Pianist Paul Cornish is set to release his stunning Blue Note debut You’re Exaggerating! on August 22, a powerfully lyrical album featuring bassist Joshua Crumbly and drummer Jonathan Pinson with a special guest appearance by guitarist Jeff Parker on the new single “Palindrome” out today. A... read more
On NUEVA TIMBA, the new album from Cuban-born pianist Harold López-Nussa, the jazz vanguard meets multiple eras of Cuba’s musical history with results that are at once accessible, life-affirming, and strikingly accomplished. The album, which will be released Sept. 5, features a core of unmatched... read more
Norah Jones and John Legend have come together for their first-ever collaboration on the enchanting new single “Summertime Blue,” a breezy, wistful duet from two acclaimed stars of the music world. The song was produced by Jones and Gregg Wattenberg who planted the seed for this momentous... read more
On July 11, Blue Note Records will release Openness Trio, the debut album by a Los Angeles based collective comprised of guitarist and producer Nate Mercereau, saxophonist Josh Johnson, and percussionist Carlos Niño. Free-thinking creators who bring a depth of experience from wide-ranging... read more
Pianist Paul Cornish is set to release his stunning debut album, You’re Exaggerating!, which comes out August 22. A powerfully lyrical trio album, the 9-song set of Cornish originals features bassist Joshua Crumbly and drummer Jonathan Pinson with a special guest appearance by guitarist Jeff... read more
Joshua Redman has shared “Borrowed Eyes,” a stately ballad from the acclaimed saxophonist’s forthcoming Blue Note album Words Fall Short out June 20, a collection of original compositions that serves as the introduction of his new quartet featuring pianist Paul Cornish, bassist Philip Norris,... read more
By Nate Mercereau, Josh Johnson, Carlos Niño Openness Trio is a title that could easily be the name of this group – “openness” is the ideal word and description for what is happening here. Listening, Immersive Emoting, Deep Communication, Discovery, Trust, Exploration, and arriving to the moment to witness and share where we are, where we are going, and where we've been – these are all things that allow... read more
By Bob Blumenthal Joshua Redman acknowledges that the title of his new Blue Note album, Words Fall Short, could be viewed ironically. His previous and widely acclaimed where are we was his first to pair a vocalist with one of his many monumental Quartets; yet Words Fall Short is anything but a comment on the saxophonist’s last triumph. More accurately, his latest offering is an organic next step, a collection... read more
By Nia June For The Love Of It All is more than trumpeter and composer Brandon Woody’s recording debut; it is a manifesto, a ritual, a hymn to the enduring power of love. Joined by his band Upendo — Troy Long (piano, organ, Rhodes, keyboards), Quincy Phillips (drums), and Michael Saunders (bass) with special guests Imani-Grace (vocals), Vittorio Stropoli (aux synth) — Woody extends an invitation into... read more
By Evan Haga Ones & Twos, the new Blue Note album from pianist and composer Gerald Clayton, is a project of rare ingenuity comprising many layers, all of them fascinating. And while the music is engaging on a purely visceral level, to truly appreciate the imagination at play throughout the album takes a bit of unpacking. Clayton’s new album is a collection of deftly written, groove-minded,... read more
By Bob Blumenthal Branford Marsalis, one of the world’s most preeminent saxophonists, is now being recognized as a musician whose talent knows no boundaries. A peerless instrumentalist and bandleader in the jazz world, recent years have found him performing as a classical soloist with symphony orchestras, composing scores for major motion pictures and Broadway shows, composing a symphony for a full classical... read more