Matt Schofield at Burlington Discover Jazz Festival

British Bluesman Matt Schofield is widely regarded as one of the most distinctive and innovative guitarists to have emerged on the world blues scene for several generations. He just won Guitarist of the Year and Album of the Year at the 2010 British Blues Awards. Schofield also is rated in the top ten British blues guitarists of all time (Guitar & Bass Magazine), putting him in the company of such iconic names as Eric Clapton and Peter Green. His seamless playing, which can be heard on his five acclaimed albums, embodies American blues and his prowess has taken his band to twenty-two countries, where he has stamped his own style on proceedings, slamming into solos that burn with an intensity rarely heard these days and even more rarely in combination with such a technically fluid and melodic approach....

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British Bluesman Matt Schofield is widely regarded as one of the most distinctive and innovative guitarists to have emerged on the world blues scene for several generations. He just won Guitarist of the Year and Album of the Year at the 2010 British Blues Awards. Schofield also is rated in the top ten British blues guitarists of all time (Guitar & Bass Magazine), putting him in the company of such iconic names as Eric Clapton and Peter Green. His seamless playing, which can be heard on his five acclaimed albums, embodies American blues and his prowess has taken his band to twenty-two countries, where he has stamped his own style on proceedings, slamming into solos that burn with an intensity rarely heard these days and even more rarely in combination with such a technically fluid and melodic approach.
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