Mr. Blumenfeld writes about jazz and Afro-Latin music for the Journal and is editorial director of Chamber Music America.

The Blue Note Los Angeles, CA Contact: [email protected]: tankandthebangas.comPlayers: Tarriona “Tank” Ball, vocals; Norman Spence, keys, guitar; Robert Kellner, keys; Kenaniah Turner, ...

A great record label is about more than music. Yes, it’s about the quality of that music, the character of that music, the sound of that music. Yet it’s also about things beyond what’s heard. A great ...

Blue Note, the Memphis-based bourbon brand celebrated for its award-winning whiskey portfolio, has announced the launch of its highly anticipated 2025 Special Reserve. This limited-release bourbon ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Saxophone giant Sonny Rollins had already established himself throughout the 1950s with a string of albums on the Prestige label, including the esteemed Saxophone Colossus, which was released shortly ...