Faculty Detail - Department - Guitar

Scott studied arranging and composition at Florida Atlantic University.  After graduating from GIT, he toured and recorded with bassist Jeff Berlin, Jean-Luc Ponty, Chick Corea, and Weather Report’s Joe Zawinul.  Scott joined up with bassist Gary Willis in 1985 and together they have released eight albums with the critically acclaimed fusion group Tribal Tech.  In 1991, Henderson was named by Guitar World as the #1 Jazz Guitarist, and in January 1992 he was named #1 in Guitar Player’s Annual Readers Poll.  Scott  has released three solo albums, Well to the Bone, Tore Down House, and Dog Party (Guitar Player’s “Best Blues Album of 1994”).  Scott has also released two instructional videos, Jazz Fusion Improvisation and Melodic Phrasing.  Two books containing Scott’s compositions are also available through Hal Leonard publishing.  Scott’s open counseling sessions are some of GIT’s most popular.