Walter Smith III “Twio, Vol. 2” is The Guardian’s Jazz Album Of The Month! www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a... Listen here: waltersmithiii.lnk.to/Twio-Vol2 “classic jazz is vividly alive in the hands of this incisive saxophonist”

“Rise & Shine” with feel-good classics of the Blue Note catalog like Herbie Hancock’s “A Tribute To Someone” from the pianist’s 1963 album “My Point Of View”: bluenote.lnk.to/RiseAndShine Get the Tone Poet Vinyl Edition: store.bluenote.com/products/her...

Minyo Crusaders announce "From Japan With Love," an album that reworks traditional Japanese folk songs with Latin, African & Caribbean rhythms www.bluenote.com/minyo-crusad...

Happy Birthday Bobbi Humphrey! After debuting on Blue Note in 1971, the flutist collaborated with producer Larry Mizell on albums including 1973’s “Blacks and Blues” & 1975’s “Fancy Dancer,” both of which have been reissued in our Classic Vinyl Series: store.bluenote.com/collections/...

Nduduzo Makhathini Shares New Single “Imvunge KaNtu” From "The Myth We Choose" www.bluenote.com/nduduzo-makh...

BLUE NOTE STORE BEST SELLER OF THE WEEK: Kenny Dorham “The Complete ‘Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia” 3-LP Tone Poet Vinyl Set store.bluenote.com/collections/...

On June 26, Minyo Crusaders will release "From Japan with Love," a new album that reimagines traditional Japanese folk songs (min’yō) with global rhythms. Pre-save & hear “Hanagasa Ondo”: minyo-crusaders.lnk.to/withlove Pre-order LP/CD on the Blue Note Store: store.bluenote.com/collections/...

Johnny Griffin was born on this day April 24, 1928 in Chicago. Griff debuted on Blue Note with a trio of albums including 1957's "A Blowin' Session" featuring his fellow master practitioners of the tenor saxophone John Coltrane & Hank Mobley. Listen or get vinyl: bluenote.lnk.to/GriffinBlowi...

Joe Henderson was born on this day April 24, 1937. Joe debuted on Blue Note in 1963 with "Page One," the 1st in a run of classic albums that established him as one of the all-time great saxophonists & composers in Jazz. Listen bluenote.lnk.to/JoeHenderson... Vinyl store.bluenote.com/collections/...

Stream our “Most Sampled” playlist featuring Blue Note tracks sampled in hip-hop by A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, The Pharcyde, Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, Kendrick Lamar, Common, Jay-Z & more: bluenote.lnk.to/MostSampled Browse vinyl reissues on the Blue Note Store: store.bluenote.com

Jazz Madness marches on! Join the Blue Note SMS Club to vote in the tournament by choosing your favorite Tone Poet & Classic Vinyl reissues of the past year (and get 10% off your next Blue Note Store purchase!) -> Sign up now: store.bluenote.com/pages/jazz-m...

Nduduzo Makhathini has shared “Imvunge KaNtu” from the pianist’s new album "The Myth We Choose" out June 26, a bold tribute to ancient African wisdom & the concept of interconnectedness known as Ntu. Listen & pre-order now: nduduzomakhathini.lnk.to/ImvungeKaNtu

OUT NOW: Kenny Dorham "The Complete ‘Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia" 3-LP Tone Poet Vinyl Set (+ 2-CD set) store.bluenote.com/products/ken... The complete recordings of the trumpeter’s sublime 1956 live album comes with a booklet with never-before-seen Francis Wolff photos & an essay.

Hear new tracks from saxophonists Melissa Aldana, Immanuel Wilkins & Walter Smith III on our “Jazz Now” playlist! bluenote.lnk.to/JazzNow

Lee Morgan "The Complete Live at the Lighthouse" -> all 12 sets of magnificent music the trumpeter’s quintet with Bennie Maupin, Harold Mabern, Jymie Merritt & Mickey Roker recorded at The Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach in July 1970. Available as 12-LP & 8-CD sets: leemorgan.lnk.to/CompleteLive...

Gabrielle Cavassa May U.S. Tour Dates! May 1-3: Birdland, NYC May 5: Caffè Vivace, Cincinnati May 6: Blue LLama, Ann Arbor May 7: Edwins, Cleveland May 8: The Jazz Kitchen, Indianapolis May 9: Regattabar, Boston May 15: New Orleans Jazz Market, New Orleans Tickets: gabriellecavassa.com/shows/

Read our Spotlight feature "Joe Henderson's State Of The Tenor" about the saxophonist's magnificent 1985 live trio album captured at the Village Vanguard with Ron Carter & Al Foster: www.bluenote.com/spotlight/jo...

