Reviews
REVIEWS FROM THE UNITED STATES
Scott DuBois' SUMMER WATER
Named one of Journalist Dan Bilawsky's "Top 10 New Jazz Albums of the Year" for JazzTimes Magazine
- JazzTimes Magazine, Dan Bilawsky, December 2021:: read full article here
Scott DuBois' SUMMER WATER
"...a contemplative reflection of golden hour sunlight glistening...There is a particular sound that DuBois achieves throughout the recording, it is clear, precise and reserved, each note or chord rings richly...the power of the tides and flows are captured...'Sea Before the Storm' expertly encompasses a building tension...Summer Water is surprisingly onomatopoetic, and DuBois' light flooded sound is the perfect soundtrack for a meditative sojourn."
- Free Jazz Blog, Paul Acquaro, June 2021:: read full review here
Scott DuBois' SUMMER WATER
"DuBois captures the dynamic textures and tonal colors of an orchestra, maintaining a bold, forceful sound, not just in terms of volume but intensity...a contemplative aura that permeates the entire session...frenetic fretwork navigating the crashing swells of a rising storm, before subsiding into tranquility in the aftermath...spiritual depth and compositional detail..."
- Point of Departure, Troy Collins, June 2021:: read full review here
Scott DuBois' SUMMER WATER
"Scott DuBois doesn't just play guitar; he's a sound sculptor...DuBois composed these 11 sinuous and feathery pieces not in summer, but during the dead of winter. Much like a river’s ebb and flow, they surge with forward momentum, swell with flying colors, and lull with introspection. His solitary approach—often quiet, occasionally abrasive, always atmospheric, sometimes symphonic—conjures up soundworlds that wouldn’t be out of place on the ECM label...Summer Water is a solo guitar clinic to behold."
- JazzTimes Magazine, Brad Cohan, May 2021:: read full review here
Scott DuBois' SUMMER WATER
"...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..."
- JAZZIZ Magazine, Jonathan Widran, April 2021:: read full review here
Scott DuBois' SUMMER WATER
"Best Jazz on Bandcamp: April 2021"
- Bandcamp, Dave Sumner, April 2021 :: read full article here
Scott DuBois' SUMMER WATER
"...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."
- All About Jazz, Dan Bilawsky, April 2021 :: read full article here
Scott DuBois' SUMMER WATER
“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...”
- Something Else!, S. Victor Aaron, March 2021 :: read full article here
Scott DuBois named in DownBeat Magazine's 2019 Critics' Poll in the "Rising Star Guitar" Category
- DownBeat Magazine, August 2019 :: read full article here
Scott DuBois' AUTUMN WIND
4.5 (out of 5) Stars
"...it's sometimes as if nature is letting loose its thunder and lightning...guitar virtuosity..."
- DownBeat Magazine, Howard Mandel, February 2018 :: read full review here
Scott DuBois' AUTUMN WIND
"...colorful and passionate, the moods ranging from bucolic to near-frenzy...Glorious...Lovely!"
- The Santa Fe New Mexican, Paul Weideman, February 2018 :: read full review here
Scott DuBois' AUTUMN WIND named one of the "Best of 2017"
- Something Else!, S. Victor Aaron, January 2018 :: read full article here
Scott DuBois' AUTUMN WIND chosen as an "Editors' Pick"
"The intersection of modern jazz and contemporary classical music became a much more interesting place last fall with the release of Autumn Wind...music that’s as delicate as it is bold...profoundly beautiful..."
- DownBeat Magazine, Ed Enright, January 2018 :: read full article here
"Evocative, moving, and successful in its mission, DuBois' concept is mature and meticulous."
- Free Jazz Blog, Paul Acquaro, January 2018 :: read full article here
"The music serves to beautifully illustrate the moods and modes of autumn as a season and the autumnal frame of mind, seeking peace amid the squalls of life’s travails. From the riotous blooms of autumn's color in the landscape to the stark and barren trees of early winter, the music takes the listener on a personal journey, echoing the season’s many hues within its structure, a gradual unveiling of the nature of the inner and outer world."
- Music and More, Tim Niland, January 2018 :: read full review here
Scott DuBois' AUTUMN WIND album named one of the "Best Releases of 2017"
- All About Jazz, Dan Bilawsky, December 2017 :: read full article here
"Autumn Wind is one vast modern jazz canvas...DuBois appears to be broadening everything about his art...a jazz album unlike any other...Honestly, he can stop right now, and his reputation for a forward-thinking artist would be firmly cemented."
- PopMatters, John Garratt, December 2017 :: read full review here
"DuBois, 39, is an endlessly inventive guitarist with a penchant for arranging delicate passages that could pass for Baroque if they weren’t so damn futuristic and cool. This is fusion of the highest order. With seven CDs in the last 13 years, looks like I’m headed down to DuBois Blvd. to catch up with this amazing mathematician of a music-maker."
- The Aquarian Weekly, Mike Greenblatt, November 2017 :: read full review here
Scott DuBois' AUTUMN WIND
4.5 (out of 5) Stars
"Scott DuBois has managed to do the impossible in bringing sound to season to sound."
- All About Jazz, Dan Bilawsky, November 2017 :: read full review here
Scott DuBois' AUTUMN WIND
"...highly impressionistic...brimming with even more original ideas...a complete mastery of the electric guitar’s tonal palette...full of timbral richness...DuBois’s desire to blur the lines between creative jazz, chamber music and folk forms is a quest others before him have taken on, but the challenge of putting it all together both coherently and provocatively is where many have fallen short. Not so with Autumn Wind, it excels at that."
- Something Else!, S. Victor Aaron, October 2017 :: read full article here
Scott DuBois' AUTUMN WIND
"...touching the nerves of our hearts...There is something most uplifting going on here. When I first put this disc on earlier, the day was cool and dark. As this disc draws to a close, the sun has burst through, providing some warmth to help us make it through the day. The same can be said about the music here, it is organic medicine for the heart and souls of those who want to listen…"
- Downtown Music Gallery, Bruce Lee Gallanter, October 2017 :: read full review here
Scott DuBois' WINTER LIGHT album named one of the "Best Releases of 2016"
- All About Jazz, Dan Bilawsky, December 2016 :: read full article here
Scott DuBois' WINTER LIGHT
“From Rembrandt to Monet, artists have long sought to capture the essence of natural light. Now, guitarist and composer Scott DuBois takes up this painterly and poetic task through sonic expression…From the creeping tendrils of dawn over a snowy expanse to brilliant sun illuminating a forest glen to the muted yet dramatic light filtered through an icy, foggy afternoon, DuBois and company paint vivid scenarios…”
- JAZZIZ Magazine, June 2016 :: read full review here
Scott DuBois' WINTER LIGHT **** (4 Stars/Excellent)
“Guitarist Scott DuBois shapes an astonishing variety of sounds on Winter Light, an album that changes as starkly as the atmosphere it conjures…he’s startling and full-bodied, even rhapsodic…a joyous mini-symphony unto itself.”
