John Scofield at Teatro Olimpico

 

An honest, old guitar craftsman…

… sure not an innovator with his very own unique “voice” like Bill Frisell, John Abercrombie, Terje Rypdal… his sound is more in Wes Montgomery’s school (lacking his wizardry) and when he adventures in some basic pedal looping, the results are quite “primitive”, so far away from Bill Frisell’s masterful foot-tapping.

Beside above criticism, the one hour and a half concert was enjoyable and educative: a good musician accompanied by average stage-partners may sound below par.