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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

This label’s 86-year run has been one of the most storied in jazz — and it’s still going. Hear tracks by Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins, Robert Glasper and more from the Blue Note catalog.

A great record label is about more than music. Yes, it’s about the quality of that music, the character of that music, the sound of that music. Yet it’s also about things beyond what’s heard. A great ...

Universal Music Greater China (UMGC) has launched Deutsche Grammophon China and Blue Note Records China, marking a major expansion into the country’s growing classical and jazz music sectors. “As two ...