- DownBeat Magazine, Carlo Wolff, March 2016 :: read full review here
Scott DuBois' WINTER LIGHT
“It is fascinating listening to the musicians approximating changes in weather and light and the character of different landscapes. DuBois’ dramatic compositions are spellbinding and the playing…is virtuosic and exciting.”
- Santa Fe New Mexican, Paul Weideman, February 12, 2016 :: read full review here
Scott DuBois' WINTER LIGHT
“…as wondrous, chilling, atmospheric, and powerful as can be.”
- All About Jazz, Dan Bilawsky, January 2016 :: read full review here
Scott DuBois' WINTER LIGHT
Album of the Year (2015)
- New York City Jazz Record, January 2016
Scott DuBois' WINTER LIGHT
“With his composing pen, leadership and guitar, Scott DuBois has painted a Monet.”
- Something Else!, S. Victor Aaron, December 2015 :: read full review here
Scott DuBois' WINTER LIGHT
One of ten albums of 2015 to track down.
- Los Angeles Times, Chris Barton, December 2015
Scott DuBois' WINTER LIGHT
“Scott DuBois has been redefining the art of expertly crafted music…absolutely brilliant.”
- AXS.com, Paula Edelstein, November 2015 :: read full review here
Scott DuBois' WINTER LIGHT
“…blown away…The magic, the sublime suspense starts right at the beginning, from the first note…mesmerizing…Without a doubt, one the best discs to be released this year.”
- Downtown Music Gallery, Bruce Lee Gallanter, November 2015
Scott DuBois' WINTER LIGHT
“Scott DuBois’s ‘Winter Light’ turns colors & light to sound…DuBois hears colors…There are colors seeping through the darkness…It’s the color of dawn peeking over the horizon…the color of slanting shards of sunlight as it permeates through the trees…”
- Classicalite, Mike Greenblatt, November 13, 2015 :: read full review here
Scott DuBois' LANDSCAPE SCRIPTURE named one of the “Top 10 Jazz Albums of 2012″ by NPR
- National Public Radio, Patrick Jarenwattananon, December 2012 :: read article here
“LANDSCAPE SCRIPTURE is a brilliant work of art that touches the soul.”
- JazzTimes, Steve Greenlee, May 2012
“Guitarist Scott DuBois has taken a masterly turn with LANDSCAPE SCRIPTURE…Using aural dynamics to depict the visual aspect of light falling on inner ear, DuBois creates gorgeous meditations in both earthy tones and heavenly hues.”
- All About Jazz, Raul D’Gama Rose, May 2012 :: read full review here
Scott DuBois' LANDSCAPE SCRIPTURE
“Like impressionist painter Claude Monet, whose series of canvases treating haystacks was a direct inspiration for this recording, DuBois too is a master of tone and texture, using broad strokes and subtle shadings to evoke cycles of sound and nuances of structure…soothing and surging, introspective yet extroverted, aggressively graceful.”
- New York City Jazz Record, Tom Greenland, May 2012
Scott DuBois' LANDSCAPE SCRIPTURE
“…riveting”
- Free Jazz Blog, May 2012
Scott DuBois' LANDSCAPE SCRIPTURE
“This is an album of massive scope. It is a hornets nest of mixed metaphors…Powerful stuff…an astounding album. DuBois tapped into a vein of epic artistic expression…”
- Birdistheworm, April 2012 :: read full review here
“…Scott DuBois approaches the jazz guitar very much in a Debussy fashion…LANDSCAPE SCRIPTURE is a for-all-seasons diamond that dazzles in how it takes a dated form of Romanticism, applies it to a battle-weary genre like jazz, and creates something reassuringly new.”
- PopMatters, John Garratt, 10 April 2012
“Scott DuBois is one of Downtown’s most exciting, adventurous and creative jazz guitarists to come down the pike in years.”
- Downtown Music Gallery, Bruce L. Gallanter, March 2012
Scott DuBois' LANDSCAPE SCRIPTURE
“Capturing subtleties in lighting, temperature and texture, DuBois’ aural interpretations of Monet’s varied canvases convey the rising potential of spring, the celebratory warmth of summer, the wistful melancholy of autumn and the meditative calm of winter, in all their multihued glory…a brilliant transposition of another artist’s visualizations into pure sound.”
- All About Jazz, Troy Collins, March 2012 :: read full review here
Scott DuBois' BLACK HAWK DANCE ***** (5 out of 5 stars)
“Wonderful, evocative album…every track on this album in a profound delight”
- DownBeat Magazine, Paul de Barros, May 2010
“There is a deep, questioning spirituality that pervades the music of Scott DuBois. On BLACK HAWK DANCE, his second Sunnyside release, the music becomes a kind of ancient/modern ritual that reaches outward and upward to seemingly attain—as Don Cherry once did—complete communion with the Divine.”
- All About Jazz, Raul D’Gama Rose, March 2010 :: read full review here
“DuBois and company balance episodes of bristling furor with mellifluous lyricism, exuding a dynamic emotional resonance…DuBois’ multifaceted compositions pivot between freedom and form with graceful alacrity, embracing moods that veer from wistful to acerbic. Such expansiveness is paralleled by his incisive virtuosity, a breathtaking technique…DuBois’ quartet infuses this session with a muscular tunefulness that balances ferocity with tenderness. Both cathartic and uplifting, BLACK HAWK DANCE is a stellar record…”
- Point of Departure, Troy Collins, April 2010
“On his fourth album, BLACK HAWK DANCE, Scott DuBois, a New York guitarist who favors a clean, modern approach, makes even the most abstract gestures pleasing…hazy and precise, complicated and tuneful…lovely.”
- JazzTimes, Brent Burton, April 2010
“This album (BLACK HAWK DANCE) certainly is his breakthrough…a lot of work, passion, and craftsmanship have gone into this…pickup this unique recording and you’ll be rewarded by its intelligence and depth of spirit.”
- All Music, Michael G. Santos, March 2010
“Unpredictable and compelling…sparks fly.”
- JazzTimes, Mike Shanley, December 2008 :: read full review here
“Music as fluid and intriguing as a Dalí painting…”
- All About Jazz New York, Terrell Holmes, October 2008
“Scott DuBois is not your run-of-the-mill jazz guitarist. His thorny, diffuse, quick, hard-edged style is not reflective of any contemporary peer…a highly developed sense of harmonic acumen, a lithe and sinewy athletic tautness, and a brave attitude to play differently.”
- All Music Guide, Michael G. Nastos, July 2008
“DuBois walks a line between abstraction and lyricism…”
- The New York Times, Nate Chinen, June 2008
“DuBois’ music is highly emotional with an undertone of controlled intensity and intellect.”
