Scott Fields (born September 30, 1952[1] in Chicago, Illinois) is a guitarist, composer, and bandleader.

[2] Fields was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois.

In late 1973 Fields co-founded the avant-garde jazz trio Life Rhythms.

When the group disbanded two years later, he played sporadically but soon was institutionalized for an extended period.

His ensembles and partnerships have included such musicians as Marilyn Crispell, Hamid Drake, John Hollenbeck, Joseph Jarman, Myra Melford, Jeff Parker, and Elliott Sharp, as well as numerous musicians in Cologne, where he is now based.