Scofield and Ponty reprise Ray

Guitarist John Scofield and violin player Jean-Luc Ponty are teaming up to reprise the oeuvre of one of jazz's best-known personalities.

Sala Kongresowa will host the duo plus band on March 13, when they will play numbers from Scofield's last album, The Music of Ray Charles. Taking over vocal duties on the night will be Dean Bowman.

"I know that some people may be wondering why I did this," says Scofield. "Shortly after Ray's death, Ron Goldstein suggested that I consider an album in tribute to him. A tribute to Ray - not a tribute to Ron. I've got to admit that I'm rarely a fan of theme projects. Some of them work but most of them don't. As soon as I heard Ray Charles though, it resonated with me. This is music I've known since I first started to play the guitar. Ray's music was one of my inspirations: he was a super soul-music man, but he was a jazz musician, too. I see him as the height of honest expression."

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