Scott Henderson

Place: West Palm Beach

Born: 1954

Biography:

Scott Henderson is an American jazz fusion and blues guitarist best known for his work with the band Tribal Tech. He was born in West Palm Beach and raised in Lake Worth Beach. He started playing guitar at age 12, listening to Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore and blues legend Albert King. He formed Tribal Tech with bassist Gary Willis in 1985. Since then, Tribal Tech has released eight acclaimed albums. In 1991, he was named by Guitar World as the #1 Jazz Guitarist, and in January 1992, he was named #1 Jazz Guitarist in Guitar Player's Annual Reader's Poll. Scott Henderson first solo blues album "Dog Party", a welcome retreat to his musical roots, won best blues album of 1994 in Guitar Player. The second blues album pairs him with legendary vocalist Thelma Houston. This album, called "Tore Down House", was released April,97.