Pianist and composer Gerald Clayton is set to unveil Ones & Twos: Expanded Edition on May 30, an expanded digital release of his 3rd Blue Note album which presents the culmination of the project. “Ones & Twos is an experiment—an idea inspired by the art of turntablism,” says Clayton.... read more
Universal Music Greater China (UMGC), a division of Universal Music Group (UMG), today announced the official launch of Blue Note Records China and Deutsche Grammophon China (DG China), marking a major expansion into China’s burgeoning jazz and classical music sectors. As two of the most iconic... read more
Joshua Redman has released “So It Goes,” the second single to be revealed from his forthcoming Blue Note album, Words Fall Short, a collection of original compositions out June 20 that serves as the introduction of his new quartet with pianist Paul Cornish, bassist Philip Norris, and drummer... read more
Blue Note Records has released On View At The Five Spot Café: The Complete Masters, a special Tone Poet Vinyl Edition of guitarist Kenny Burrell’s sublime 1959 hard bop summit with drummer Art Blakey. The expanded 3-LP, 2-CD, and digital sets present the complete recorded performances for the... read more
Joshua Redman has announced the June 20 release of his second Blue Note album, Words Fall Short, a collection of original compositions that serves as the introduction of his new quartet featuring pianist Paul Cornish, bassist Philip Norris, and drummer Nazir Ebo, which was formed as a working band... read more
Brandon Woody has shared “Never Gonna Run Away,” the lead track of the trumpeter’s highly-anticipated Blue Note debut For The Love Of It All out May 9. The piece features his band Upendo with Troy Long (piano, organ), Quincy Phillips (drums), and Michael Saunders (bass) plus special guest... 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
By Chris Martins Maya Delilah sits — typically cross-legged, often on a table, always holding a guitar — at the intersection of old soul and new pop, where autumn chill meets summer breeze, and deeply felt experience gets swirled up with never-ending daydream. The 24-year-old London singer, songwriter, and guitarist has thus far given fans windows into her world: colorful EPs that greet heartache with humor;... read more
By Evan Haga To be sure, the guitarist and composer Nels Cline has range. Think of how he elevates the songs of Jeff Tweedy as a member of Wilco, or the diverse musical terrain he’s traversed on his albums for Blue Note Records over the past decade — from the gorgeous, sweeping mood music of Lovers to the wide-open sonic audacity of Share the Wealth, the latter featuring his longtime group The Nels Cline... read more