Reviews

Ambrose Akinmusire: Origami Harvest (Blue Note)

It’s become relatively common for jazz artists to incorporate elements of hip-hop into their work, but the fourth studio outing by trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire is … Read More

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Blue Note All-Stars: Our Point of View (Blue Note)

Every so often the current powers that be at Blue Note gather several marquee artists, not all of them necessarily on the label’s roster, put … Read More

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Ambrose Akinmusire: A Rift in Decorum: Live at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note)

Like many live jazz albums, A Rift in Decorum amplifies Ambrose Akinmusire’s best qualities (his beautiful, penetrating trumpet sound and postbop melodies) as well as … Read More

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Our Point of View in NYC

Supergroup celebrates Blue Note Records’ 75th anniversary

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Apr 6 - May 25

From 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT

Flushing Town Hall Presents Jazz 101
Flushing, New York
May 14

From 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT

OKAN
Flushing, New York
May 15-16

From 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM EDT

Downtown Jamaica Jazz Festival Headlined by Ravi Coltrane

Ambrose Akinmusire: Origami Harvest (Blue Note)

Blue Note All-Stars: Our Point of View (Blue Note)

Ambrose Akinmusire: A Rift in Decorum: Live at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note)

Our Point of View in NYC

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