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More Than You Know After recording A Swinging Affair for Blue Note in August 1962, Dexter Gordon took off for a successful two-week season at Ronnie Scott’s club in London. He then moved to Copenhagen ...

Forty-two years ago today, the singer/songwriter who is believed to have coined the term "honky tonk" was born in Texas.

The desire for a new jazz age is a wish for a new national identity as glamorous and unassailable as old Hollywood.

During a precision flyby, Blue Angels legacy Hornets produced synchronized Blue Note–like tones as they passed at matched speed and altitude. The sound resulted from airflow interacting with the ...

Tired of hearing the same holiday jazz playlist every December? This year, Jazz Night in America is doing Christmas differently. We're handing the reins to the ultimate crate-digger: Don Was, ...

Music fans don’t have many more chances to visit the popular Blue Note club in Napa before it closes its doors at the end of 2025. So, we highly recommend making your way to Wine Country and catching ...

Once upon a time, Macy Gray, the Grammy Award-winning singer of the song “I Try,” once “cursed me out” while I was working backstage at the Blue Note in downtown Napa. It was April of 2022, and I had ...

ST. LOUIS — When you think of karaoke, you might imagine a crowded bar or a late-night lounge. But one local business is changing that by taking the karaoke experience on the road. Blue Note Karaoke ...

A popular North Bay club is leaving town. Napa may be better known for wine than for its music scene, but since 2016, Blue Note Napa has served as a live music anchor in the North Bay city. Operating ...

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 ...

After nearly a decade of bringing quality music to the wine country, Blue Note Napa is set to close its doors at the end of 2025. The final Blue Note Napa concert is set for Dec. 31, when the club ...