- AllAboutJazz, Budd Koppman, June 2008
“DuBois favors an asymmetrical approach, navigating oblique intervals with a nimbleness that would make Eric Dolphy proud…” Banshees is as hair-raising as the title suggests.”
- AllAboutJazz, Troy Collins, June 2008 :: read full review here
“Modern jazz guitar great, Scott DuBois, is one of the finest guitarists to emerge from the downtown scene…”
- Downtown Music Gallery, Bruce L. Gallanter, May 2008
“Scott DuBois is one of the best and most adventurous guitarists in New York.”
- Downtown Music Gallery, Bruce L. Gallanter, September 2007
“Exceptional…His extended lines bring to mind a combination of Joe Morris, Pat Martino, and a pit bull…faultless, a perfect gem.”
- Cadence Magazine, Charles Winokoor, July 2007
“Superb…again he triumphs with his spirited playing, diverse writing, and arranging…mysterious aura.”
- Downtown Music Gallery, Bruce L. Gallanter, June 2007 (Monsoon on DMG Best of 2005 List)
“Captivating “experimental” music…for the more meditative thinker…fascinatingly erudite…”
- AllAboutJazz New York, Ivana NG, June 2007 :: read full review here
“DuBois favors a nervy flat-out attack; he relishes lots of notes and snug compartments of rhythm and line.”
- DownBeat Magazine, Greg Buium, June 2007
“Fascinating…DuBois spins through tight orbits, unravels knots and creates brooding atmospheres on electric and acoustic guitars…Eastern or even Native American ideas, as they coalesce from low, processional rhythms to complex harmonics and concentrated intensity.”
- JazzTimes, Forest Dylan Bryant, June 2007 :: read full review here
“(Scott DuBois) has begun to make waves…exploratory yet melodic sensibilities, serious compositional ambitions…cohesive looseness against complex subtleties…”
- The New York Times, Nate Chinen, September 2005
“Scott DuBois’ Monsoon (Soul Note) is just the sort of album you’d expect to find saxophonist David Liebman showing up on. His expressive and spiritual sound fits right into this earthy set of DuBois originals that often comes off like a late-’60s Pharoah Sanders LP… it’s dramatic music on the whole and a must-hear for those seeking the mystical sound.”
- JazzTimes, Russell Carlson, March 2005
“There has always been talk about the state of jazz—where is it going and so on. Hearing Scott’s music, I am sure the listener will feel the positive vibrations and conviction which is so obvious and a source of comfort when one thinks about the future of jazz. I can hardly imagine where Scott will be artistically in a few years. I look forward to that with great anticipation.”
- David Liebman
“DuBois is a nimble, rapidfire guitarist, but he´s also a patient player, given to long silences: he waits like a hungry robin, head cocked, searching for the right moment to strike.”
- Cadence Magazine, Nate Dorward, March 2005
“DuBois cutting across the music elegantly, like flashes of light… I like DuBois’ habit of firing lines off like darts then waiting & listening quite some time before he essays another one.”
- JazzCorner.com, Nate Dorward, December 2004
“DuBois’s electric guitar sounds like a piano, stretching the tempo with well-placed pauses and timely fills and compressing time with effusive runs…When DuBois is unplugged, the fuses threaten to blow…Strumming, plucking and pulling strings as if he were rearranging them on the neck of his instrument…classical virtuosity…These originals favor group work that thrives on close listening and the youthful energy or players who have come up together…DuBois’ tunes favor the upper end of the scale and intensify air that’s already crackling with seriousness.”
- AllAboutJazz New York, Jeff Stockton, December 2004
REVIEWS FROM GERMANY
Live Concert Review from the Jazzclub Unterfahrt in Munich, DE
"Die Gitarre ist sein Universum der Klangassoziationen...Er lässt es harmonisch schillern, manchmal nur im Kontrast zu einzelnen dissonanten Effekten, im Ganzen eher wie ein Innenarchitekt, der einen Raum mit Ornamenten füllt, bis auch die hinteren, dunklen Ecken ausgekleidet sind...Dubois denkt in Texturen, Färbungen, Stimmungen, in der Weite diffus, damit Imaginationen entstehen können. Ullmann agiert konkret, kraftvoll selbst in leisen Tönen, klar und wuchtig vom einzelnen Motiv bis zum improvisierenden Geräusch. In der Kombination wird das Musik, die Stillstand und Bewegung zusammenführt, elementar im Höreindruck, wie man sich Wasser vorstellen kann."
- Süddeutsche Zeitung, Ralf Dombrowski, 22 August 2021 :: read full review in German
Live Concert Review from the Jazzfestival Karlsruhe (aka Tiny Jazz Festival) in Karlsruhe, DE
"eine beeindruckende Tonlandschaft wird, eine überwältigende Welle von Klängen, die heranrollt,
abebbt, wieder anschwillt. Die diese feine, kleine Melodie wieder aufnimmt und verwandelt und eine Atmosphäre schafft, die das ganze Zelt erfüllt, sich festsetzt und im Abendhimmel dann wieder verklingt."
- Badische Neueste Nachrichten, Georg Patzer, 16 August 2021
Scott DuBois' SUMMER WATER
"Schon der erste Titel "Into River Fog" klingt wie eine Einladung zu DuBois' in Myriaden von Sounds flimmernden Fluss- und Meeres-Impressionen. Beim Anhören stellen sich in der Fantasie des Hörers ineinander übergehende Bildfolgen von Wellen und Strömungen, den auf der Wasseroberfläche sich bildenden Mustern und dem Wechsel von Ebbe und Flut auf. Scott DuBois kreiert traumhafte Ereignisse mit suggestiver Wirkung."
- Image Hifi Magazine, Gerd Filtgen, May/June 2021
Scott DuBois' AUTUMN WIND
"Das neue Werk des amerikanischen Gitarristen und Komponisten Scott DuBois ist ein filigran-komplexes Meisterwerk"
- Fono Forum Magazine, November 2017
"Ein echtes Erlebins...Aufregend lebendig..."
- Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Norbert Krampf, November 2017
Scott DuBois' AUTUMN WIND receives ***** 5 (out of 5) Stars
“Album des Monats” (Named “Album of the Month”)
- Stereo Magazine, Gerd Filtgen, November 2017
Scott DuBois' AUTUMN WIND
"...grandiose Klanglandschaften, die durch ihre Schönheit beeindrucken...DuBois selbst ist ein kühler Klangzauberer, der in poetischen Sound-Gemälden...sprühende Tonspuren in die Luft wirft."
- Jazzthetik Magazin, Rolf Thomas, Nov./Dec. 2017 :: read full review in German
Scott DuBois' AUTUMN WIND
"Scott DuBois‘ schönste Platte überhaupt."
- Jazzpodium, Alexander Schmitz, November 2017
“Vielschichtige, lebendige und höchst dynamische Musik, zeitgemäß und faszinierend.“
- Journal Frankfurt, November 2017
“Ein in sich schlüssiges, suitenhaftes Konzeptalbum.”
