Guitar Legend Scott Henderson To Release New Album “Karnevel!”, Announces Forthcoming European Tour
Scott Henderson will be releasing his highly anticipated new album “Karnevel!” on February 2, 2024! Scott’s previous album “People Mover” was voted best fusion album of 2019 by Jazz Times magazine, and he won both Best Guitarist and Best Electric/Jazz-Rock/Contemporary Group in JazzTimes Readers Poll.
“Karnevel!” features a diverse set of beautiful compositions, and demonstrates Scott’s striking ability to combine elements of jazz, rock, funk and blues in an authentic, seamless and musical way. After 35 years as a bandleader, Scott is a musician who’s playing and composing continues to grow.
The album was recorded live in the studio with Romain Labaye on bass and Archibald Ligonnière on drums, the same musicians on “People Mover.” After the live session, Scott spent quite a bit of time layering additional guitar tracks. “I’m happy I was able to come up with quite a few sounds I’ve never used before” said Scott in a recent interview. “The variety and pacing are very important aspects of a record to me, and this one covers a lot of territory, from heavy rock moments to very harmonic jazz, and there’s a solo guitar piece which is something I haven’t done on an album before”.
Scott replied about the album concept, “It comes from being a fan of the LA Fair and carnivals in general, not so much as a kid, but from being a dad. Disneyland is fun, but the fair is way more quirky, ridiculous, and always hilarious. It’s a crazy atmosphere filled with variety, like my music.”
Born in 1954, Scott Henderson emerged in the 1980s with his legendary band Tribal Tech and has since become one of the top guitar players/composers in jazz fusion. Scott has toured and recorded with Chick Corea, Weather Report’s Joe Zawinul, Jean-Luc Ponty, and many others. As a bandleader, Scott has toured in over 70 countries and released over 20 albums. Throughout his career, he’s won numerous Best Guitarist awards in Guitar Player and Guitar World magazines, and been on the cover of many international guitar magazines.
“Few players have joined the spirit of jazz and rock as successfully as Scott Henderson, who consistently cranks out masterpieces of harmonic sophistication, overdriven energy, and tonal beauty. He is fully steeped in both jazz and rock tradition, and he’s woven them together to create one of the most powerful voices in fusion guitar.” – Guitar Player Magazine
Track List:
- Step Right Up
- Karnevel!
- Haunted Ballroom
- Covid Vaccination
- Puerto Madero
- Sea Around Us
- Sky Coaster
- Greene Mansion
- Bilge Rat
- Acacia
- Carnies’ Time
To purchase: https://www.amazon.com/Karnevel-Scott-Henderson/dp/B0CHN3FM3P/
“Karnevel!” will be available at major retailers like Amazon, and in digital form at iTunes and other streaming platforms.
For more information:
www.scotthenderson.net
https://www.facebook.com/scotthendersonmusic
https://www.instagram.com/scotthendersontrio/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7iqVI0BpCxVVHyVyGSfAmn
Tour dates:
FEBRUARY
Friday 16 – Jaworki, Poland – Muzyczna Owczarnia
Saturday 17 – Jaworki, Poland – Muzyczna Owczarnia
Monday 19 – Poznan, Poland – Blue Note
Tuesday 20 – Prague, Czech Republic – Jazz Dock
Wednesday 21 – Bamberg, Germany – Jazzclub
Thursday 22 – Passau, Germany – Café Museum
Friday 23 – Vienna, Austria – Porgy & Bess
Saturday 24 – Velden, Austria – Bluesiana
Sunday 25 – Bologna, Italy – Bravo Caffé
Monday 26 – Verona, Italy – Il Giardino
Tuesday 27 – Milano, Italy – Zio Live
Wednesday 28 – Chur, Switzerland – Streaminghall.ch
Thursday 29 – Geneva, Switzerland – eMa
MARCH
Saturday 2 – Paris, France – Le Triton
Monday 4 – London, UK – Ronnie Scott´s
Tuesday 5 – Folkstone, UK – The Chambers
Wednesday 6 – Tilburg, Netherlands – Paradox
Thursday 7 – Bergheim, Germany – Medio Rhein Erft
Friday 8 – Hoofddorp, Netherlands – Poppodium C.
Saturday 9 – Hasbergen, Germany – Gaste Garage
Sunday 10 – Hamburg, Germany – Kent Club
Monday 11 – Kolding, Denmark – Godset
Tuesday 12 – Malmö, Sweden – Babel
Wednesday 13 – Karlskrona, Sweden – Sparresalen
Thursday 14 – Göteborg, Sweden – Pustervik
Friday 15 – Oslo, Norway – Cosmopolite
Saturday 16 – Sala, Sweden – Rockland
Sunday 17 – Stockholm, Sweden – Fasching
Tuesday 19 – Tampere, Finland – G Live Lab
Wednesday 20 – Äänekoski, Finland – Painotalo
Thursday 21 – Espoo, Finland – Sellosali
Friday 22 – Võru, Estonia – Võru Kultuurimaja Kannel
Saturday 23 Vilnius, Lithuania – Club Vakaris
Wednesday 27 – Gran Canaria, Spain – Teatro Perz
Thursday 28 – Tenerife, Spain – Teatro Leal
Friday 29 – Madrid, Spain – Sala Galileo Galilei
Saturday 30 – Athens, Greece – Athina Live
APRIL
Tuesday 2 – Beijing, China – Blue Note
Wednesday 3 – Hangzhou, China – Meeting Jazz
Thursday 4 – Shanghai, China – Shanghai JZ Club
Friday 5 – Shanghai, China – Shanghai JZ Club
Saturday 6 – XiAn, China – Meeting Jazz
Sunday 7 – Chongqing, China – Meeting Jazz
Monday 8 – Guangzhou, China – Guangzhou JZ
Tuesday 9 – Shenzhen, China – Meeting Jazz
Friday 12 – Bangalore, India – Windmills
Saturday 13 – Bangalore, India – Windmills
