Newsgroup: italia.trento.discussioni
Titolo: I Tribal Tech a Rovereto

Dall'Alto Adige:
Sta per arrivare in città una band ammirata in tutto il mondo,
considerata una sorta di monumento vivente del jazz di confine. Gli
americani Tribal Tech suoneranno domenica sera al teatro Rosmini, è la
prima data italiana del loro mini-tour europeo e si annuncia molto
affollata. Le prenotazioni stanno infatti fiocccando da tutto il
Triveneto, anche perchè le occasioni di vedere un gruppo di così alto
livello sono francamente poche, e non solo a livello locale. Dieci
album in dodici anni, osannati dalla critica di settore, i Tribal Tech
hanno la loro forza nel collettivo, formato da musicisti di altissima
caratura, come il chitarrista Scott Henderson, che già ha fatto tappa
a Rovereto in una formidabile data "sold out", giusto un anno fa,
sempre al Rosmini. Gli altri tre però nonsono da meno: il batterista
Kirk Covington, Gary Willis al basso elettrico (considerato tra i
migliri al mondo nel suo ruolo da moltissime riviste di settore), e
Scott Kinsey alle tastiere. Propongono un jazz-fusion (argh...fusion
n.d.r.) ibridato con forme heavy rock di tellurica potenza e sono
considerati un punto di riferimento da almeno due generazioni di
musicisti. Organizza il Cdm Centro Didattico Musicateatrodanza.
L'ingresso costa 13 euro, l'inizio spettacolo è previsto alle 21,
domenica al teatro Rosmini.
Unica nota negativa: la capienza del Rosmini è limitata e se sono in
tanti a capire di musica...
Ciao.

Born in 1954, Scott Henderson grew up in an era where blues-rock was atit's
peak. His formative musical years took place in South Florida where
he played the clubs with all kinds of bands playing everything from Led
Zepplin to James Brown. As he was learning his instrument, Henderson was
influenced by Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Ritchie Blackmore, and
the great blues guitarists Albert King and Buddy Guy. Even though Henderson
claims to be more of a blues-rock player, it was the influence of jazz that
led him to the style of playing and composing that he is now famous for.
Scott finished school at Florida Atlantic University, then moved to Los
Angeles where he played and recorded with Chick Corea's Elektric Band, with
violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, bassist Jeff Berlin and "Players", and a four year
stint with Weather Report's Joe Zawinul.
Henderson formed the band Tribal Tech in 1984 with bassist Gary Willis, and
after nine critically acclaimed albums, Henderson has proven himself as a
world class player and composer. In 1991, he was named by Guitar World as
the #1 Jazz Guitarist, and in January 1992, he was named #1 Jazz Guitarist
in Guitar Player's Annual Reader's Poll. His first solo blues album "Dog
Party", a welcome retreat to his musical roots, won best blues album of 1994
in Guitar Player. The second blues album for Mesa/Bluemoon Records pairs
Henderson with legendary vocalist Thelma Houston. "Tore Down House" was
released in April 97, and recieved four star reviews in Jazz Times, Guitar
Player, Guitar, Guitar Shop, and L.A Jazz Scene Magazines. The newest Tribal
Tech album "Rocket Science" was just released on the ESC/Tone center label
in November 2000.
Scott's newest project is his trio featuring Tribal Tech's Kirk Covington
on drums and vocals, and John Humphrey on bass. The band plays blues music
from "Dog Party" and "Tore Down House" as well as some of Henderson's jazz
music recorded by Tribal Tech. This group has just finished it's second
European tour, along with a tour of South America, and will record a new
album for ESC Records following their Summer 2000 U.S. - South America tour.
Scott has also released two albums with "Vital Tech Tones", a trio
collaboration with bassist Victor Wooten and ex - Journey / Vital
Information leader Steve Smith on drums.
As is often the case with a musician of Scott's caliber, the demand is
great that he share his knowledge with the current generation of
guitarists. He is on the faculty at Musician's Institute in Hollywood, and
has written columns for Guitar Player, Guitar World and Guitar School
Magazines. Columbia has released two Henderson instructional videos; "Jazz
Fusion Imrovisation", and "Melodic Phrasing". The Scott Henderson Guitar
Books, two collections of his compositions, are available through Hal
Leonard Publishing, as well as his newest book "Jazz Guitar Chord System",
a revolutionary way for students to study the pluralities of jazz harmony.