- Jazz Thing, Ralf Dombrowski, Nov./Dec./Jan. 2017/18
"Höchst atmosphärischer und expressiver Klangausdruck.“
- BR Klassik, November 2017
Scott DuBois' WINTER LIGHT
“…das Konzept ist voll aufgegangen…Wie ein Maler gestaltet Scott DuBois seine Musik und lässt damit Bilder entstehen.”
- HiFi Test, Ralf Henke, July 2016 :: read full review in German
“Das wirklich Atemberaubende an den Kompositionen Scott DuBois‘ ist es, wie er das wechselnde Licht und die Wetterveränderungen in seinen Kompositionen nachzeichnet. Nichts scheint ihm auf der Gitarre unmöglich zu sein, in seinem Spiel verbinden sich technische Virtuosität und eine große Tiefe des Denkens und Empfindens…emotional beeindruckenden Klangflächen…musikalische Perfektion…”
- Thüringische Landeszeitung, Dietmar Ebert, 10 March, 2016
“Musik, die herrlich feinsinnig ersonnen ist…geradezu impressionistisch…klangliche Eleganz...hypnotisch…Winter als ästhetisches Naturschauspiel…hervorragende Musiker.”
- Süddeutsche Zeitung, Andreas Pernpeintner, 6 March, 2016 :: read full review in German
Scott DuBois' WINTER LIGHT
Chosen as one of the Best Albums of the Year (2015)
“In atmosphärischen Kompositionen hält Scott DuBois Naturerscheinungen in epischen musikalischen Bildern fest. Ihr Charme wird durch die Improvisationen noch hervorgehoben.”
- Fono Forum, Gerd Filtgen, February 2016
Scott DuBois' WINTER LIGHT
“Eine packend schöne Klanglandschaft.”
- BR Klassik, December 2015 :: Listen to the radio feature
Scott DuBois' WINTER LIGHT receives ***** (5 out of 5 Stars)
“Eine der zauberhaftesten Gitarren-Neuerscheinungen der letzten Zeit.”
- Fono Forum Magazine, Tilman Urbach, December 2015
“Ein erfrischendes Bündel zeitgenössischer Improvisationskunst liefert dieser junge US-Gitarrist zusammen mit Saxophonist Gebhard Ulmann. Originell mit hohem Nachhaltigkeitsfaktor.” - tonart-Hoechstwertung
- Tonart, December 2015/January 2016
Scott DuBois' WINTER LIGHT receives ***** (5 out of 5 Stars)
“Album des Monats” (Named “Album of the Month”)
- Stereo Magazine, Tilman Urbach, November 2015
“Er ist ein Poet und ein Maler, dieser Scott DuBois…inzwischen 37 und seit eh für Überraschungen immer gut, hat mit “Winter Light” seine sehr wahrcheinlich schönste Platte gemacht.”
- Jazzpodium, Alexander Schmitz, November 2015
“Scott DuBois‘ Kreativität überwältigt und seine Kompositionsrhetorik fordert zum bedingungslosen Denken in Bildern heraus.”
- Kulturnews, Ron Haller, November/December 2015
Scott DuBois' WINTER LIGHT **** (4 Stars)
“Scott DuBois ist an der Gitarre ein hervorragender Handwerker.”
- Jazzthetik, Hans-Jürgen Linke, November/December 2015
“…ein gruppenklanglich und energetisch stimmig interagierendes Ensemble vier eigensinniger Charaktere, die auf der Ebene ineinandergreifender Kommunikation durch das stilistische Grenzgebiet von spontaner, frier Expressivitat und auslandender Klangraumgestaltung streifen. Darueber hinaus aber versteht es DuBois, die Zuegel auch locker zu lassen, um trotz verhaltener Grundstimmung dees Albums zuweilen die Deckung des schön Klingenden, Sanften zu verlassen.”
- Jazz Thing, Ralf Dombrowski, November 2015
“New Yorker Spitzengitarrist…(Das Scott DuBois Quartet) knüpft an die musikalische Landschaftsmalerei ihrer 2012 erschienenen CD “Landscape Scripture” an, auf der man musikalische Pinselstriche zu hören glaubt…Scott DuBois beeindruckt durch die scheinbare Mühelosigkeit und zugleich emotionale Tiefe seines Gitarrenspiels…Die Soli von Scott DuBois und Gebhard Ullmann und die scheinbar so leicht und mühelos wirkende Intensität im Spiel der New Yorker Musiker werden die Jenaer Jazzfreunde so schnell nicht vergessen.”
- Thüringische Landeszeitung, Dietmar Ebert, 28 January 2015
“…ein kreatives Chaos das bisweilen in einen hymnischen Tonfall mündete…Es war ein spannendes Konzert mit vielen überraschenden Klangkombinationen…grenzüberschreitende Experimentierlust…”
- Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Wolfgang Sandner, February 2013
“Scott DuBois Quartet bietet „faszinierende experimentelle Musik für den eher meditativen Denker“(AllAboutJazz, New York). Und auch der Wechsel zwischen heftigen, gut dröhnenden Soundcollagen und ruhigen, fast statischen Klangflächen folgt der Dynamik, die von Trance-Pionieren à la Can zelebriert wurden. Was sich in mancher Hinsicht nach einem bewährten Rezept anhört, verlangt große Leidenschaft, die die Materie zum Glühen bringt. Um auch heute noch Musik mit solcher Spannung, Dynamik, Virtuosität und Witz zu erzeugen, vermeidet das Scott DuBois Quartett überspannte Jazz-Avantgardismen und schafft statt dessen einen zeitgemäßen Ausgleich: Wabernde Bässe im Wechsel pointierter Begleitung, wuchtige, aber auch wunderbar leichtfüßige Drum-Rhythmen oder irrlichternde Sololäufe auf Saxophon und Bassklarinette mit der brennenden Intensität des Free Jazz – das Ganze vereint mit hochmelodischer Qualität.”
- Jazzstudio Nürnberg, 3 November 2012
Die Band klingt wie aus einem Guss. Da scheint zwar jeder sein eigenes Ding zu spielen. Doch gerade das macht den Reiz dieser Musik aus. Auf magische Weise passen und wirken die schrägen Metren zusammen und sorgen für ein höchst unterhaltsames Konzerterlebnis. In DuBois’ Quartett spielen der Saxofonist und Bassklarinettist Gebhard Ullmann, der dies- und jenseits des Teichs etwa mit dem Quartett ‘Basement Research’ oder dem zehnköpfigen Blasinstrumente/Akkordeon-Projekt ‘Tá Lam 10′ mehrere Bands betreibt, der Bassist Thomas Morgan, der regelmässig mit Steve Colemans ‘Five Elements’ arbeitet und der dänische Schlagzeuger Kresten Osgood, der schon in der Band von Sam Rivers und im Duo mit Paul Bley glänzte. Alle vier liefern ein Höchstmass an Kreativität ab, extreme Lyrik trifft auf geballte Rockenergie oder, in einem ergreifenden Duo E-Gitarre auf Tenorsaxofon. Morgan, persönlich ein sehr stiller Typ, greift mathematisch genau und gefühlvoll in die Saiten, Osgood, persönlich das krasse Gegenteil, weifl gar nicht, wohin mit seinen Gefühlen und drückt das auch musikalisch extrem unterhaltsam aus. Frech und individuell sind die Kompositionen, irgendwo schwingen die Geister von Ornette Coleman und Eric Dolphy und sicher von einigen anderen Persönlichkeiten der Jazzgeschichte mit. Unglaublich schön, wie ein Stück in einem leisen Duo zwischen Bass und Schlagzeug ausklingt. Das war von vorne bis hinten ein aufregendes und betörendes Konzert. Das volle Haus sah es genau so.
