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Artist
Matt Schofield Trio
12+ albums
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Matt Schofield is a UK blues guitarist and singer whose music blends blues with rock and funky jazz rhythms. His band, The Matt Schofield Trio, play their own material, which is a blend of blues and jazz, along with covers of blues classics such as Albert Collins' 'Lights Are On, But Nobody's Home'. One of the Major influences for Matt Schofield has been Robben Ford and this is audiable from his playing as well as his vocal style. However, Schofield was also majorly influenced in his younger days by B.B King, Freddie King, Albert King, Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, Albert Collins and Stevie Ray and Jimmie Vaughan. Schofield has two live discs and one studio album. The first of the live discs, 'The Trio, Live' was recorded at the Bishops Blues club at The Half Moon, Bishops Stortford and, funded and produced by Richard Pavitt, gave the band their first breakthrough. This was recorded in 2004. The second live album, 'Live At The Jazz Cafe!' was recorded at the London Jazz Cafe in April 2005. The studio album, 'Siftin' Thru Ashes' was also released in 2005. This album showcases not only Matt as a virtuoso contemporary blues player, but also as a very competent song writer playing a part in writing 8 out of 11 of the tracks on this album. AllMusic.com calls Schofield’s approach “an enjoyable demonstration of what can happen when blues-rock and blues-jazz are united.” Schofield was given a four star (excellent) rating in the Penguin Book of Blues Recordings. The release of 'The Tri
