All Out Guitar January 2008
A review of Ear To The Ground written by a guitarist for Musos. AllOutGuitar.com is a fast developing online magazine for the guitar community.
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Good Times January 2008
German magazine focused on music from the sixties to eighties. They love the Trio's take on numbers like the Letter and Cissy Strut.
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Guitar Techniques November 2007
Matt provides a masterclass in how to spice up your blues lead playing. For the accompanying CD and 3 pages of tab you will have to get the magazine!
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Vintage Guitar November 2007
Top ranked Brit... his is a unique sound... and a musical maturity that belies his years.
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Rock 'n' Reel September 2007
A review of Ear to the Ground in Rock 'n' Reel Magazine.
Schofield's second album confirms he was no one-off… a striking and vivid collection.
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Blues Matters August/September 2007
A full nine pages on the new album and life with the trio.
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Guitar Techniques August 2007
An interview (and masterclass) with Matt in Guitar Techniques magazine.
Making waves in Britain and beyond.
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Guitarist August 2007
Blues Revue August 2007
An extensive interview feature with Matt appears in the Aug/Sept of America's Blues Revue magazine. This was written when the Trio was recording the new album.
Schofield sees no reason why blues shouldn't carry the same impact it had 50 years ago.
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HMV Choice July/August 2007
A review of Ear to the Ground in HMV Choice magazine.
The three of them work expertly together… pushing until the tension is almost unbearable.
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Blues Bytes July 2007
From the newsletter of the Phoenix Blues Society (also the online magazine, Blues Bytes).
There aren't many trios playing the blues in this style right now, but if anyone decides to start, the Matt Schofield Trio has set the bar pretty much out of reach with this release.
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Guitar & Bass July 2007
Review of Ear to the Ground in Guitar & Bass.
Evidence that blues in the 21st century is still a potent force.
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Guitarist July 2007
Rootstime June 2007
Rock Times June 2007
Another glowing review in Rock Times, this time of Ear To The Ground.
Jetzt ist er reif, der Matt Schofield!
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Guitar Techniques June 2007
An editor's succinct view of Blues guitar, past and present.
I still don't quite know how to define 'blues'. I think perhaps you hear it and just 'know'
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Guitar & Bass March 2007
Matt features in Guitar & Bass magazine's list of top British blues guitarists.
Some of the most intense, smoking solos since Howlin' Wolf's Hubert Sumlin first walked into Chess Studios.
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Guitar Buyer December 2006
A feature on Matt and the Trio from Guitar Buyer magazine, with a focus on the gear and techniques Matt uses to get his unique tones.
Hear-it-and-weep tone mixed with to-die-for chops
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Big City Blues September 2006
An interview with Matt in Big City Blues magazine.
It is so important to see and hear the personalised creative process of strong artists such as Matt Schofield.
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Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings
The latest and most comprehensive guide to currently available Blues recordings.
A wealth of individual ability, wonderfully combined.
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Rock Times August 2006
Guitar One July 2006
Profile of Matt in America's Guitar One Magazine.
He mixes the finesse of Robben Ford with the sting of Albert Collins.
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LA Daily News February 2006
A review of Siftin' Thru Ashes from the LA Daily News.
Blues soloing is a language of phrasing, and Schofield speaks it unusually well.
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AllMusic
Blues Revue February 2006
A review of Siftin' Thru Ashes from Blues Revue magazine.
Even at this early point in his career, Schofield is the entire package
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Mojo February 2006
Hittin' the Note Issue 47, 2006
A review of Siftin' Thru Ashes from Hittin' the Note magazine.
One of the finest blues players to emerge from England in quite some time
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Vintage Guitar January 2006
A review of Siftin' Thru Ashes from Vintage Guitar magazine.
The best of his generation…
The title cut is about as funky as it gets
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OOR November 2005
The Independent October 2005
The Independent recently made Siftin' Thru Ashes album of the week.
Real, heart-felt electric blues played with panache.
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Guitarist August 2005
Blues Matters June 2005
Blues Matters magazine ran a full 10-page interview with Matt in their June 2005 issue.
...this band really is all about what happens live and the chemistry that is created on stage.
We're very open to letting other influences shape the music.
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Vintage Guitar September 2004
A review of The Trio, Live from Vintage Guitar magazine.
This is a fine record. Matt is a nice addition to the Blues guitarists' club.
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Blues Revue August 2004
A review of The Trio, Live from Blues Revue magazine.
The supercharged energy [Matt Schofield], drummer Evan Jenkins, and organist Jonny Henderson bring threatens speaker overload
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Guitarist July 2004
After the great review in the June issue, Guitarist magazine gave The Trio a full page article and an interview with Matt.
When it comes down to it, I get bored listening to me play all night - it's nice to lay back and comp for someone else.
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Guitarist June 2004
The Trio, Live got a shining review in the June issue of Guitarist magazine.
Schofield's playing on this debut is dynamite!
Jonny Henderson's Hammond playing is sensational
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Blues in Britain April 2004
The Matt Schofield Trio have a full cover story and interview in the April issue of Blues in Britain Magazine.
The unique format of the organ trio allows an unusual freedom of improvisation and interaction. It's exciting because it's different everytime
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