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Swallow Tales

John Scofield’s album, Swallow Tales, was released on June 12, 2020.

John celebrates the music of his friend and mentor Steve Swallow in an outgoing  and spirited recording, made in a day in New York in March 2019 — “old school” style as Scofield says, while acknowledging that more than forty years of preparation led up to it. John was a 20-year-old student at Berklee when he first met and played with the bassist, and they have continued ever since. “I love these songs”, says Scofield of the selection of Swallow compositions explored here — a broad range including classics such as “Hullo Bolinas”, “Eiderdown”, “Falling Grace” and “Radio”, as well as lesser-known works. The rapport between Scofield and Swallow is evident in every moment. John: “Sometimes when we play it’s like one big guitar, the bass part and my part together.” Behind the drum kit, Bill Stewart, a close associate of Scofield’s since the early 90s, is alert to all the implications of the interaction. “What Bill does is more than ‘playing the drums,’” Scofield says. “He’s a melodic voice in the music, while also swinging really hard.”

 

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Tour Dates

See tour page for more dates and band + venue info.

MARCH
30 — Portsmouth, NH
31 — Portland, ME

APRIL
01 — Somerville, MA
06 — Riverhead, NY
07 — Woodstock, NY
08 — Rochester, NY

MAY
11 — Huelva, Spain
12 — Amadora, Portugal
13 — Gent, Belgium
14 — Fribourg, Switzerland
15 — Schaffhausen, Switzerland
16 — Rorschach, Switzerland
18 — Tel Aviv, Israel
20 — Dorfen, Germany
22 — Oberhausen, Germany
23 — Rijkevorsel, Belgium
25 — Berlin, Germany

NOVEMBER
21 — New York, NY
22 — New York, NY
23 — New York, NY
24 — New York, NY
25 — New York, NY
26 — New York, NY

 

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