Guitar virtuoso Scott Henderson has finished his new album “Vibe
Station”, the most ambitious project of his career! The highly anticipated
instrumental album for guitar trio will be released on May 1, 2015.
Says
Scott, “I'm really excited about this record because our trio has been touring
a lot and that energy came through on all the performances. The music is still
blues-based, but also has a lot of harmonic content. The big change is no
vocals, which challenged me as a guitarist to write material which can be
played in a vocal way on the guitar, while incorporating my own chord-melody
style. I think fans will enjoy the scope of this record because it has elements
of blues, rock, jazz and funk. There's something for everyone here.”
Scott also
said that the majority of the songs are layered with multi guitar tracks,
utilizing many different guitars, pedals, amps and speaker combinations, making
it the most textural and versatile sounding album he's ever done. Travis
Carlton on bass and Alan Hertz on drums make this project and live show very
much groove-based.
Says
Scott, “I need to see people moving in their seats. I'm not interested on
putting on an intellectual show for musicians only. I don't believe I need to
dumb down the music to appeal to people who aren't musicians, because when
Travis and Alan play together, the groove is going to attack you whether you're
a musician or not”.
Scott
Henderson's impressive work over the years as co-leader of the group TRIBAL
TECH, leader of his own ground breaking trio, and sideman to some of the best
jazz artists of their generation, including the great Joe Zawinul, has elevated
him to the front ranks of both Jazz and Blues. Besides being a world class
player and premier composer, Scott's trademark is his beautiful tone and
striking ability to blend Blues, Rock, Funk, and Jazz, creating a soulful and
unique voice on the guitar.
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