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 ...

The Blue Note Quintet—an all-star collective comprised of Blue Note recording artists pianist and musical director Gerald Clayton, alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, vibraphonist Joel Ross, and ...

John Coltrane, Chet Baker, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter—just hearing these names can evoke memorized melodies. Beyond their enduring influence on jazz, these musicians share a profound ...

Miles Davis stopped by Chicago last week, and not a moment too soon. “I don’t want to be called a ‘legend.’ … A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do,” a disembodied Davis ...

The Blue Note Quintet will be playing UC Santa Barbara, 8 p.m. Feb. 9 at Campbell Hall. The quintet is an all-star collective comprised of Blue Note recording artists pianist and musical director ...

Jazz of a worldly quality blew through town last week, when the so-called Blue Note Quintet viscerally and intellectually shivered the rafters of Campbell Hall, as part of the UCSB Arts & Lectures ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The mighty Blue Note Records jazz label was founded 85 years ago, and that rich, vibrant legacy will be celebrated with a 35-date ...

The mighty Blue Note Records jazz label was founded 85 years ago, and that rich, vibrant legacy will be celebrated with a 35-date national tour that kicks off this week and stretches into spring.