- Badische Neueste Nachrichten, Peter Bastian (live review of Jazzclub Karlsruhe concert), Feb. 2011
Dachau –
Denn die melodischen Elemente, die der gestern 31 Jahre alt gewordene Scott DuBois komponiert, prunken mit Sinnlichkeit. Die kreativen Rhythmussegmente geben jedem Stück seinen verwechselbare Identität und lassen dabei Freiraum für grandiose Soli…Scott DuBois hat Recht, wenn er vor dem letzten Stück „Louis Frederic“ die Band vorstellt und sagt: „These guys are as good as it gets“ – besser als diese Jungs geht es nicht. Und in diese Aussage hätte er sich ruhig auch selbst mit einbeziehen können.
- Dachauer Nachrichten, Von Mary-Jana Wege, April 2009
Zum Glühen gebracht
von Oliver van Essenberg
Musiker machen es einem Rezensenten leicht, wenn er sie richtig gut oder auch richtig schlecht finden kann – nur beim Mittelmaß tut er sich schwer. Das Scott DuBois Quartett, das am Samstagabend im Jazzkeller gastierte, hinterließ sicher keinen mittelmäßigen Eindruck, sondern glänzte über zwei volle Sets hinweg mit einem der energievollsten Auftritte seit langem. Vielleicht ist der Ausdruck Glänzen noch zu schwach für das Leuchten, das die Kompositionen des Bandleaders und Gitarristen Scott DuBois entfachten. In den intensivsten Momenten entsprach die Musik dem hochenergetischen Zustand, in dem sich die deutsche Experimental-Combo Can zu ihren besten Zeiten präsentierte: als ein mächtiger, pulsierender Organismus. Ein einziges Strömen, in dem scheinbar alle Grenzen zwischen den Instrumenten und zu dem soghaft angezogenen Publikum aufgehoben sind, das charakterisiert treffend auch die Musik von Scott DuBois. Und auch der Wechsel zwischen heftigen, gut dröhnenden Soundcollagen und mediativen, fast statischen Klangflächen folgt der Dynamik, die von Trance-Pionieren a lá Can zelebriert wurden. Was sich in mancher Hinsicht nach einem bewährten Rezept anhört, verlangt große Leidenschaft, die die Materie zum Glühen bringt. Um auch heute noch Musik mit solcher Spannung, Dynamik, Virtuosität und Witz zu erzeugen, vermeidet das Scott DuBois Quartett überspannte Jazz-Avantgardismen und schafft statt dessen den zeitgemäßen Ausgleich: wabernde Bässe im Wechsel pointierter Begleitung (Kontrabass: Thomas Morgan), wuchtige, aber auch wunderbar leichtfüßige Rhythmen (Drums: Kresten Osgood), irrlichternde Sololäufe mit der brennenden Intensität des Free Jazz (Saxophon und Bassklarinette: Gebhard Ull mann), vereint mit hochmelodischer Qualität. Die warme, volltönende Mischung begeisterte. So schnell macht das dem Quartett niemand nach.
- Fränkischer Tag, Bamberg, DE, von Oliver van Essenberg, (live review), November 2008
REVIEWS FROM AUSTRIA
"Eindrücke klanglicher Wei- te und Ausdehnung erweckt...viel an Farben und bietet zudem, bündig vorge- tragen, ausdrucksstarke im- provisatorische Ausflüge....feinsinni- gen Klangwelten durchweg..."
- Kleine Zeitung, December 2022
Scott DuBois' SUMMER WATER
"Dabei funkeln DuBois‘ Saiten tänzerisch zu ihrem eigenen Echo, vom Gitarristen im Alleingang angestoßen. Es handelt sich um ein atmosphärisches Soloal- bum, bei dem jeder Anschlag und jedes Nachhallen zählt. Gemütliche harmonische Pendel in Dur ergeben breite Klangbetten, in die sich nach- folgende Arpeggien sanft niederle- gen, bis sie und das Bett eins werden und dem nächsten melodischen Ereignis als Rahmen dienen."
- Concerto, April/May 2021
Scott DuBois' AUTUMN WIND
" * * * * "
- Concerto, December 2017/January 2018
„Autumn Wind“ ist ein wirklich faszinierendes Meisterwerk."
- Kulturzeitschrift, Peter Füssl, November 2017 :: read full review in German
"Jazz guitarist Scott DuBois...provided an extraordinary treat for the listeners...edgy, romantic, wonderful."
- Kronen Zeitung, January 2017
Scott DuBois' WINTER LIGHT
“…ein atmosphärisches Meisterwerk…”
- Concerto, Karl Gedlicka, December 2015/January 2016
“ERLÖSUNG DURCH REDUKTION
Ein Saison-Höhepunkt ereignete sich am Freitag im Stockwerk. Der US-Gitarrist Scott DuBois zeigte im Quartett mit Landsmann Thomas Morgan (Bass), dem Deutschen Gebhard Ullmann (Bassklarinette, Tenor-sax) und dem Dänen Kresten Osgood (Drums) brillante Entwürfe für eine zeitgenössische Jazz-Avantgarde.
Kaum zu glauben, welcher Farbenreichtum aus der verspielten Brechung beschaulicher Dur-Stimmungen hervorgehen kann. Auf Basis der Reduktion gelang dem im kammermusikalischen Free Jazz verwurzelten Quartett ein erlösender, Handschlag mit der popkulturellen Gegenwart.”
- Kronen Zeitung, M. Wagner, 27 January, 2013
REVIEWS FROM SWITZERLAND
Scott DuBois' WINTER LIGHT receives **** (4 notes on the Jazz ‘n’ More Magazine rating system)
“Die Melancholie der Tundra, ein langsames Fliessen, durchbrochen von Schneestürmen, ein Duell zwischen Finsternis und Helligkeit.”
