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In-Depth3 months agoViva Las Vegas: A History Of Sin City’s Musical Residencies
Las Vegas residencies by Frank Sinatra helped turn Sin City into an entertainment mecca. It is now one of the hottest destinations for live music.
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News3 months ago
Impulse! Records Releases 60th Anniversary Box Set
This release includes liner notes by Greg Tate and A.B. Spellman.
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In-Depth3 months ago
Impulse For Change: The Story Of Impulse! Records
Impulse! Records’ history blends indie hipness with a compulsion to push the boundaries, creating some of the most forward-thinking music in history.
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News3 months ago
Watch Episode One Of Gregory Porter’s New Cooking Show, ‘The PorterHouse’
Each one featuring its own theme, new episodes of 'The PorterHouse' will premiere at 5pm BST / 6pm CEST each Wednesday until June 16.
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Features3 months ago
The Legacy Of Gil Evans: One Of Jazz’s Most Important Arrangers
Gil Evans was one of the most important arrangers in the history of jazz.
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Features3 months ago
Frank Sinatra And Elvis Presley: When The Chairman Met The King
Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley shared a stage in March 1960, when Ol’ Blue Eyes invited the singer of ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ onto his show.
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Features3 months ago
Spiritual Jazz: Music On A Higher Plane
Lying somewhere on the spectrum between avant-garde jazz and free jazz, spiritual jazz represented one of the most experimental periods in jazz’s history.
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News3 months ago
Melissa Aldana, Grammy-Nominated Saxophonist & Composer, Signs To Blue Note Records
“Melissa Aldana is one of the foremost musician/composers of her generation,” says Blue Note President Don Was.
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News3 months ago
Sons Of Kemet Announce North American Tour For Spring 2022
The band's new album, Black To The Future, is also set for release this coming Friday, May 14, through Impulse! Records.
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Features3 months ago
Miles Davis’ Prestige Sessions: “They’re Like The Holy Grail” Of Jazz
Recorded in a burst of creativity, the Miles Davis Quintet’s Prestige Sessions found the trumpeter running “a masterclass in working the tunes”.
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Features3 months ago‘Relaxin’ With The Miles Davis Quintet’: A Classic That Retains Prestige
Recorded across two sessions in 1956, ‘Relaxin’ With The Miles Davis Quintet’ remains one of the Dark Magus’ most highly regarded Prestige albums.
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News3 months ago
George Clinton, Robert Glasper, Digable Planets And More Set For Blue Note Jazz Festival
The festival will feature in-person concerts both indoors at the storied Greenwich Village venue and outdoors at SummerStage in Central Park.
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News3 months ago
GoGo Penguin Share New Remix of ‘Kora’; Announce New ‘Cloudwater’ Beer
The new track also features on the Manchester trio's new remix album, 'GGP/RMX', out now on the Blue Note imprint.
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Features3 months ago
Miles Davis’ Historic First Blue Note Recording Session
Across three sessions, from 1952 to 1954, Miles Davis recorded the majority of the sides he would release on Blue Note, with many jazz icons behind him.
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News3 months ago
Oliver Nelson’s Post-Bop Classic, ‘The Blues And The Abstract Truth’ Set To Be Reissued
The release is accompanied by a deep dive animated video narrated by estemed writer, musician, and producer Greg Tate.
