Scott is an American composer and lyricist born and raised in New
Orleans. He began studying guitar when he was 17. After high school, he
attended Loyola University in New Orleans where he studied jazz guitar with
Bill Huntington, and music composition at the University of New Orleans.
While attending the universities Scott learned to read music, and he began
to sing, as a member of opera choruses and master chorales.
Scott has performed with many artists during his musical career, "including
The Neville Brothers, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band and The Allman
Brothers Band." He has performed in Europe and Asia. He has received
numerous awards for his music contributions. "His symphonic premiere
was
with the New Orleans Symphony and his compositions have been honored by the
Utah Composer's Guild, The Nashville Music City Song Festival and the
Billboard Music Awards. He was also awarded a Congressional Certificate of
Recognition by California Congressman Brad Sherman." In 2008 Scott released
his "Made
in New Orleans" CD, which is available on the Louisiana
Music Factory website. Scott released "Blue Roasted Jazz" in 2010. Read the notes (below) and visit iTunes to listen to his music..
SCOTT DETWEILER - Blue Roasted Jazz (2010) CD Liner notes:
BLUE ROASTED JAZZ
(Detweiler Records)
Produced and Recorded
By Scott Detweiler
Personnel:
Scott Detweiler – guitar/vocals
Ed Cogan – piano
Matt McFadden – bass
Jeff Fish – drums
Blue Roasted Jazz was recorded live at Jax Bar & Grill in Glendale (Los
Angeles), California in April 2010.
It is the third volume (following 2009’s, “Rendition Integration” and
“Infusion Went Away”) in Detweiler’s continuing chronicle of live early 21st
century American music. Because the tracks are raw, unedited and recorded
with a single microphone placed in the middle of the club, the listener
experiences the true live performance, complete with background sounds from
the audience.
Another compelling feature about this recording is that although Detweiler
had played with each of the musicians separately on prior occasions, there
were no group rehearsals prior to this performance. Set lists and a handful
of charts were distributed moments prior to each of the 4 (four) sets,
creating what Detweiler refers to as “live ‘Kind of Blue’”.
Working in this idiom for the past several years, his developing ability to
“read” the audience is revealed in this recording as he spontaneously
abandons set lists, creates medleys and calls key changes, while playing,
right from his post at the microphone.
Naturally there are rough spots under these conditions, but there are also
musical segments of pure, brazen magic that could never be realized in any
other way. “You won’t find diamonds laying on the ground….you have to dig
for them”, says Detweiler, “and as we play, we are digging with our
instruments for diamond moments that can only be forged between the
musicians and the audience in an intimate setting”.
Liner notes by Phil Packard.
SD uses Peerless Guitars, Gomez Amplifiers, Olympia Strings, Straps and
Picks and Presonus components, exclusively, and thanks them for their belief
and support of excellence.
SD thanks St. Martha, Elsa, Scott, Marie, Lee Family, John Kim, Dario Gomez,
Ellis, Hank, Ed, all of the staff at Jax Bar & Grill and the great writers
of the non-SD material presented here.
Copyright 2010 Detweiler Records, Detweiler Music, ASCAP. All Rights
Reserved. International Copyright Secured. Link: "Blue
Roasted Jazz" CD: VIDEO Scott Detweiler Quartet — "Take Five"
Scott Detweiler Quartet — "Nobody's Fault But Mine"
Link: "Blue
Roasted Jazz" CD:
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