Their newest album 'Tribal Tech X' will be released in March 2012.In 1991, Guitar World magazine pronounced Henderson the #1 Jazz Guitarist, and he was voted #1 in Guitar Player magazine's annual readers poll in 1992. In 1985, Scott joined up with bassist Gary Willis and together they have released ten albums with the critically acclaimed instrumental group Tribal Tech. After moving to Los Angeles in 1980, he toured and recorded with bassist Jeff Berlin, Jean-Luc Ponty, Chick Corea and Weather Report's Joe Zawinul. Besides being a world class player and premier composer, Henderson’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.- Scott HendersonVisit Scott's official website atWorld-renowned Fusion Guitarist Scott Henderson studied arranging and composition at Florida Atlantic University. 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. 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”. I’m not interested on putting on an intellectual show for musicians only. Says Henderson, “I need to see people moving in their seats. Travis Carlton on bass and Alan Hertz on drums make this project and live show very much groove-based. Henderson 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. I think fans will enjoy the scope of this record because it has elements of blues, rock, jazz and funk. 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. The music is still blues-based, but also has a lot of harmonic content. Says Henderson, “I’m really excited about this record because our trio has been touring a lot and that energy came through on all the performances. Henderson speaks of the new work as the most challenging project of his career. The new all instrumental CD features bassist Travis Carlton (son of Larry) & drummer extraordinaire Alan Hertz. Following on the heels of his amazing “HBC” trio with bassist Jeff Berlin and drummer Dennis Chambers, guitarist Scott Henderson returns with his 5th solo project, “Vibe Station”, exhibiting “elements of jazz, rock & blues, but has a bigger variety of textures and tones.
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