WT800 / D410XLT

Spare Parts
Underwater People

Colin Scott began playing bass guitar at the age of fourteen and has been an active musician ever since. Colin has performed with musicians including Victor Wooten, Lenny Pickett and Melvin Seals and has shared the stage with acts ranging from Fareed Haque to Snoop Dogg. In 2000, he co-formed the jazz/funk/fusion trio Spare Parts with keyboardist Kevin Kozol and drummer Mike Bruno. To date, the band has released three records, toured the country several times, and performed at notable festivals including Wakarusa, Summer Camp, and Festival de Jazz in Lima, Peru. Their 2009 release Trio has received rave reviews from sources including Chicago Jazz Magazine and JazzChicago.net. Spare Parts can be seen performing every Thursday night at their Alive One Chicago residency which began in 2008.

Colin is also the current bassist for the long established Chicago band Underwater People. They have performed on stage or as an opener for some of the biggest names in popular music, including Los Lobos, Blues Traveler, Tonic, Reba McEntire, Brad Paisley, Lowen and Novarro, The Samples, The Freddy Jones Band, the Goo Goo Dolls, and many others. Underwater People also performs at major corporate conventions, private parties, and weddings on a regular basis.

In addition, Colin holds a bachelor's degree in music business from Southern Illinois University and a master's degree in jazz studies from DePaul University.

PRESS
"Bassist Colin Scott takes charge on the next couple of tracks, 'Trilogy I & II and Part III.' This is one of those tracks that is fantastic because it's so familiar, without one being able to pinpoint exactly what it's reminiscent of. Sure, Kozol's keyboard lines are vaguely Bernie Worrell-esque (he's the keyboardist in Parliament), and it'd be easy to compare Scott's bassline to something by Les Claypool, but that'd be too easy. Instead, one would just have to acknowledge that these three can lay down some serious funk, whether it be the kind meant to get you on the dance floor, or the kind that makes you tap your foot while your mouth is left gaping." – Paul Abella, Chicago Jazz Magazine – May, 2010

"The musicianship is first rate - with Scott a 'Fender-Funkmeister,' Bruno driving the band like it is a well-tuned Bugatti, and Kozol supplying cascades of keyboard washes and sounds ranging from orgasmic organs and acoustic piano to electric pianos and chewy synth leads. A fun album that will get the limbs moving all akimbo - they must be killer live." – Brad Walseth, JazzChicago.net – April, 2010

"Often a behind-the-scenes instrument, the bass guitar is, in fact, a
challenging animal to tame; however, Colin Scott proves he's a big-game
hunter. Without reservation, he lays down poppy funk and blues-ridden
riffs over jazz melodies" – Jim Hagerty, Rock River Times – Rockford, IL October, 2006