MATT SCHOFIELD
ANNOUNCES WEST COAST TOUR
ALONGSIDE
ADDITIONAL SUMMER APPEARANCES
Provogue / Mascot Label Group Debut Far As I Can See
Further Establishes Schofield As One Of The Blues
Brightest Stars
New York, NY --- Matt Schofield has revealed summer
touring plans that include an extensive west coast itinerary. The guitarist,
singer, songwriter and producer will launch the run on July 18 in Sacramento, CA
at Harlow's Night Club. Additional appearances will take him through
California, Oregon, and Washington before wrapping the western swing at the
Kaslo Jazz Festival in British Columbia on August 2. Schofield will then spend
August in the Northeastern U.S., and September in the Midwest. Prior, he is
touring in Europe where he has become a significant attraction. In North
America, the legend inches closer, supported by fans, the Blues community and
publications such as the L.A. Times who stated, "In Schofield the UK has
produced the best blues guitarist from any country in decades. Head and
shoulders above the herd."
Provogue / Mascot Label Group released their Schofield
debut FAR AS I CAN SEE on February 18th to raves. Schofield has been
frequently lauded as the British blues guitarist of current times, and on
release Glide Magazine wrote, "One of his strongest works to date," while Blues
Rock Review introduced a Q&A with the artist publishing, "A member of the
British Blues Awards Hall of Fame, Matt Schofield is widely respected as one of
the UK's top contemporary blues guitarists." Overseas, Guitarist Magazine
published simply, “There isn’t a better British blues guitarist playing
currently.” With his debut album for Provogue, Schofield finds himself as
representative for the long tradition of British Blues on the ultimate blues
guitar label, and gaining a home amongst his peers - the world's greatest
contemporary Blues players.
Schofield's career has been gaining momentum for the last
several years on both sides of the Atlantic. Successful runs in the UK, Europe
and North America have been met with critical acclaim and exponentially
increasing audiences. FAR AS I CAN SEE is Schofield's fifth album,
offering two choice covers from his musical heroes alongside nine original
tracks. Long-time fans will anticipate the epic slow blues of "The Day You
Left," as the guitarist re-harmonizes a traditional 12-bar form. The album's
second cut "Clean Break," is a classic trio shuffle, while "Getaway" exhibits
Schofield is eager to continue finding new ways to play the Blues, integrating
odd time signatures into the genre. The instrumental cut "Oakville Shuffle,"
features a cameo by Denny Ilett, one of Schofield's favorite U.K. jazz/blues
guitarists. With "Hindsight," the horn section is in full flight in a setting
Schofield describes as "What if Albert Collins and Maceo Parker sat in with
Tower of Power." Additional tracks include an upbeat and simple organ trio track
"Everything," the Texas-blues nod to Jimmie Vaughan "Tell Me Some Lies," and
"Red Dragon," which is a tribute to Hendrix's approach to the Blues -- one take,
all live, late at night, with the band following his every move. As a life-long
fan of Albert King, Schofield pays his respect when taking on "Breaking Up
Somebody's Home," and covers the classic "Yellow Moon."
Schofield is an inspired character. His lyrical approach
is driven by inspiration from all facets of life's experiences, and the impact
what he reads, watches and absorbs has on his deepest thoughts. This is best
displayed with the album opener, "From Far Away." The singer finds inspiration
from Carl Sagan, and offers, "I'm a big lover of science, humanism and their
related philosophies. Lyrically I have known for a long time that I wanted to
do something inspired by Sagan’s incredible and inspiring monologue 'Pale Blue
Dot' - this song is my tribute to his beautiful, stirring words."
He is no stranger to accolades, and has been honored as
the recipient of major awards that include British Blues Awards Guitarist of the
Year in 2010, 2011 and 2012, making him the first guitarist in the British Blues
Awards Hall of Fame. He also was complimented by Mojo Magazine with Blues Album
of the Year in 2011, and received the nod for British Blues Awards Album of the
Year 2010. He was rated in the top ten British Blues guitarists of all time by
Guitar & Bass Magazine alongside such icons as Eric Clapton and Peter
Green. In the Penguin Book of Blues Recordings, Schofield is cited
as one of only two living British artists to gain a maximum four-star
rating.
Confirmed Appearances Include:
7/18 Sacramento,
CA Harlow's Night
Club
7/19 Santa Cruz,
CA Moe's Alley
7/20 San Francisco,
CA Yoshi's SF
7/22 Napa,
CA City Winery
Napa
7/24 Walla Walla,
WA Main Street Studios
7/25 Portland,
OR Star Theater
7/26 Seattle,
WA Highway 99 Blues
Club
8/02 Kaslo,
BC Kaslo Jazz
Festival
8/08 Gravenhurst,
ON Peter's Place Live
8/09 Kitchener,
ON Kitchener Blues
Festival
8/12 East Harwich,
MA Cape Cod Jazz
Festival
8/14 Bearsville,
NY Bearsville
Theater
8/15 Woonsocket,
RI Chan's
8/16 Morristown,
NJ Morristown Jazz & Blues
Festival
8/17 Bay Shore,
NY YMCA Boulton Center
For The Performing Arts
9/11 Chicago,
IL City
Winery
9/12 Danville,
IL Phases of the Moon Music & Arts
Festival
9/13 Auburn Hills,
MI Callahan's Music
Hall
10/11 Helena,
AR King Biscuit Blues
Festival
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