{"id":5925,"date":"2014-08-05T09:14:29","date_gmt":"2014-08-05T16:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/?p=5925"},"modified":"2018-09-17T19:53:52","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T02:53:52","slug":"scofields-uber-jam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/2014\/08\/scofields-uber-jam\/","title":{"rendered":"Scofield’s \u00c3\u0153ber Jam"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Remember,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d guitarist John Scofield said backstage before his performance at the Ystad Jazz Festival, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153this is my rock band.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Is it ever. Formally named The John Scofield \u00c3\u0153ber Jam Band, the quartet operates with an array of electronic and digital enhancements that gives it volume and intensity that a big band\u00e2\u20ac\u201deven a couple of big bands\u00e2\u20ac\u201dmight be hard-pressed to equal.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We should be tight,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Scofield said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve done 24 concerts in 27 days on the road in Europe.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Indeed, the solidarity of the group was impressive as it challenged the ability of the 120-year-old Ystad Theatre\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s foundations to withstand shaking. Scofield and rhythm guitarist Avi Bortnick operated a collection of foot controls, and Bortnick a laptop computer, that made the \u00c3\u0153ber Band concert a techno adventure. And yet, in pieces like \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Snake Dance,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Boogie, Stupid\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Snap, Crackle, Pop,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d it was sophisticated harmonic content as the guitarists interacted with one another and with electric bassist Andy Hess that justified the band\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s inclusion in a jazz festival.<\/p>\n

Quivers and shakes at the ends of phrases are trademarks of Scofield\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s performances, and at Ystad there were plenty of them. Drummer Terence Higgins reacted to Scofield\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s and Bortnick\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s emphatic rhythmic turns with snaps, crackles, pops and other licks that complemented the guitarists\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 ideas. The way he and Hess locked up was one indicator that the band is as tight as Scofield claimed. Higgins\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s musical heritage is evident in his adaptations of the parade-beat tradition of his native New Orleans. Advanced electronica may not have been the main interest of an Ystad audience whose average age looked to be well above 50, but the \u00c3\u0153ber Jammers inspired a standing ovation<\/p>\n

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(More To Come From Ystad)<\/div>\n

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