Scott Hesse

Scott Hesse (* around 1970 ) is an American jazz guitarist .

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Hesse grew up in Sioux City , Iowa , where he began learning to play the guitar at the age of 14. Soon after, he was performing in the Midwest with his father's Territory Band . After graduating from high school in 1989, he studied at Eastern Illinois University with Henry Butler . In 1994 he moved to New York City, where he continued his studies at the Manhattan School of Music with Rodney Jones . He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Studies from Empire State College in New York and a Masters in Jazz Composition from DePaul University in Chicago. In New York he appeared in various jazz clubs such as Sweet Basil , Smalls and Central Park . In the course of his career he played a. a. with Pete Yellin , Benny Powell , Harold Mabern , Dennis Mackrel , Mark Egan , Akira Tana , Grady Tate , Brad Mehldau , Ira Coleman , Mark Turner , Myron Walden , Stefon Harris , Regina Carter , Cameron Brown , Judi Silvano , Andy Bey , Philip Harper , Teodross Avery and David Amram .

Hesse has taught at the Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie , the State University of New York (SUNY) in New Paltz and at The New School in Manhattan, and also at the summer jazz camp at the University of Okoboji in Iowa. He has lived in Chicago since 2004, where he a. a. worked with Isaiah Spencer , Fred Anderson , Ari Brown , Greg Ward , Vincent Davis , Edward Wilkerson , Malachi Thompson , Harrison Bankhead , Tatsu Aoki , Dee Alexander and Corey Wilkes ( Cries from Tha Ghetto 2008) and performs regularly at the Velvet Lounge , as well at venues such as The Jazz Showcase , The Green Mill , Andy's, Hothouse, Katerina's, The Cultural Center and at the Chicago Jazz Festival . In the field of jazz he was involved in 13 recording sessions between 1997 and 2014.