Steve Swallow
Jazz band from Fair Lawn, NJ · formed 1940
- Shows on record
- 4
- Rooms played
- 4
- Cities
- 4
- Releases
- 34
- Last show
- May 2, 2026Brechemin Auditorium
About
Steve Swallow is a band from Fair Lawn, NJ, formed in 1940, tagged avant-garde jazz, bass, contemporary jazz by its sources. Shows on record run from 2008 to 2026, across 4 rooms in 4 cities.
- Steve Swallow formed in 1940 — MusicBrainz
- Steve Swallow is based in Fair Lawn — MusicBrainz
- Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra: bass — MusicBrainz
- We3: member — MusicBrainz
- Steve Kuhn Trio: member — MusicBrainz
- The Impossible Gentlemen: member — MusicBrainz
- Steve Swallow Ohad Talmor Sextet: member — MusicBrainz
- John Scofield Trio: member — MusicBrainz
- The New Standard Trio: member — MusicBrainz
- Gary Burton Quartet: member — MusicBrainz
- Jazz in Trio: member — MusicBrainz
- Courage: member — MusicBrainz
- The Carla Bley Big Band: bass — MusicBrainz
- The Carla Bley Band: bass — MusicBrainz
- Steve Swallow has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1974–2004 — MusicBrainz
- Steve Swallow formed in 1960 — Wikipedia
- Steve Swallow plays Jazz — Wikipedia
- Steve Swallow plays fusion — Wikipedia
- Steve Swallow has 11770 listeners on Last.fm — Steve Swallow on Last.fm
- Steve Swallow has released 10 recordings between 2014 and 2026 — Steve Swallow on Discogs
- Country (per TheAudioDB): American — Steve Swallow on TheAudioDB
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
4 on record · Internet Archive, SongkickShows per year
- 20082 shows
- 20111 show
- 20261 show
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | Brechemin Auditorium · SeattleHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| May 10, 2011 | Sejong Cultural Center · SeoulSupportwith Pat Metheny, Pat Metheny Group, Antonio Sanchez, +1 | Support | Pat Metheny, Pat Metheny Group, Antonio Sanchez, +1 |
| Jul 28, 2008 | Lighthouse · PooleSupportwith Gary Burton Quartet Revisited, Pat Metheny, Antonio Sanchez | Support | Gary Burton Quartet Revisited, Pat Metheny, Antonio Sanchez |
| Jul 27, 2008 | Barbican Centre · LondonSupportwith Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Antonio Sanchez | Support | Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Antonio Sanchez |
Where they play
4 rooms in 4 citiesRooms played most
- Barbican Centre · London1 show
- Brechemin Auditorium · Seattle1 show
- Lighthouse · Poole1 show
- Sejong Cultural Center · Seoul1 show
Cities played
- London1 show
- Poole1 show
- Seattle1 show
- Seoul1 show
Releases
34 releases, 1974–2026Winter Songs
2026
Ses Jeunes Années (1961-1962)
2022
Swallow Tales
2020
Life Goes On
2020
You Don't Know The Life
2019
Loneliness Road
2017
Andando El Tiempo
2016
The Oldest Living Thing
2015
Riverside
2014
Live in Japan, Vol. 2
2004 · Album
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2002 · Album
Grey
2002 · Album
Little Poems
2002 · Album
Noisy Old Men
2002 · Album
Nostalgia
2002 · Album
Brutto Tempo
2001 · Album
Always Pack Up Your Uniform On Top
2000 · Album
Three Guys
1999 · Album
Carla
1997 · Album
Deconstructed
1997 · Album
Carla
1996 · Album
Conversations With a Goose
1996 · Album
Real Book
1994 · Album
Go Together
1993 · Album
Fly Away Little Bird
1992 · Album
Swallow
1992 · Album
The Life of a Trio: Saturday
1990 · Album
The Life of a Trio: Sunday
1990 · Album
Duets
1988 · Album
Night-glo
1985 · Album
Home
1980 · Album
Unexpected
1978 · Album
Hotel Hello
1975 · Album
We Could Be Flying
1974 · Album
Lineup
- Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra · bass
- We3
- Steve Kuhn Trio
- The Impossible Gentlemen
- Steve Swallow Ohad Talmor Sextet
- John Scofield Trio
- The New Standard Trio
- Gary Burton Quartet
- Jazz in Trio
- Courage
- The Carla Bley Big Band · bass
- The Carla Bley Band · bass
- The Swallow Quintet · bass, eponymous
- Gary Burton & Friends
- Jeff Lederer | Sunwatcher · bass
Former
- The Jimmy Giuffre 3
- Paul Motian and the Electric Bebop Band · electric bass guitar
Airplay
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Wikipedia | Artist facts |
| Steve Swallow on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Steve Swallow on Discogs | Artist facts |
| Steve Swallow on TheAudioDB | Artist facts |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| Internet Archive | Show history |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| TheAudioDB | Photos |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Genius | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikidata | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.