Scott Fields Explained

Scott Fields
Background:non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth Date:30 September 1960
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genre:Avant-garde jazz, experimental
Occupation:Musician
Instrument:Guitar
Years Active:1970s–present
Label:Clean Feed, Cadence Jazz, Music & Arts, RogueArt
Associated Acts:Elliott Sharp, Jeff Parker, Stephen Rath,

Scott Fields (born September 30, 1960 in Chicago, Illinois) is a guitarist, composer, and bandleader. He is best known for blending music that is composed with music that is written and for his modular pieces (see 48 Motives, 96 Gestures, OZZO, and Seven Deserts). He works primarily in avant-garde jazz, experimental music, and contemporary classical music.[1]

Biography

Fields was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He started as a self-taught rock musician but soon was influenced by the musicians of the Association for the Advancement for Creative Musicians (AACM), which was active in the Hyde Park neighborhood in which he grew up. Later he studied classical guitar, jazz guitar, music composition, and music theory. In late 1973 Fields co-founded the avant-garde jazz trio Life Rhythms. When the group disbanded two years later, he played sporadically but soon was institutionalized for an extended period. He quit music almost entirely until 1989.

Since then he has performed and composed actively. His ensembles and partnerships have included such musicians as Marilyn Crispell, Hamid Drake, John Hollenbeck, Joseph Jarman, Myra Melford, Jeff Parker, and Elliott Sharp.[2]

Discography

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harvey Pekar interview with Scott Fields. www.scottfields.com. 15 June 2017.
  2. Web site: Layne. Joslyn. Scott Fields. AllMusic. 21 December 2016.