James Scott is a solo finger-style steel string guitarist. His love of the guitar began at the age of 13 and truly began to take hold after studying with guitarist Stan Lassiter. That is when he saw the true potential of the instrument, the sonic and emotional depth the instrument had to offer. "My Dad played an interesting role in my musical life as well." "He's had this uncanny ability to steer me in directions that have ultimately led me to being the musician I am today." My Dad is the one that turned me onto Stan Lassiter as well as Windham Hill Records, which is the label that gave the world Alex DeGrassi, Michael Hedges and Will Ackerman, some of my biggest influencs as being a Composer for the guitar."

Having a background in Jazz, Avant-garde, Blues, Bluegrass, and Celtic music James Scott has been working towards synthesizing elements of each of these musics into his own personal vision. "I strongly feel that the role Music plays today is not the role it was intended to play. It was never intended fo