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John Scofield

Comments (0) By Sam Prestianni Wednesday, May 16 2001

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Tickets are $18 Tuesday through Thursday

$22 Friday through Sunday ($5-18 Sunday matinee)

(510) 238-9200

May 22-26, at 8 and 10 p.m. and Sunday, May 27, at 2 and 8 p.m. at Yoshi's, 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland.
Cool and savvy, Works for Me is classic Scofield, if such a term can be applied to a six-string slinger comfortable with everything from funky B-3 organ romps to rock- and R&B-infused swing to mellifluous free-form pieces. As always, the guitarist's open embrace of non-jazz influences gives his tunes a distinctive charm. Though he calls this new recording his "real jazz" project, he performs with a laid-back confidence that seems to say, "You know, I could be playing anything." This understated sassiness comes across in each lyrical solo, rhythmic exchange, and slightly bent, breezy melody. All of which gives Scofield's straight-ahead jazz a subtle, curvy feel.

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