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 ...

“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 ...

Sunday morning cleaning playlists vary from person to person, and for rapper Killer Mike, Jazz is the weekend’s closing act. “When my wife and I get up on Sundays, we’re like our grandparents,” Mike ...

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 ...

This label’s 86-year run has been one of the most storied in jazz — and it’s still going. Hear tracks by Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins, Robert Glasper and more from the Blue Note catalog.

Don Was digs into the Blue Note Records vault for a different kind of Christmas playlist, bringing together rare cuts, classics and deep grooves... Have a Blue (Note) Christmas with Don Was Tired of ...

Tired of hearing the same holiday jazz playlist every December? This year, Jazz Night in America is doing Christmas differently. We're handing the reins to the ultimate crate-digger: Don Was, ...