The Blue Notes' fiery kwela-flavoured jazz lit up the British scene. But its upbeat vibe commingled with sadness about separation from family, friends and roots back in South Africa. Becoming refugees ...
The story goes that the lyrics to “Black and Blue,” the jazz standard popularized by Louis Armstrong, were written at gunpoint. In 1929, the songwriter Andy Rafaz (born Andriamanantena Paul ...
Organist Big John Patton’s 1966 record ‘Got A Good Thing Goin’’ is being reissued through Blue Note’s Tone Poet series.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The iconic Blue Note Jazz Club is set to open its Los Angeles location on August 14 and launches the first season of show programming throughout 2025, with the grand opening by five-time ...
*The Blue Note Jazz Festival made its debut splash at the Hollywood Bowl back on Father’s Day weekend. The 2-Day musical celebration has taken over the annual spot in the past held by first, The ...
Around halfway through a set during his Blue Note residency last Thursday, André 3000 took some time to survey his tools. The musician crouched over a rug arrayed with around a dozen varieties of the ...