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 ...

With a Sunset Boulevard debut this summer and a blockbuster 2025-2026 calendar, Blue Note is redefining west coast cool in Los Angeles. When Blue Note throws a club launch, it really goes all out. The ...

The Los Angeles Philharmonic and The City of Angels’ Blue Note location have come together to announce the return of the Blue Note Jazz Festival. The ...

The owners behind the new venue hope it can be a home for more legacy jazz acts — and an incubator for up-and-coming musicians. The famous New York jazz club Blue Note officially opened its first ...

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., ...

Robert Glasper and Terrace Martin at the 2022 Grammys (photo: Johnny Nunez / Getty Images for The Recording Academy). Robert Glasper will open the Los Angeles incarnation of the legendary Blue Note ...

Lizzo’s last proper tour visited arenas and festivals in 2023, but the artist is hunkering down in much smaller musical environments next month. She’ll perform at Blue Note Jazz Club locations in Los ...

Blue Note Jazz Club, one of the world’s best-known venues for jazz and genre-blending performance, will open a Los Angeles location this summer. The new club opens Aug. 14 in Hollywood with a week of ...

Lizzo is coming off a 2025 that saw her go all-in on rap with a new mixtape, My Face Hurts From Smiling. She also popped up on Cardi B’s hotly anticipated second album. Now her 2026 is off to a busy ...

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 ...