NYC! Joel Ross brings Good Vibes to SMOKE Jazz Club April 22-26! Tickets: tix.to/tzsV7mHnAT The vibraphonist's latest Blue Note album is "Gospel Music": joelross.lnk.to/GospelMusic

Jazz Madness is back! Join the Blue Note SMS Club now to vote in the tournament by choosing your favorite Tone Poet & Classic Vinyl reissues of the past year (and get 10% off your next Blue Note Store purchase!) -> Sign up & text "JAZZ" to kick it off! store.bluenote.com/pages/jazz-m...

The consummate bassist Paul Chambers was born on this day April 22, 1935. In the late-50s Mr. P.C. made 3 excellent Blue Note leader dates including "Bass On Top" featuring Kenny Burrell, Hank Jones & Art Taylor. Listen or get the Tone Poet Vinyl Edition: bluenote.lnk.to/PaulChambers...

Jazz Madness is back! Join the Blue Note SMS Club today to vote in the tournament by choosing your favorite Tone Poet & Classic Vinyl reissues (and get 10% off your next Blue Note Store purchase!) store.bluenote.com/pages/jazz-m...

Immanuel Wilkins on the cover of Italy's Musica Jazz! www.musicajazz.it/musica-jazz-... The acclaimed saxophonist's current project is a 3-volume document of his acclaimed quartet in live in action: "Immanuel Wilkins Quartet: Live At The Village Vanguard" immanuelwilkins.lnk.to/LiveAtTheVil...

Everything Jazz is a global online store dedicated to Jazz that also features original editorial stories that explore both the history of Jazz & where the music is headed. Check it out: www.everythingjazz.com @everythingjazz.bsky.social

Alfred Lion was born on this day April 21, 1908 in Berlin. A jazz concert he attended as a teenager sparked a lifelong passion for the music that would eventually lead him to NYC where he founded Blue Note in 1939. Stream our playlist "Blue Note: The Finest In Jazz" bluenote.lnk.to/BlueNote-The...

Wonderful feature in the May issue of DownBeat about Melissa Aldana's collaboration with Gonzalo Rubalcaba on her new Cuban ballads album "Filin": downbeat.com/magazine/202... Get the album on vinyl, CD, download or stream it here: melissaaldana.lnk.to/Filin

Immanuel Wilkins has released "Immanuel Wilkins Quartet: Live At The Village Vanguard, Vol. 2," the second installment of a searing 3-volume document of the saxophonist's acclaimed quartet in action at the legendary NYC jazz club. Stream or download: immanuelwilkins.lnk.to/VillageVangu...

"Herbie Nichols Trio" marks its 70th anniversary & it’s our ALBUM OF THE WEEK! Get the Tone Poet Vinyl Edition 20% off bluenote.lnk.to/AlbumOfTheWeek Nichols was one of the most original pianists & composers in Jazz history, and recognition has begun to grow in recent decades for his unique style.

Nduduzo Makhathini’s forthcoming album "The Myth We Choose" was co-produced by his son Thingo Makhathini & finds the pianist expanding his soundworld with collaborators including Shabaka Hutchings, Black Coffee, Omagugu & more. Pre-order & hear "Kuzodlula”: nduduzomakhathini.lnk.to/TheMythWeCho...

Gabrielle Cavassa is on the cover of Spotify’s “Vocal Jazz” playlist with her latest single “Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head”! The singer’s Blue Note debut “Diavola” comes out May 1! Listen & pre-order now: gabriellecavassa.lnk.to/Raindrops

Blow the blues away with Horace Silver’s irrepressible “Sister Sadie” & our “Hard Bop” playlist! Listen now: bluenote.lnk.to/HardBop Get the Classic Vinyl Edition of “Blowin’ The Blues Away”: store.bluenote.com/products/hor...

Leo Parker was born on this day April 18, 1925 in Washington DC. The first bebop bari sax player, Parker recorded two stellar Blue Note albums in 1961 including “Rollin’ With Leo” which was recently reissued in our Tone Poet Vinyl Series. Listen: bluenote.lnk.to/LeoParker-Ro...

Immanuel Wilkins releases “Immanuel Wilkins Quartet: Live At The Village Vanguard, Vol. 2” www.bluenote.com/immanuel-wil...

BLUE NOTE STORE BEST SELLER OF THE WEEK: Miles Davis “Birth of the Cool” (Tone Poet Vinyl Edition) store.bluenote.com/products/mil...

OUT NOW: Stanley Turrentine "Easy Walker" AAA 180g Classic Vinyl Edition store.bluenote.com/products/sta... This 1966 album was right in the soulful tenor saxophonist’s sweet spot with Mr. T fronting a versatile quartet with McCoy Tyner on piano, Bob Cranshaw on bass & Mickey Roker on drums.