- Jazz ‘n’ More, Gino Ferlin, November 2015
REVIEWS FROM FRANCE
Live Concert Review from the Jazzkaar Festival in Tallinn, Estonia
"Ils produisent deux discours tracés en zig-zag dans des espaces non balisés. Le guitariste tient son instrument comme un violoncelle. Les sonorités de la guitare glissent d’abord en arpèges harmonieux. Puis surgissent soudain comme par surprise des accords rageurs, dissonants, torturés....en ce duo singulier un univers de formes liquides mouvantes."
- Jazz Magazine, Robert Latxague, August 2021 :: lire en français
Scott DuBois' AUTUMN WIND
"On laissera à l’auditeur le loisir d’y trouver mille et une nuances d’ocre, de marron et de roux, d’y sentir l’humidité, la matière organique qui se décompose, l’humus et des sentiments où se mêlent plénitude et mélancolie."
- Citizen Jazz, Gilles Gaujarengues, March 2018 :: lire en français
Scott DuBois' AUTUMN WIND **** (4 Stars)
"Nouveauté...Scott DuBois se fait peintre."
- Jazz Magazine, Ludovic Florin, November 2017
Scott DuBois' WINTER LIGHT **** (4 Stars)
“Nouveauté…travail hautement évocateur…un artiste tenté par l’absolu.”
- Jazz Magazine, Ludovic Florin, November 2015
Scott DuBois' WINTER LIGHT
“Scott DuBois joue une musique intrigante…Épatant.”
- Culturejazz, November 2015 :: lire en français
Scott DuBois' WINTER LIGHT
“Le guitariste new-yorkais Scott DuBois a trouve lui-meme l’expression idoine pour decrire sa musique…”l’ecriture de paysage”…démarche impressionniste…le garcon frappe fort…d’inoubliables charmes.”
- Jazz News, Matthieu Durand, October 2015
“…consciemment en valeur l’interaction, les dynamiques et l’improvisation. Tripant.”
- So Jazz, Bruno Guermonprez, June 2010
“À eux quatre, ces musiciens ont mis au point un son de group à l’identité remarquable. Reste à espérer qu’il sera possible de les entendre un jour sur scene.”
- Jazz Magazine, Thierry Quenum, June 2010 :: lire en français
Scott DuBois' BANSHEES **** (4 stars)
“La musique proposée est aussi inventive que fascinante…DuBois a des choses à dire et ce que nous entendons est captivant.”
- Jazzman, Jen-Marc Gelin, November 2008
REVIEWS FROM THE NETHERLANDS
“Met zijn variaties op het thema winterlicht spreekt de muziek van het album enorm tot de verbeelding. De muziek is sferisch in zijn fraaie en prikkelende versmelting van melodie en ambient geluid…Winter Light, een prachtig en verrassend sterk album!”
- Written In Music, Henning Bolte, January 2016 :: read full review in Dutch
REVIEWS FROM BELGIUM
“Parfois, c’est comme une longue marche dans le désert où personne ne parle mais où tout le monde se comprend. On communique d’un regard, d’une pensée, d’un mouvement… et puis tout explose, comme s’il s’agissait d’une délivrance…On s’élève chaque fois d’un niveau. Ça transpire d’exaltation, jusqu’à atteindre un paroxysme cataclysmique.”
- Jazzques, Jacques Prouvost, March 2011:: lire en français
“…klint deze muziek intens en meeslepend.” **** (4 Sterren)
- De Standaard, June 2010 :: read full review in Dutch
REVIEWS FROM DENMARK
Scott DuBois' AUTUMN WIND
"på hvert trin af vejen tager dubois kvartet os på en fascinerende impressionistisk musikalsk rejse"
- Jazz Special, November 2017
Scott DuBois' AUTUMN WIND
"Det er meget vellykket og ikke mindst smukt."
- JazzNyt, December 2017 :: read full review in Danish
Scott DuBois' WINTER LIGHT
“Det fastsammenspillede band spiller DuBois originale kompositioner med fokus på de kraftfulde værker, dynamisk, gruppeimprovisation, interaktion og en fælles ide om at skabe “farverige landskaber og en åndelig intensitet, der skærer direkte til hjertet.”
- Jazz Special, October/November 2015
“Man blev som lytter suget med på en fascinerende jazzrejse med varierende puls og stemninger på grænsen mellem form og fri leg…ekvilibrisme er jo ikke noget i sig selv. DuBois har derimod en både egensindig tilgang til komposition og sammenspil, der kan tage overraskende drejninger, og som søger ned i stoffet. Og netop denne kvartet synes at have en ganske særlig kemi, der kan løfte hans ideer til en højere potens.”
- Politiken, January 30 2015, Christian Munch-Hansen
REVIEWS FROM SWEDEN
Scott DuBois' AUTUMN WIND
"...det mest spännande och suggestiva."
- Kulturdelen, Sten Wistrand, November 2017 :: read full review in Swedish
Scott DuBois' LANDSCAPE SCRIPTURE
Jazz. Häromåret tog gitarristen Scott DuBois skiva Black hawk dance andan ur mig med sina associationsrika och förtätade gruppimprovisationer. Nu återkommer DuBois med en ny skiva med samma musiker: saxofonisten Gebhard Ullmann, trummisen Kresten Osgood och basisten Thomas Morgan som även spelade med Paul Motian.
Om musiken på den förra skivan var extatisk är den snarare målerisk på den nya Landscape scripture. Scott DuBois för över den amerikanska konstmusikens ögonblicksbilder i ett nytt sammanhang. Man anar Coplands appalachiska bilder och Charles Ives musikaliska Central Park-vyer som idémässiga incitament, fast förankrade i en radikalt annorlunda form.
I Prairie suite skapar DuBois en komprimerad uttryckskraft i sitt explosiva entonsspel, som stöts och bryts mot Gerhard Ullmanns basklarinett. Fast prärieintryck? Jag vet inte så noga, blott att musiken fascinerar. Lika fantasieggande är stycken som Summer haystacks och Lake Shore suite, där den på en gång mullrande och finkalibrerade associationsrikedomen spelar upp den ena scenen efter den andra i lyssnarens inre.
Scott DuBois musik inbjuder till programmusikalisk eller verbalspråklig översättning, men den är inte enbart ett idéburet stämnings- och landskapsmåleri. I sin egensinniga och subtila växling mellan skriven musik och fri improvisation skapar DuBois och hans medmusiker också en oupphörligt fascinerande och förtätad musik som genom sina melodiska och rytmiska infall frigör sig från de visuella associationerna. I brytningen mellan programmusik och absolut musik utvecklar Scott DuBois grupp ytterligare en suggestivt mättad dimension.
- Lira Muskimagasin, Magnus Eriksson, July 2012
Scott DuBois' BLACK HAWK DANCE
* Lira Gillar
Sunnyside Records
JAZZ . Redan den första låten på gitarristen Scott DuBois nya album Black Hawk Dance, titelspåret, tar andan ur mig. En tassande rytmisk figur upprepas intensivt, som för att ge en bild av dansen som leder till andlig extas, till själsflykten. Sedan tar saxofonisten Gebhard Ullmann över i en serie förtätade, fria improvisationer där han vänder ut och in på de rytmiska och melodiska associationer han själv skapar. Det är som om själva improvisationen signalerar en förhöjd medvetenhet, en varseblivning där musiken blir en andlig metod.
