Saxophonist, bandleader and composer Kamasi Washington is a titan of jazz and also someone who works across genres and mediums. His interdisciplinary explorations include appearing in Kendrick Lamar’s ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Few jazz venues have shaped the music quite like The Blue Note in New York City. Since opening in 1981, it has become one of ...