Alfred Lion and Max Margulis flee Nazi Germany and, in 1939, found the legendary jazz label Blue Note Records. They sign innovative artists and give them and their music free rein. This results in ...

Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff had two main things in common. Both were Jews who’d fled Germany, and both loved jazz, though their initial fervor was for traditional New Orleans sounds and ...

Featuring contemporary studio sessions, rare archival footage and interviews with iconic Blue Note musicians, the film offers an intimate perspective on a legacy that feels especially relevant in ...

The name Blue Note Records calls to mind a once-regnant sound in jazz: the hard-bop of the 1950s and ’60s, with its springy four-beat swing rhythm, its spare-but-lush horn harmonies, its flinty, ...