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SUMMER WATER received another great review (in Italian), this one from All About Jazz Italia!:
"...quietly evocative music, with a Nordic taste...in suspense and enchanted...to underline DuBois' ability to construct sonorities with an amplitude that is sometimes almost orchestral with the guitar alone...definitely original." Visit the DA ITALIA tab on the REVIEWS page for a link to read the full review in Italian! New Zealand's Off The Tracks gave SUMMER WATER a great review!:
"Your mind cuts its own nature documentary to frame up alongside this soundtrack that’s already been created...This is a deep, tranquil, meditative album...masterful." Visit the FROM NEW ZEALAND tab on the REVIEWS page for a link to read the full review! SUMMER WATER received a wonderful review in JAZZIZ Magazine!:
"...Summer Water, his latest brilliant and sonically intricate piece of impressionistic musical storytelling...crackling and fiery symphonic energy via an expansive range of string tones, harmonies, rhythmic patterns and unbridled improvisations..." Visit the FROM UNITED STATES tab on the REVIEWS page for a link to read the full review!  Thanks very much to Bandcamp for choosing SUMMER WATER for their “Best Jazz on Bandcamp: April 2021” list!:
https://daily.bandcamp.com/best-jazz/the-best-jazz-on-bandcamp-april-2021 SCOTT DUBOIS quartet live in munich this friday, April 30 on the stringray djazz Tv channel!4/28/2021
The SCOTT DUBOIS QUARTET LIVE IN MUNICH concert film will be broadcast this Friday, April 30 starting at 17h45 CET on the Stingray DJAZZ TV Channel!:
https://www.programme-tv.net/programme/culture-infos/17390007-scott-dubois-quartet-live-a-munich/  I took this photo up in northern Michigan, where I spent quite a bit of time last year. Lake Michigan has always seemed much more like a sea to me. The water colors up north often resemble the Caribbean Sea and the waves can be very intense, reaching over 20 feet (6 meters) high at times. (There are over 6000 shipwrecks in the Great Lakes, around 1500 on the bottom of Lake Michigan alone.)
I’m headed to a cabin further up north this summer to check out the moose, elk, the Aurora Borealis, and maybe hear some wolf calls (hopefully from a distance ;-) Music from summer water added to another apple music playlist, the Jazzzzzzzzzzzzzzz PLAYLIST!4/23/2021
 Many thanks to the editors at Apple Music for adding SUMMER WATER music to another one of their Apple playlists, the Jazzzzzzzzzzzzzzz playlist! Lots of great music on this playlist as well which you can listen to here: https://apple.co/2RWYyTP
 Great review of SUMMER WATER in Germany’s Image Hifi Magazine:
"Even the first track "Into River Fog" sounds like an invitation to DuBois' myriad of sounds, shimmering river and sea impressions. While listening, in the listener's imagination, image sequences of waves and currents merge into one another, the patterns forming on the surface of the water and the alternation of ebb and flow. Scott DuBois creates dreamlike events with a suggestive effect." Visit the AUS DEUTSCHLAND tab on the REVIEWS page to read more reviews from Germany! SUMMER WATER received a very nice review from Austria's Concerto Magazine:
"DuBois' strings sparkle like a dance to their own echo, triggered by the guitarist single-handedly. It's an atmospheric solo album in which every attack and every resonance counts. Pleasant harmonic pendulums in major create wide sound beds in which the following arpeggios are gently laid down until they and the bed become one and serve as a framework for the next melodic event." Visit the AUS ÖSTERREICH tab on the REVIEWS page to read the review in German! belgium's CLassical/jazz radio station klara features summer water music on late night jazz4/20/2021
The Belgian classical/jazz radio station Klara featured music from SUMMER WATER on their 19 April Late Night Jazz broadcast and you can listen to the full radio program here:
https://klara.be/late-night-jazz-1904-jason-moran-milford-graves-1941-2021 All About Jazz gives SUMMER WATER 4.5 (out of 5) Stars and says:
"...effulgent tides and emphatic strums shining down...a sense of mystery, heralding the downpour at the heart of the album...it acts as a key point of convergence for this brilliant bi-directional statement. While whittling down the instrumentation for his latest seasonal story, DuBois has lost nothing in terms of power and narrative expression. Summer Water, as with the preceding autumnal and wintry wonders, earns incredibly high marks. Now we simply wait for spring." Visit the FROM UNITED STATES tab on the REVIEWS page for a link to read the full review! Great review (in Spanish) of SUMMER WATER from Spain's Jazz, Ese Ruido:
"It creates atmospheres of an extraordinary beauty, a beauty not conventional but unique...there is something of Mahler in his sensitivity to nature and perhaps something of Ravel, or what Ravel owes to Debussy..." Visit the DE ESPAÑA tab on the REVIEWS page for a link to read the full review!  Thanks to the editors at Apple Music for choosing "Into River Fog” from SUMMER WATER for their Jazz Chill playlist! Lots of great music on the playlist which you can listen to here: https://apple.co/3mqPotI
Beautiful review (in Spanish) of SUMMER WATER from Spain's Tomajazz:
"...the beauty and serene charm of an impressionist and expressionist landscape...of soft and tender echoes that caress your senses, subtly penetrating your inner self...Summer Water does not remain on the surface but delves into the depth of being, it is music for a new era...Scott DuBois uses his instrument to tell stories that emanate from the soul." Visit the DE ESPAÑA tab on the REVIEWS page for a link to read the full review! Very nice review (in Spanish) of SUMMER WATER from Spain's Missingduke:
"DuBois possesses a keen descriptive talent, which seems to be expressed even more richly in the texture of these sonic brushstrokes during solo performance." Visit the DE ESPAÑA tab on the REVIEWS page for a link to read the full review! Scott DuBois | SUMMER WATER
Excerpt from “Into Sea Fog” Scott DuBois: Solo Guitar All compositions by Scott DuBois Out now on Watertone Music, distributed worldwide by Sunnyside Records (Watertone Music | SSC 4116) (CD/Digital/Streaming): Bandcamp: https://scottdubois.bandcamp.com/album/summer-water Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08VYFJRMS/ Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/summer-water/1556141863 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5WqZucKq4HASnmaFUo8zk6 ScottDuBois.com: https://www.scottdubois.com/shop.html  The new Scott DuBois album, SUMMER WATER, is officially released today (CD/Digital/Streaming) on Watertone Music (distributed worldwide through Sunnyside Records)!
