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 ...

The Napa Valley offshoot of the Blue Note Jazz Festival won’t be held in Napa County this year, at least in the same form as the past two years. Instead, Blue Note producers are putting on The Black ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. When the Hollywood location of the Blue Note first opened, it was during difficult times. Like almost all of L.A., ...

Danny Bensusan opened the Blue Note in Greenwich Village in 1981 and helped it quickly became home to some of the biggest names in jazz. Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Oscar Peterson and Lionel ...

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 ...

The Blue Note Jazz Festival returns to Wine Country for its second year July 28-30 at Silverado Resort in Napa. But don't let the name fool you into thinking this is a single-genre festival. With ...

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 ...

“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 ...

This article was first published at All About Jazz in September 2002 under the old Combing the Blue Note Catalog column. The Rascals knew all about it. They expressed it perfectly in one of their ...