Musiken bygger på en sömlös växling mellan fri improvisation och komponerad musik. Basisten Thomas Morgan och trummisen Kresten Osgood växlar mellan frenetisk rytmmarkering och mer seriella attityder. Ullmann söker sig gärna mot upplösningen, medan Scott DuBois excellerar i ett entonsspel där han gärna vilar på, eller vrider till, tonen lite extra. Hela skivan är, för att ta det kort, makalöst bra.
- Lira Musikmagasin, Magnus Eriksson, September 2010
REVIEWS FROM NORWAY
Scott DuBois' AUTUMN WIND
"Scott DuBois er en meget original komponist og gitarist...Det har ført til en organisk og unik musikalsk reise gjennom høstmånedene med stor bruk av dynamikk der forskjellige moderne uttrykk møtes og der vi får høre fire meget langt framskredne jazzmusikanter som tydeligvis har et nært og ekte forhold til hverandre etter å ha jobba mye sammen."
- Tor Hammerø, January 2018 :: read full review here
Scott DuBois' WINTER LIGHT
“Den amerikanske gitaristen Scott DuBois tar oss gjennom et spennende døgn med den originale musikken sin…Musikken er åpen, søkende, melodisk, meditativ og til tider melankolsk.”
- Tor Hammerø, November 2015 :: read full review here
REVIEWS FROM ITALY
Scott DuBois' SUMMER WATER
"...una musica quietamente evocativa, dal gusto nordico...sospesa e incantata... Da sottolineare la capacità di Dubois di costruire con la sola chitarra sonorità dall'ampiezza talvolta quasi orchestrale...decisamente originale."
- All About Jazz Italia, Neri Pollastri, May 2021:: read full article in Italian
Scott DuBois' AUTUMN WIND album on the "Best of 2018" List
- All About Jazz Italia, Neri Pollastri, January 2019 :: read full article in Italian
"Ottimo chitarrista ed eccellente compositore, il quarantenne Scott DuBois è tra i musicisti più interessanti in circolazione...un suggestivo affresco in equilibrio tra la complessità sinfonica e quella del free jazz....Autumn Wind l'ennesimo album di prima qualità dell'artista statunitense, opera complessa e affascinante e tra le migliori ascoltate finora quest'anno..."
- All About Jazz Italia, Neri Pollastri, September 2018 :: read full article in Italian
Scott DuBois' WINTER LIGHT album on the "Best of 2016" List
- All About Jazz Italia, Neri Pollastri, January 2017 :: read full article in Italian
“Tra i tanti chitarristi jazz emersi negli ultimi anni, il newyorchese Scott DuBois merita qualche attenzione particolare, in virtù del suo approccio allo strumento che poco concede alla tradizione, a differenza di molti dei suoi colleghi. La sua chitarra è come un pennello che usa per dipingere paesaggi sonori dal sapore impressionista…”
- All About Jazz Italia, Mario Calvitti, February 2013
“…ability to suprise the listener…excellent performance…a very personal sound…”
- All About Jazz Italia, Vincenzo Roggero, February 2007
“It is amazing to hear a band of guys with a proper expressive conception and a very mature style in their improvisation and composition (all by Scott DuBois.) It’s about the inspired fashion of music, an infection of the world international scene but aims to look for their own precise identity and escape from current trends. It is a research into colors and complex rhythmic spaces that are very vast and this renders the listening experience very different and delightful… The compositions and the solos on the leader’s guitar, demonstrate an intelligent personality from which there is greatness that we will hear in the future.”
- Musicboom.it, Vittorio LoConte, January 2005
REVIEWS FROM SPAIN
Scott DuBois' SUMMER WATER
Named one of the "50 Favorite Records of 2021"
- Missingduke, Mirian Arbalejo, December 2021 :: leer en español
Scott DuBois' SUMMER WATER
"Crea atmósferas de una bella fuera de lo normal, una belleza nada estereotipada sino inusual...hay algo de Mahler en su sensibilidad hacia la naturaleza y quizás algo de Ravel, o de lo que Ravel debe a Debussy..."
- Jazz, ese ruido, Félix Amador, April 2021 :: leer en español
Scott DuBois' SUMMER WATER
"...la belleza y el encanto sereno de la descripción paisajística impresionista y expresionista...de suaves y tiernos ecos que acarician tus sentidos penetrando sutilmente en tu yo interno...Summer Water no se queda en la superficie sino que ahonda en la profundidad del ser, es música para una nueva era...Scott DuBois se vale de su instrumento para contar historias que emanan del alma."
- Tomajazz, Enrique Farelo, April 2021 :: leer en español
Scott DuBois' SUMMER WATER
"DuBois posee un agudo talento descriptivo, que parece expresarse con aún mayor riqueza en la textura de estas pinceladas sonoras durante la interpretación en solitario."
- Missingduke, Mirian Arbalejo, March 2021 :: leer en español
Scott DuBois' AUTUMN WIND
"Scott DuBois ha producido alguno de los mejores discos de nuestros días a base de pintar paisajes y recrear ambientes con los pinceles de la música...Ambientes, imágenes y sensaciones evocados con soberbia mediante los recursos armónicos y contrapuntísticos más complejos de la música programática...perfección formal...es la pieza más maravillosa y bella del jazz del año 2017."
- El Debate de Hoy, Fernando Bonete Vizcaino, January 2018 :: leer en español
Scott DuBois' AUTUMN WIND
Named one of the "15 Favorite Albums of 2017"
- Missingduke, Mirian Arbalejo, December 2017 :: leer en español
Scott DuBois' AUTUMN WIND
"Autumn Wind es el viaje poético cuyas herramientas son un pincel y una paleta multicolor que plasma pasión y reflexión...pasión y fuerza dramática maridando el cerebro y el corazón en un único espíritu."
- Tomajazz, Enrique Farelo, October 2017 :: leer en español
Scott DuBois' WINTER LIGHT
“…un guitarrista superlativo…uno de los mejores guitarristas de la actualidad..debería estar en el pódium de los más grandes del momento…impresionante, impactante…uno de los mejores discos del año.”
- Tomajazz, Enrique Farelo, December 2015 :: leer en español
“Landscape Scripture es como una suave brisa de lluvia fresca para tu cerebro. Es esencia de oro pulido. ¡Es un cuarteto enorme!”
- Tomajazz, Enrique Farelo, May 2012 :: leer en español
“El suyo es nuevamente un gran trabajo, en el que se impone el carácter impresionista de su música, llevada en volandas por las improvisaciones del grupo.”
