrleansInfluentialMeterGrooveFunk Author:John Scofield
“Sound is what drives my solos, not verbal concepts, I never think 'I'm going to use a Lydian Dominant scale and then go up a half-step', even though that might be exactly what I end up doing.” ThinkingEndsUseMightSoundHalfMusicStepsConceptsScalesDominantSoloMusic Theory Author:John Scofield