Jared Scharff has been the guitarist for 12 years for the house band of the legendary show Saturday Night Live on NBC (nbc.com/saturday-night-live). Suffice to say that he plays every week in front of tens of millions of people every week. In this context he played with Mick Jagger, Jeff Beck, Bruce Springsteen, Lady Gaga and many more. In this interview carried out at NAMM 2020, he shares his journey and many anecdotes about his life as a musician in New York.

Jared Scharff interview

The Guitar Channel podcast

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Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar!

Pierre Journel.