- Ruta 66, Pachi Tapiz, May 2012
“One of the top modern jazz guitarists on the New York scene today”
- Tomajazz, Arturo Mora Rioja, 2006
“…refined technique, clear phrasing, fast and fluid as much on the electric as with the acoustic… Scott comes again to remind me of John McGlaughlin in the phrasing and with the rhythm, and with a cooler sound…I recommend this album to all the lovers of the new creative jazz and to discover a guitarist and musician that will give us great pleasure…a hopeful beginning, a present made reality, and a future to reach greatness.”
- Tomajazz, Enrique Farelo, January 2005 :: leer en español
REVIEWS FROM PORTUGAL
Scott DuBois' AUTUMN WIND
"Um disco verdadeiramente fascinante...de uma chama intensa de um guitarrista excepcional, cheio de possibilidades criativas...Um disco tão maravilhoso..."
- A Certeza de Música, Miguel Estima, October 2017 :: read full review in Portuguese
REVIEWS FROM POLAND
"Także i tym razem grupę tworzy znamienity kwartet : legendarny, awangardowy improwizator – saksofonista Gebhard Ullmann, genialny i subtelny w swej grze basista Thomas Morgan oraz elokwentny perkusista Kresten Osgood."
- Era Jazzu, Dioni Piątkowski, February 2018 :: read full review in Polish
Scott DuBois' WINTER LIGHT
#1 Jazz Album of 2015
- LongPlay, Robert Ratajczak, January 2016 :: read full article in Polish
“…jest to programowe dzieło będące rodzajem wyjątkowej i magicznie wciągającej opowieści…chwilami trudno uwierzyć, iż na tym instrumencie można TAK GRAĆ!…Znajdziemy tu…wielkiego gitarzystę, zapierające dech solówki…Płyta …zachwycająca!”
- LongPlay, Robert Ratajczak, November 2015 :: read full review in Polish
“Tytuł albumu amerykańskiego gitarzysty Scotta DuBoisa nagrany w Kopenhadze przypomniał mi zimową wizytę za kołem podbiegunowym w okolicach Rovaniemi. Zadziwiający był niebieski odcień światła, jakby wszystko wkoło zalał atrament…Scott DuBois jest w Ameryce uważany za utalentowanego kompozytora i nowatorskiego gitarzystę fascynującego brzmieniem i oryginalnymi improwizacjami…”
- Audio Magazine, Marek Dusza, November 2015 :: read full review in Polish
REVIEWS FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Scott DuBois' SUMMER WATER
"The guitarist masterfully condenses the flow...he works great with impressions and timbre...you can really see summer light on the billowing sea....constant change in dynamics, colors, mood...breathtaking..."
- JazzPort, Jan Hocek, May 2021 :: read full review in Czech
Scott DuBois' AUTUMN WIND
(100/100 Score)
"...stunningly beautiful...one of the strongest jazz albums of 2017!"
- JazzPort, Jan Hocek, October 2017 :: read full review in Czech
REVIEWS FROM SLOVAKIA
Scott DuBois' SUMMER WATER
4.5 (out of 5) Stars
"...dynamically and expressively rich...everything is subject to mood and imagery...Now the guitarist has spring reflections left. And I'm really looking forward to them now! And I'm happy to be surprised again..."
- SKJazz.sk, Ján Hocek, July 2021 :: read full review
Scott DuBois' AUTUMN WIND
5 (out of 5) Stars
"This album is truly a masterpiece..."
- SKJazz.sk, Peter Dobšinský, December 2017 :: read full review
REVIEWS FROM ESTONIA
Live Concert Review from the Jazzkaar Festival in Tallinn, Estonia
"The aforementioned Scott DuBois concert with Berlin saxophonist and bass clarinetist Gebhard Ullmann was like a meditative journey where the sounds were inspired by life and nature..."
- SIRP Newspaper, Anita Maasalu, 3 September, 2021 :: read full review in Estonian
REVIEWS FROM GREECE
A new guitar stylist
“It is profound that guitarists who are at the state of starting their career may be under the influence of the great stylists such as Bill Frisell, Pat Metheny, John Scofield and John Abercrombie. Some of them find it hard to make the transition from imitation to creation. That’s why it is a pleasure to find out that a young man has already evolved his own style right with his first album. Scott Dubois formed his quintet about five years ago with saxophonists Loren Stillman and Jason Rigby, bassist Thomas Morgan and drummer Mark Ferber. His debut’s great asset is the presence of Dave Liebman, one of the contemporary grand masters of soprano saxophone, who was Dubois’ teacher when he was studying at Manhattan School of Music. Apart from this helper contribution, “Monsoon’s” attraction is the compositional touch of Dubois as well as his original style mainly in classical guitar (the kind of guitar he uses in the larger part of the album) that combines the melodiousness of Django Reinhardt with John McLaughlin’s speed and Egberto Gismonti’s experimental mood. Most of the guitarist’s compositions step on unorthodox and asymmetric rhythms, while there are some clear references to Indian and eastern music, as the album title (“Monsoon”) states. Except for the inexhaustible David Liebman the two much younger than him saxophonists, who both recently released remarkable personal albums, sound in perfect form. “Monsoon” demands patience and repeated listening and preludes the arrival of a new stylist.”
- Apopsy Magazine, Vangelis Aragiannis
REVIEWS FROM CYPRUS
Scott DuBois' WINTER LIGHT
"...a kind of communion.”
- To Periodiko Magazine, February 2017 :: read full article in Greek
REVIEWS FROM ENGLAND
Scott DuBois' SUMMER WATER
"Chiming...shifts from mellow to melodically stormy..."
- Jazzwise , Selwyn Harris, July 2021
Scott DuBois' AUTUMN WIND
" * * * * "
- Jazzwise, Dec. 2017/Jan. 2018
REVIEWS FROM IRELAND
Scott DuBois' MONSOON **** (4 stars)
“DuBois is a gifted young guitarist/ composer leading a quintet of like-minded contemporaries - Loren Stillman (soprano and alto), Jason Rigby (soprano and tenor), Thomas Morgan (bass) and Mark Ferber (drums) - on this engrossing, adventurous and original CD. The music, much of which uses vamps and odd metres, has an Indian feel, while the guitarist’s pieces possess a savoury linear distinction of their own. Saxophonist Dave Liebman replaces Rigby on four tracks, and it’s indicative of the quality of the others, especially Stillman and DuBois, that they stand the comparison so well, reconciling freedom with order and structure with surprise. And there’s a total sense of engagement about their work that makes these performances so compelling.”
- The Irish Times, Ray Comiskey, April 2005
REVIEWS FROM AUSTRALIA
“…soulful and haunting…and then quite fiery and intense…This album (BLACK HAWK DANCE) will provide solitude and intensity when ever you feel like it.”
- Len Davis Presents, June 2010
REVIEWS FROM NEW ZEALAND
Scott DuBois' SUMMER WATER
"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."
- Off The Tracks, Simon Sweetman, May 2021:: read full review here