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, ...

When Vallejo rapper Dak Sauce took the stage Wednesday night at Blue Note Napa, it felt like a dream realized. It was his first time performing at the city’s best-known live music venue — and his ...

Danny Bensusan opened the Blue Note in Greenwich Village in 1981 and helped it quickly became home to some of the biggest names in jazz. Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Oscar Peterson and Lionel ...

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.

With a Sunset Boulevard debut this summer and a blockbuster 2025-2026 calendar, Blue Note is redefining west coast cool in Los Angeles. When Blue Note throws a club launch, it really goes all out. The ...

The moment I knew Blue Prince was my kind of game was when I found a scrap of paper strongly encouraging me to take notes in a journal. You see, I’m something of a note-taking game aficionado. I want ...

ST. LOUIS — The video board at Enterprise Center, normally hanging high above the ice, was lowered last week. The digital graphics lighting it up featured a Blue Note never seen before in St. Louis.

Robert Glasper and Terrace Martin at the 2022 Grammys (photo: Johnny Nunez / Getty Images for The Recording Academy). Robert Glasper will open the Los Angeles incarnation of the legendary Blue Note ...

The London Blue Note Jazz Club is scheduled to open in early 2026. The venue will feature two performance spaces with a total capacity of 350. This marks the first Blue Note venue in the UK. The UK is ...

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The mission to re-open Hollywood’s ArcLight Cinemas and the historic Cinerama Dome continues. On Thursday morning, Los Angeles’ Office of Zoning Administration held a public hearing regarding both the ...

After nearly a decade of bringing quality music to the wine country, Blue Note Napa is set to close its doors at the end of 2025. The final Blue Note Napa concert is set for Dec. 31, when the club ...