Scott Hesse is a Chicago- based jazz guitarist and music educator.
Known especially for his harmonic and rhythmic inventiveness, Scott is equally at home in straight-ahead or avant-garde settings.
Since moving to Chicago from NYC in 2005, Scott has played at every major jazz venue in the area. He's also been featured in several jazz festivals throughout the United States, Europe, and Canada.
"Hesse’s music is all about dialogue and development within an expert ensemble; students of next-generation improvised musical art should benefit from the advanced ideas presented here."
-James D. Armstrong, Jr., JazzNow Magazine
"Hesse's sometimes challenging, but always interesting music does indeed speak and listeners would do well to listen."
-Brad Walseth, JazzChicago.net
"[G]uitarist Scott Hesse is rock-solid when supplying comp chords; as a soloist, Hesse is fluid and glittering--and especially inventive..."
-Neil Tesser, Chicago Jazz Music Examiner
New Album Out Now
Intention showcases guitarist and composer Scott Hesse’s working trio with bassist Clark Sommers and drummer Dana Hall, blazing through his originals and pieces by John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, and Ornette Coleman. Captured live in concert by audiophile engineer Ken Christianson at Pro Musica in Chicago.