*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 ...

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 ...

Every June, the Blue Note Jazz Club’s flagship location in Greenwich Village becomes the nexus of a month-long celebration of the United States’ first artform and its African roots. The 2024 ...

R&B legend El DeBarge will ring in 2026 at Blue Note Hollywood's first New Year's Eve show, performing with a half-band in ...

Somehow, my favorite bebopper, James Moody, was also my favorite rapper. In 1946, the 21-year-old veteran of the Army Air Corps joined Dizzy Gillespie’s pioneering big band, which even then was ...

It’s a strange sensation to see an artist who you last saw performing “Lift Every Voice and Sing” before a global audience of 120 million-plus at the Super Bowl singing ten feet in front of you at the ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Local trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Mike Lewis is marking a major milestone — ten years of performing at Blue Note Hawaii — and he’s bringing his full 17-piece big band back to the stage for a ...