Friday, June 17 2011

Medeski Martin & Wood @ Blue Note Jazz Festival: 11 June 2011 - New York

By Thomas Hauner

The outer orbits of jazz were well represented, and received, Saturday in Central Park as part of the Blue Note Jazz Festival.

Tuesday, July 27 2010

Lionel Loueke: Mwaliko

By Will Layman

The African jazz guitarist returns with a series of duets.

Thursday, February 18 2010

Akira Sakata & Chikamorachie: Friendly Pants

By Andrew Dietzel

For all of its strength, poise, and extroversion, Friendly Pants does little to create any particular sensation, and instead operates more as a skill showcase for the musicians involved.

Tuesday, March 17 2009

Band pays tribute to Blue Note Records’ 70 years of jazz greatness

By Walter Tunis

One critic’s Blue Note favorites (streaming)

By Walter Tunis - McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)

Wednesday, December 31 2008

Freddie Hubbard: An Appreciation

By Sean Murphy

Hubbard’s always energetic, often exhilarating voice speaks for itself, and needs no one to augment or embellish the official record.

Thursday, May 29 2008

Tangled Up in Blue Note

By Will Layman

"Blue Note" means there's a certain sound to a record, a style that is tight and sharp and funky but also adventurous. If jazz is music to shout about, Blue Note records may be the most shout-worthy of all time.

Thursday, May 15 2008

Blue Note: A Story of Modern Jazz

By Will Layman

Boy-o-boy, did Blue Note dates schwing -- a solid, music-laced documentary about the legendary jazz record label.