Read the Everything Jazz feature on Miles Davis "Birth Of The Cool" which will be reissued in a special Tone Poet Vinyl Edition celebrating the trumpeter's Centennial next month! www.everythingjazz.com/story/the-ma...

OUT NOW: Blue Mitchell "The Thing To Do" AAA 180g Classic Vinyl Edition store.bluenote.com/products/blu... The trumpeter’s 1964 label debut showcased his soulful, swinging style with an exceptional quintet featuring Junior Cook on sax, Chick Corea on piano, Gene Taylor on bass & Al Foster on drums.

70 years ago today on April 17, 1956, saxophonist Johnny Griffin recorded his debut album "Introducing Johnny Griffin" featuring Wynton Kelly, Curly Russell & Max Roach. It’s our Album of the Week get the AAA 180g Classic Vinyl Edition 20% off on the Blue Note Store: bluenote.lnk.to/AlbumOfTheWeek

OUT NOW: "Immanuel Wilkins Quartet: Live At The Village Vanguard, Vol. 2," the 2nd installment of a searing 3-volume document of the saxophonist's quartet with Micah Thomas, Ryoma Takenaga & Kweku Sumbry in action at the legendary NYC jazz club. Stream/download immanuelwilkins.lnk.to/VillageVangu...

5 years ago today in 2021 Norah Jones released her live album "‘Til We Meet Again" featuring globe-spanning performances & career-spanning songs including "Don't Know Why" & "Sunrise" plus covers of Hank Williams, Soundgarden & more: norahjones.lnk.to/TWMA

Two new AAA 180g Classic Vinyl reissues mastered by Kevin Gray directly from the original analog master tapes are out tomorrow: Blue Mitchell "The Thing To Do" (1964) & Stanley Turrentine "Easy Walker" (1966) store.bluenote.com/collections/...

Guitarist Julian Lage & organist John Medeski joined Don Was on the latest episode of "First Look" to discuss Lage's new album "Scenes From Above"! Watch now www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbX8... & hear the album: julianlage.lnk.to/ScenesFromAb...

Trombonist Bennie Green was born in Chicago on this day April 16, 1923. Green made several swinging Blue Note albums in the late-1950s including "Back on the Scene" which was recently reissued in our Tone Poet Vinyl Series. Listen: bluenote.lnk.to/BennieGreen-...

Marcus Strickland released his Blue Note/Revive Music album “Nihil Novi” 10 years ago today in 2016 produced by Meshell Ndegeocello & featuring his band Twi-Life plus guests including Jean Baylor, Pino Palladino, Robert Glasper, Chris Dave & more. Listen: marcusstricklandus.lnk.to/NihilNovi

This Friday brings the release of "Immanuel Wilkins Quartet: Live At The Village Vanguard, Vol. 2," the second installment of a searing 3-volume document of the saxophonist's quartet in action at the hallowed NYC jazz shrine. Check out "Vol. 1": immanuelwilkins.lnk.to/LiveAtTheVil...

NEW PLAYLIST! "Afro-Cuban: Latin Jazz On Blue Note" -> stream it now: bluenote.lnk.to/AfroCuban-La...

Watch Gabrielle Cavassa perform a stripped down live version of "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head": www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyGg... The singer's soulful Bacharach cover opens her forthcoming Blue Note debut "Diavola" out May 1! Listen & pre-order on LP/CD/DL: gabriellecavassa.lnk.to/Raindrops

Miles Davis, Lee Konitz & Gerry Mulligan at the January 1949 recording session for "Birth Of The Cool." The legendary trumpeter's earliest masterpiece comes out May 22 in a new AAA 180g gatefold Tone Poet Vinyl Edition to celebrate his Centennial! Pre-order: milesdavis.lnk.to/BirthOfTheCo...

ALBUM OF THE WEEK | "Introducing Johnny Griffin" | This week marks the 70th anniversary of the 1956 debut by tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin featuring Wynton Kelly, Curly Russell & Max Roach. Get the Classic Vinyl Edition 20% off on the Blue Note Store: bluenote.lnk.to/AlbumOfTheWeek

NEW PRE-ORDER: Curtis Amy "Tippin' On Through" AAA 180g Tone Poet Vinyl Edition Out 6/5 store.bluenote.com/products/cur... The saxophonist recorded his powerhouse live album for Pacific Jazz in 1962 at the Lighthouse with Roy Brewster, Roy Ayers, John Houston, Bob Whitlock & Lawrence Marable.

DownBeat rounds up recent Blue Note releases by Walter Smith III, Bill Frisell, Immanuel Wilkins & Ron Carter/Ricky Dillard! downbeat.com/news/detail/... Shop all our new releases on the Blue Note Store: store.bluenote.com/collections/...