MUSICIAN

John Scofield

1951 - Today

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John Scofield (born December 26, 1951) is an American guitarist and composer. His music over a long career has blended jazz, jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul and rock. He first came to mainstream attention as part of the band of Miles Davis; he has toured and recorded with many prominent jazz artists including saxophonists Eddie Harris, Dave Liebman, Joe Henderson, and Joe Lovano; keyboardists George Duke, Joey DeFrancesco, Herbie Hancock, Larry Goldings, and Robert Glasper; fellow guitarists Pat Metheny, John Abercrombie, Pat Martino, and Bill Frisell; bassists Marc Johnson and Jaco Pastorius; and drummers Billy Cobham and Dennis Chambers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Scofield has received more than 1,123,624 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). John Scofield is the 1,094th most popular musician (down from 928th in 2019), the 5,354th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,548th in 2019) and the 372nd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John Scofield ranks 1,094 out of 3,175. Before him are Lauryn Hill, Michael Angelo Batio, Vitas, Matt Sorum, Jack Sherman, and Mitski. After him are Miroslav Vitouš, Tony Allen, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Joseph Böhm, Art Farmer, and Pat Martino.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, John Scofield ranks 269. Before him are Patrick Allen, Jimi Jamison, Nick Ut, Shigemi Ishii, Bob McAdoo, and Vladimír Špidla. After him are Michel Pollentier, Joe Jordan, Harry Hamlin, Ronald DeFeo Jr., Tom Hamilton, and Izzat Ghazzawi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Scofield ranks 5,354 out of 20,380. Before him are Norma Talmadge (1894), Spencer Tunick (1967), Jack Sherman (1956), Sandra Bem (1944), Randy Orton (1980), and Leonard Peltier (1944). After him are Pamela Reed (1949), Hubert Dreyfus (1929), Matilda Joslyn Gage (1826), Jay Garner (1938), Keenen Ivory Wayans (1958), and Heber Doust Curtis (1872).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, John Scofield ranks 372. Before him are Mike Mangini (1963), David Ellefson (1964), Lauryn Hill (1975), Michael Angelo Batio (1956), Matt Sorum (1960), and Jack Sherman (1956). After him are Buffy Sainte-Marie (1941), Art Farmer (1928), Pat Martino (1944), Tom Hamilton (1951), Henry Cowell (1897), and Hank Mobley (1930).

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