John Scofield
John Scofield
John Scofield, often referred to as "Sco", is an American jazz-rock guitarist and composer, who has played and collaborated with Miles Davis, Dave Liebman, Joe Henderson, Charles Mingus, Joey DeFrancesco, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Bill Frisell, Pat Martino, Mavis Staples, Phil Lesh, Billy Cobham, Medeski Martin & Wood, George Duke, Jaco Pastorius, John Mayer, Robert Glasper, Gov't Mule, and many other well-known artists. At ease in the bebop idiom, Scofield is also well versed in jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth26 December 1951
CountryUnited States of America
legal assistance from Democrats trying to cover up a report that would tar them.
We've tried to keep the bill free of extraneous spending.
We're going to have to stick to this budget. We're going to have to reduce the defense transfer and we're going to have to drop the gimmicks. That's our starting point and ending point.
I guess I got lucky with my sound.
Military bases were damaged that need to be repaired. Those levees (in New Orleans) need to be repaired, so the Army Corps of Engineers is going to need money, ... There's highway money that's going to be needed for all the interstates that have been damaged. There are damages to the wildlife refuges down there.
We sharply limited the number we would consider, based on good government reform. The fewer coming in, the better you can scrub the ones coming in.
When I write a tune - and it's been like this for many years - I always hear in the back of my head some sort of vague, orchestrated, fully fleshed-out big-band version of the song with other parts going on.
We have concerns about how they got to this reported crisis. We've given them everything they've asked for. That should get them through it.
We passed a clean bill, and we want to keep it as close to the president's request as possible.
He is still dialed in and gives good counsel, and that is what we are seeking.
The language is still being massaged, but the intent would be to block this specific deal.
The administration has threatened to veto the bill over this extraneous rider, and there are too many important initiatives in the bill for that to happen.
It turns out kids today still learn that four-chord progression when they're just picking up the guitar.
We think it's very appropriate for members to have a hand in the decision of how money is spent in their districts.