Los Angeles, a city with a rich musical history and a reputation for blending cultures, is about to welcome one of the most iconic names in jazz: Blue Note Jazz Club. Known worldwide for its intimate ...
This label’s 86-year run has been one of the most storied in jazz — and it’s still going. Hear tracks by Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins, Robert Glasper and more from the Blue Note catalog.
The name Blue Note Records calls to mind a once-regnant sound in jazz: the hard-bop of the 1950s and ’60s, with its springy four-beat swing rhythm, its spare-but-lush horn harmonies, its flinty, ...
After his father, Danny Bensusan founded the first Blue Note club in 1981, Blue Note President Steven Bensusan grew up in the world of jazz legends, from Chick Corea to McCoyTyner. So even as the ...
The Napa Valley offshoot of the Blue Note Jazz Festival won’t be held in Napa County this year, at least in the same form as the past two years. Instead, Blue Note producers are putting on The Black ...
Blue Note Records started releasing jazz records 85 years ago this month when German-Jewish immigrant Alfred Lion held the first recording sessions for the label in New York City. Much has changed ...
“Who would’ve thought? Well, we’re here now,” Robert Glasper yelled to the crowd as he sat behind the keys. “This is the first public audience to be in here. Thank you for coming out and supporting… I ...
American jazz composer and guitarist John Scofield performs with his Combo 66 band with Gerald Clayton on piano and Hammond B3 organ and Vicente Archer on upright acoustic bass at the Blue Note Jazz ...
From before bebop to the present day, some of the best jazz albums of all time have been issued by Blue Note Records. The label celebrates its... Blue Note Records Celebrates 70 Years Of Jazz Blue ...