Scott DuBois
{{Short description|American jazz guitarist and composer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2015}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Scott DuBois
| image = The Scott DuBois Quartet Scott DuBois Unterfahrt-2013-01-26-001.jpg
| caption = DuBois at Jazz Club Unterfahrt, Munich 2013
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|04|27|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = United States
| genre = {{hlist|Jazz|post-bop|jazz fusion}}
| occupation = Musician
| instrument = Guitar
| years_active =
| label = {{unbulleted list|ACT|Sunnyside|Soul Note}}
| associated_acts = Dave Liebman
| website = {{URL|www.scottdubois.com}}
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Scott DuBois (born April 27, 1978) is an American jazz guitarist and composer.
Career
DuBois studied at the Manhattan School of Music. He recorded two albums featuring saxophonist David Liebman, Monsoon (2004) and Tempest (2006), for the Soul Note record label, three albums, Banshees (2008), Black Hawk Dance (2010) and Landscape Scripture (2012), for Sunnyside Records, and two albums, Winter Light (2015) and Autumn Wind (2017), for the ACT record label. Landscape Scripture was named one of the "Top 10 Jazz Albums of 2012" by National Public Radio.[https://www.npr.org/blogs/bestmusic2012/2012/12/07/166760734/top-10-jazz-albums-of-2012 Top 10 Jazz Albums Of 2012, Published: December 13, 2012 by NPR] Winter Light was named one of the "Albums of the Year" (2015) by the New York City Jazz Record.[http://www.nycjazzrecord.com/issues/tnycjr201601.pdf New York City Jazz Record, January 2016 issue]
His current quartet consists of Gebhard Ullmann on tenor saxophone and bass clarinet, Thomas Morgan on bass, and Kresten Osgood on drums.
The New York Times described Scott DuBois as having "an equal commitment to knotty compositions and blank-canvas improvisation".[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/17/arts/music/17Jazz.html?pagewanted=all Jazz Listings, Published: December 16, 2010 in The New York Times]
DuBois was named in DownBeat Magazine's 2019 Critics' Poll in the "Rising Star Guitar" Category.[http://www.downbeat.com/digitaledition/2019/DB1908/single_page_view/66.html DownBeat Magazine, Published: August 2019]
Awards and honors
- 2018 ECHO Award for Autumn Wind album.[http://www.echojazz.de/jazz-startseite/ ECHO JAZZ]
- 2005 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Guitar Competition Semi-Finalist.[http://www.playbill.com/article/thelonious-monk-guitar-competition-names-semi-finalists Playbill, Thelonious Monk Guitar Competition Semi-Finalist Names]
Discography
- Monsoon (Soul Note, 2004)[https://www.allmusic.com/album/monsoon-mw0000575813 Monsoon on Allmusic]
- Tempest (Soul Note, 2006)[https://www.allmusic.com/album/tempest-mw0001234323 Tempest on Allmusic]
- Banshees (Sunnyside, 2008)[https://www.allmusic.com/album/banshees-mw0000789562 Banshees on Allmusic]
- Black Hawk Dance (Sunnyside, 2010)[https://www.allmusic.com/album/black-hawk-dance-mw0001959917 Black Hawk Dance on Allmusic]
- Landscape Scripture (Sunnyside, 2012)[https://www.allmusic.com/album/landscape-scripture-mw0002304303 Landscape Scripture on Allmusic]
- Winter Light (ACT, 2015)[https://www.allmusic.com/album/winter-light-mw0002890049 Winter Light on Allmusic]
- Autumn Wind (ACT, 2017)[https://www.allmusic.com/album/autumn-wind-mw0003086798 Autumn Wind on Allmusic]
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
- [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p832493 Scott DuBois] on Allmusic
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Category:20th-century American guitarists
Category:21st-century American guitarists
Category:American jazz guitarists
Category:American male jazz composers
Category:American male guitarists
Category:20th-century American male musicians
Category:21st-century American male musicians
Category:Black Saint/Soul Note artists