Guitar virtuoso Julian Lage expands his horizons on View With A Room, a collection of 10 compelling original compositions out September 16 that marks his second release for Blue Note Records. Having established a home base with his brilliant and deeply attuned trio of bassist Jorge Roeder and drummer Dave King—most recently heard on the guitarist’s acclaimed 2021 Blue Note debut Squint—Lage casts his gaze outward to discover new orchestrational possibilities with the addition of six-string icon Bill Frisell, who adds his inimitable voice to this stunning album. View With A Room is available for pre-order now on vinyl, CD, and digital formats. Listen to the album’s lead single “Auditorium” and watch Lage’s live trio performance of the song below.
Lage has also announced his Fall U.S. tour View With A Room In Concert, which kicks off September 13. Ticket pre-sales begin tomorrow with the general on-sale beginning this Friday, June 24 at 10am local time. Lage’s Summer tour schedule also includes a week at the Village Vanguard in New York City (July 26-31), as well as performances across Canada and Europe. See a full list of dates below and find ticket info at www.julianlage.com/tour.
“In so many ways, I’ve wanted to make this record for years,” says Lage. “It comes from a line of musical inquiry: can you have lush orchestration combined with an organic sense of improvisation and the agility of a small ensemble?”
JULIAN LAGE – 2022 TOUR DATES:
June 25 – Victoria, BC – TD Victoria International Jazz Festival
June 26 – Vancouver, BC – TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival
June 27 – Edmonton, AB – TD Edmonton International Jazz Festival
June 28 – Ottawa, ON – TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival
June 29 – Toronto, ON – Axis Club
June 30 – Montreal, QC – TD Montreal International Jazz Festival
July 2 – Glynde, UK – Love Supreme Jazz Festival
July 5-6 – Jerusalem, IL – Jerusalem Jazz Festival
July 8 – Paris, FR – New Morning
July 9 – Rotterdam, NL – North Sea Jazz Festival
July 10 – Munich, DE – Jazzclub Unterfahrt
July 11 – Prague, CZ – Bohemia Jazz Festival
July 12 – La Spezia, IT – La Spezia Jazz Fest
July 14 – Genoa, IT – Piazza delle Feste
July 15 – Sète, FR – Jazz A Sete
July 26-31 – New York, NY – Village Vanguard
Aug. 22-26 – Big Indian, NY – Alternative Guitar Summit Camp
Sept. 3 – Detroit, MI – Detroit Jazz Festival
New Dates (tickets on sale June 24):
Sept. 13 – Pittsburgh, PA – Oaks Theater
Sept. 14 – Bellefontaine, OH – Holland Theater
Sept. 16 – Madison, WI – High Noon
Sept. 17 – Minneapolis, MN – Dakota
Sept. 20 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
Sept. 21 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater
Sept. 23 – Monterey, CA – Monterey Jazz Festival
Sept. 25 – Geyserville, CA – Trione Vineyards and Winery
Sept. 27 – Visalia, CA – Cellar Door
Sept. 28 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern
Sept. 29 – Phoenix, AZ – Musical Instrument Museum
Oct. 1 – Boulder, CO – Boulder Theater
Oct. 14 – Los Angeles, CA – Walt Disney Concert Hall*
Nov. 30 – Washington, DC – Sixth & I
Dec. 1 – Philadelphia, PA – World Cafe Live (Downstairs)
Dec. 3 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
Dec. 4 – Old Saybrook, CT – The Kate
Dec. 6 – Newark, OH – Thirty One West
Dec. 7 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
Dec. 8 – Lexington, KY – Origins Jazz – Children’s Theater
Dec. 9 – Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle
Dec. 10 – Atlanta, GA – Center Stage
Dec. 11 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
Dec. 14 – Charlottesville, VA – The Jefferson
*with The Bad Plus
