Founded by Francis Wolff and Alfred Lion in 1939, Blue Note Records has been synonymous with extraordinary jazz since its inception. If you don’t know the name, you’ve probably heard at least one of ...

Group makes a number of appointments and promotions. By Billboard Staff The Blue Note Label Group (BNLG) has made a number of appointments and promotions. At the BNLG’s Manhattan group of labels, Josh ...

Musicians young and old drop a lot of heavy-duty jazz wisdom throughout Beyond the Notes, a new documentary about Blue Note Records that features commentary from the label’s Sixties stars such as ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In 1939, jazz devotee Alfred Lion brought together boogie-woogie pianists Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis to record some duets. The music from that session ...

EMI Music has formed the Blue Note Label Group, a new structure for its adult pop, jazz and classics labels. The revamped organization, which will be run by president/CEO Bruce Lundvall, updates the ...

Jazz may be a quintessentially American art form, but it is Europeans who make some of the best jazz documentaries, with the captivating “Blue Note Records: Beyond The Notes” being the latest case in ...