You can purchase the CD on the SHOP tab at the top of the website. Here are some additional links where you can purchase the new record and you can scroll down to read the SUMMER WATER press release: Bandcamp (International): https://scottdubois.bandcamp.com/album/summer-water Amazon (North America): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08VYFJRMS/ Fnac (Europe): https://www.fnac.com/a15716697 Amazon (Europe): https://www.amazon.de/dp/B08VYFJRMS/ Tower Records (Japan): https://tower.jp/item/5161421/Summer-Water Yes24 (South Korea): http://www.yes24.com/Product/Goods/98826786 Vinyl Squeeze (Australia): https://vinylsqueeze.com.au/dubois-scott-summer-water-cd/ WOW HD (New Zealand): https://www.wowhd.co.nz/scott-dubois-summer-water/016728411622 -- SUMMER WATER Press Release: There is something entrancing about the natural cycle of water. There is the constant ebb and flow. Then there are the nearly limitless variations, like the lightness of sprinkling rain, babbling brooks or the relentless force of crashing waves and storms. The variety and fluidity of bodies of water has always fascinated guitarist/composer Scott DuBois and inspires his first solo guitar recording, SUMMER WATER, which is also the first recording on his new record label / publishing company, Watertone Music. Over the course of the past twenty years, DuBois has looked to nature and the seasons to inform his compositions. Recently he has begun to expand his writing to include orchestral music, composing a symphony and a violin concerto, among his other classical works. These experiences have expanded his compositional style and the way he hears music, as DuBois has begun to add this symphonic influence throughout all of his music, regardless of genre. He has created Watertone Music to capture this new direction. DuBois's 2015 album, WINTER LIGHT (ACT), began a series of recordings featuring music inspired by the four seasons that would be performed by varied ensembles. WINTER LIGHT featured DuBois's quartet of the past 15 years, featuring Gebhard Ullmann, Thomas Morgan and Kresten Osgood, while his 2017 album, AUTUMN WIND (ACT), added a string and wind ensemble in addition to his quartet. SUMMER WATER is the third release in the series and a true departure for DuBois. The view of Lake Michigan from his window was a daily reminder of the range of water's expressive forces. During the bone-chilling Chicago winter of 2019, he wrote pieces for solo guitar that would not only utilize his symphonic compositional voice but would emulate the sound without the use of overdubs, loops or layering. DuBois has captured the textures and colors of an orchestra and has maintained a bold sound, not just in terms of volume, but in the intensity, much as one hears from an orchestra, whether loud or soft. He has also created great variety within the sound and the compositions, an important aspect of his work. All of this was accomplished with the barest of essentials: a solo guitar. Here are SUMMER WATER’s structure and journeys described in DuBois’s own words: The first five pieces and the last five pieces mirror each other musically: pieces one and eleven, two and ten, three and nine, etc.—essentially sets of musical variations. The first five pieces are a journey through a river, the last five pieces a journey through a sea, both meeting in the central “Storm Where the River Meets the Sea.” Listeners are invited to start their journeys at either end of the album. The river is consumed by fog, otters soon appearing as shadowy shapes through the haze. Driftwood lingers along the shore before continuing its journey to a remote place. Sunbeams lance through the mist, glistening on the river’s rushing rapids brimming with life. In the distance a storm prepares to breach the light. Thunder, lightning, and fierce wind clamor above the clash of the river and sea, pelted by rain. Charcoal clouds haunt the sky. Sunlight sparkles on the sea’s mighty waves. Driftwood continues its odyssey as otters frolic. Fog enshrouds the sea. Great review of the soon-to-be-released (this Fri., April 2) SUMMER WATER album from the Something Else! webzine:
“The bellowing strings function as DuBois’ one-man orchestra, a symphonic effect demanded from his compositions in order for these pieces to be fully realized...DuBois rises above a hushed atmosphere...the storm does indeed arrive...like a fast-moving storm, he returns to the tranquility...SUMMER WATER is sagacious and spiritually deep...” Visit the FROM UNITED STATES tab on the REVIEWS page for a link to read the full review!  I’m excited to announce that the new Scott DuBois album, SUMMER WATER, will be released on April 2, 2021! SUMMER WATER is a solo guitar album featuring 11 of my original compositions and is the next season captured in sound following my WINTER LIGHT (ACT 2015) and AUTUMN WIND (ACT 2017) albums.
