Squint is a striking full-length that weds incisive, expressive songwriting with the profound interplay Lage has honed over the past few years with his trio featuring Roeder and drummer Dave King (The Bad Plus). The album is available now for pre-order on vinyl, CD, or download. It was heralded in March with the release of the infectious lead single "Saint Rose," and then was followed shortly thereafter by the loping swing of "Boo's Blues," which exemplifies the guitarist's ability to write with his bandmates in mind while echoing his influences. Last month, he shared a live performance video of Squint's elegant lead song, "Etude."
“I absolutely love improvised music, and I've always been fascinated by singer-songwriter music,” says Lage. “For me, the jazz that came out of Blue Note always engaged both sides of that. It had incredible improvisational vocabularies and performances, but when I think of albums from Grant Green’s Idle Moments to Joe Henderson’s Inner Urge to McCoy Tyner’s Time for Tyner with Bobby Hutcherson – all these records that I love so much also have such great songs. I felt like this was an opportunity to present new music born out of the Blue Note tradition as I’ve interpreted it.”
JULIAN LAGE TOUR 2021
Sep 25 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom
Sep 26 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
Sep 28 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater
Sep 29 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
Oct 1 - Salt Lake City, UT - The State Room
Oct 2 - Denver, CO - Daniels Hall
Oct 3 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
Oct 5 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line
Oct 7 - Evanston, IL - SPACE
Oct 9 - Toronto, ON - Axis Club
Dec 4 - New York, NY - (Le) Poisson Rouge
Dec 7 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s
Dec 8 - Washington, DC - Union Stage
Dec 9 - Charlottesville, VA - The Southern
Dec 11 - Atlanta, GA - Vinyl
Dec 12 - Nashville, TN - The Basement East
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JULIAN LAGE
SQUINT
(BLUE NOTE RECORDS)
JUNE 11, 2021
