Scott Henderson
Scott Henderson (born August 26, 1954, West Palm Beach, Florida) is a highly acclaimed fusion and blues guitarist best known for his work with the band Tribal Tech.
The guitarist, Scott Henderson began playing guitar at an early age. A native of South Florida, with his formative musical years were spent listening to rock, blues, funk and soul, and his interest in jazz developed later on, thanks to the music of John Coltrane, Miles Davis and others. He still professes to being a blues player at heart.
After graduating from Florida Atlantic University, Henderson moved to Los Angeles and began his career in earnest, playing and recording with violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, bassist Jeff Berlin and "Players", and Weather Report’s Joe Zawinul. Henderson first began receiving serious attention as the original guitarist for the Chick Corea Elektric Band.
Scott Henderson teaches at the Guitar Institute of Technology, which is part of the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California. He has released two instructional guitar videos.
Scott Henderson has more recently moved back to his blues roots, releasing the critically acclaimed blues album Dog Party in 1994, Tore Down House. He recorded Well To The Bone with bass player, John Humphrey, and Kirk Covington on drums. His latest solo release Scott Henderson Live follows in this vein, and his work has also moved into funk/jazz fusion. He has repeatedly stated that he is enjoying playing in bands which do not have keyboard players, as it allows him to branch out more and properly explore the guitar’s full potential as an instrument.
Henderson is also of a member of the fusion supergroup Vital Tech Tones with Victor Wooten and Steve Smith, which has released two CDs as of 2006.
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