After 16 years signed to three great record labels: Soul Note (2004 - 2006), Sunnyside Records (2007 - 2014), ACT (2015 - 2020) I’ve decided to start my own record label/publishing company, Watertone Music, where going forward I’ll release recordings and publish scores to my chamber jazz/improvised music and my orchestral classical music. SUMMER WATER will be the first album released on the label. Watertone Music is distributed worldwide through Sunnyside Records. Watertone Music publishing is represented by GEMA (worldwide except USA) and SESAC (USA only). You can now preorder SUMMER WATER (CD/Digital) on Bandcamp: https://scottdubois.bandcamp.com/album/summer-water Here are the liner notes I wrote for SUMMER WATER that describe the project: I started composing this summer-themed music during a bitterly cold Chicago winter. These bone-chilling conditions intensified my wish to transport the listener to another time and place through sound. The expedition would be inspired by the large pieces for symphony orchestra I have composed over the past few years, including a violin concerto and a symphony. This time I would create a symphonic landscape on a solo instrument, guitar, using neither overdubbing nor layering. The result is eleven original compositions that project an orchestral texture to reflect nature’s vibrant, ever-changing summer waterscapes. The music reflects the fluidity of powerful bodies of water through the ebb and flow of texture, tempos, dynamics, mood, and color, while capturing the abundance of beautiful melody and harmony hinted at by summer’s natural grandeur. The first five pieces and the last five pieces mirror each other musically: pieces one and eleven, two and ten, three and nine, etc.—essentially sets of musical variations. The first five pieces are a journey through a river, the last five pieces a journey through a sea, both meeting in the central “Storm Where the River Meets the Sea.” Listeners are invited to start their journeys at either end of the album. The river is consumed by fog, otters soon appearing as shadowy shapes through the haze. Driftwood lingers along the shore before continuing its journey to a remote place. Sunbeams lance through the mist, glistening on the river’s rushing rapids brimming with life. In the distance a storm prepares to breach the light. Thunder, lightning, and fierce wind clamor above the clash of the river and sea, pelted by rain. Charcoal clouds haunt the sky. Sunlight sparkles on the sea’s mighty waves. Driftwood continues its odyssey as otters frolic. Fog enshrouds the sea. Scott DuBois Chicago February 4, 2020 The Scott DuBois Quartet did its first European tour 15 years ago this week, back in March 2006. Here’s our band photo taken in NYC right before the tour (L to R) Gerald Cleaver, Jason Rigby, Scott DuBois, Thomas Morgan  The Scott DuBois / Gebhard Ullmann Duo will perform at the Jazzkaar Festival in Tallinn, Estonia on April 18, 2021. We'll perform my compositions from my upcoming album, SUMMER WATER. More info about the new record soon! (UPDATE March 12): The April 2021 Jazzkaar Festival has just moved the entire festival to August 2021 due to new lockdowns in Estonia. Stay tuned for new dates! (UPDATE March 25): The new Scott DuBois / Gebhard Ullmann Duo Jazzkaar Festival concert date is August 24, 2021!  The SCOTT DUBOIS QUARTET LIVE IN MUNICH concert film will be broadcast tomorrow, Friday, April 10th on the Stingray DJAZZ TV Channel, starting at 17h41 CET!:
https://www.programme-tv.net/programme/culture-infos/14935794-scott-dubois-quartet-live-a-munich/ SCOTT DUBOIS QUARTET LIVE IN MUNICH Concert Film Friday, Feb. 28th on Stingray DJAZZ Channel!2/26/2020
You can watch the full SCOTT DUBOIS QUARTET LIVE IN MUNICH concert film this Friday, Feb. 28th on the Stingray DJAZZ Channel, starting at 17h43 CET!:
https://www.programme-tv.net/programme/culture-infos/14935794-scott-dubois-quartet-live-a-munich/ Tune in to watch the SCOTT DUBOIS QUARTET LIVE IN MUNICH concert film tomorrow, Dec. 9, on the Stringray DJAZZ Channel, 10h02 CET!:
https://www.programme-tv.net/programme/culture-infos/14935794-scott-dubois-quartet-live-a-munich/ Some photos from while I was in northwest Michigan last week, standing on top of the incredibly beautiful sand dunes which rise up to 450 feet (137 meters) above Lake Michigan. What a wonderful place...      |