WAYNE SHORTER QUARTET ANNOUNCES 2013 U.S TOUR DATES

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Blue Note Records, Brian Blade, Composer, Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Saxophonist, Wayne Shorter

WAYNE SHORTER QUARTET ANNOUNCES 2013 U.S TOUR DATES INCLUDING APPEARANCES AT CARNEGIE HALL IN NYC & DISNEY HALL IN LA.

Wayne Shorter Quartet, Without A Net

The legendary jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter will make his triumphant return to Blue Note Records after 43 years with the February 5, 2013 release of Without A Net, his searing new album with his long-running Quartet featuring pianist Danilo Perez, bassist John Patitucci, and drummer Brian Blade. Shorter has revealed the album cover artwork for Without A Net, which features drawings by Shorter himself.

Joe Lovano -][- CROSS CULTURE – [Blue Note, 2013] –

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Blue Note Records, Composer, Joe Lovano, Saxophonist

Joe Lovano, CROSS CULTURE

Joe Lovano -]][- CROSS CULTURE –Mp3– [Blue Note, 2013]

On January 8, 2013, saxophonist and composer Joe Lovano will release Cross Culture, his 23rd Blue Note recording and the third consecutive release by his critically acclaimed quintet, Us Five. To celebrate the album’s release, Lovano will be taking Us Five out on an 11-city U.S. tour that launches January 19 and includes shows at The Mint in Los Angeles (January 22) and Yoshi’s in Oakland (January 24-26) before culminating with two nights at The Allen Room at Jazz At Lincoln Center in New York City (February 22-23).

Black Radio Recovered –The Remix EP Drops October 9th! Plus 15% Off the Robert Glasper Store

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African American, Blue Note Records, Composer, Keyboardist, Pianist, Producer, Robert Glasper

Black Radio Recovered – The Remix EP is out October 9th!
Follow Robert Glasper on Facebook to find out where you can stream
each track from the remix album BEFORE next week!
Pre-order the album now…

Robert Glasper Experiment, Black Radio Recovered The Remix EP

Anita Baker is set to return October 23, 2012 with her long awaited album ONLY FOREVER on Blue Note Records/EMI

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Anita Baker, ONLY FOREVER (Pending Cover)

Songwriter, performer, producer and R&B icon Anita Baker is set to make fans of her romantic style excited with her seventh studio album, Only Forever, which will be released on Blue Note Records/EMI.

The ten track offering lives up to its title, featuring the same classic music that Baker is known for, but with a modern twist.

On Monday, August 6, 2012 at 10:00am ET, Baker will be the first recording artist ever to have an unprecedented premiere on Urban Adult Contemporary Radio for all Clear Channel stations as they play her single “Lately” every hour on the hour. The single is out digitally everywhere on August 7th.

ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT + Black Radio Recovered: The Remix EP + Fall Tour!

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Robert Glasper Experiment, Black Radio Recovered The Remix EP

ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT + Black Radio Recovered:
The Remix EP Coming October 9th! Robert Glasper’s breakout year heads into a busy autumn with the keyboardist announcing the of Black Radio Recovered: The Remix EP. The 6-track EP, produced by Glasper, features remixed and previously unreleased tracks from his acclaimed album Black Radio.

Remixers include Glasper, as well as ?uestlove, 9th Wonder, Georgia Anne Muldrow, and Pete Rock, with contributions from rappers Black Milk and Phonte, The Roots band, and vocalist Solange Knowles.

Lionel Loueke -][- HERITAGE – [Blue Note Records, 2012] –

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Lionel Louke, HERITAGE

Lionel Loueke -][- HERITAGE – [Blue Note Records, 2012] –

On August 28, the acclaimed West African jazz guitarist/vocalist Lionel Loueke will release Heritage, his dynamic third Blue Note album, which was co-produced by label mate Robert Glasper. Heritage finds Loueke who was hailed by The New York Times as a gentle virtuoso exploring a more electric sound with a new trio featuring Derrick Hodge on electric bass and Mark Guiliana on drums. The album presents seven new compositions by Loueke, two by Glasper, and one co-written by the two. Glasper also contributes piano and keyboards to six tracks, while singer Gretchen Parlato provides background vocals on two tracks.

VAN MORRISON RETURNS TO BLUE NOTE RECORDS

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Blue Note Records, Male Vocals, Producer, Songwriter, Van Morrison

Van Morrison

June 26, 2012, New York – Van Morrison returns to Blue Note Records for a new studio album Born To Sing: No Plan B to be released on October 2. Morrison previously released the Grammy-nominated What’s Wrong With This Picture? on Blue Note in 2003.

Van says: “With most record companies being so corporate I am happy to be working with Don Was and the team at Blue Note. To have such a creative music person as the head of my recording label assures me that all the effort taken to write and record this new album will be rewarded with a music-based focus and marketing approach. I look forward to many recording projects with Don and Blue Note.”

Various Artists -][- Blue Note Trip 10 V2 – [Import | Music on Vinyl, 2012] –

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Various Artist, Blue Note Trip 10 V2

Various Artists -][- Blue Note Trip 10 V2 – [Import | Music on Vinyl, 2012] –

One of the most legendary and oldest music labels, Blue Note, has decided to combine their prowess in music selection with the high quality vinyl that Music On Vinyl provides. They have joined forces to release the latest Blue Note Trip on vinyl in conjunction with the CD release (Blue Note Trip Late Nights and Blue Note Trip Early Mornings), and now, as promised, they are going back to the roots of this essential compilation series.

DJ Maestro dug deep into the Blue Note catalog to come up with this gem of a trip, with material from the likes of David Axelrod, Booker Ervin, Angela McCluskey, Elmer Bernstein, Julie London, Lee Morgan, Pete La Roca, Peggy Lee, Paolo Fresu, Grant Green, Lou Rawls, Martin Denny, Dinah Washington, Andrew Hill, Marlena Shaw, Herbie Hancock, Stacey Kent and Duke Pearson. The Blue Note Trip Early Mornings compilation features 18 sweet sounding tracks, unmixed, on two 180g audiophile vinyl LPs in a gatefold sleeve! -[Editorial Review]-

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PDX Jazz @ Jimmy Mak’s Presents Blue Note Records Recording Artist Ravi Coltrane Wednesday August 8th (One Night Only)

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African American, Blue Note Records, David Virelles, Dezron Douglas, E.J. Strickland, Jimmy Mak's, PDX Jazz, Portland Jazz Festival, Ravi Coltrane, Saxophonist

Two Ticketed Shows at 7:00 and 9:00PM

Ravi Coltrane (Photo Credit..Deborah Feingold)

Listen to Ravi Coltrane on NPR’s “First Listen“

PDX Jazz, the presenting organization of the Portland Jazz Festival in partnership with Jimmy Mak’s, announces saxophonist Ravi Coltrane as part of the continuing PDX Jazz @ Jimmy Mak’s series on Wednesday, August 8th @ 7:00 & 9:00. Coltrane will lead a quartet with pianist David Virelles, bassist Dezron Douglas, and drummer E.J. Strickland in support of his Blue Note debut, Spirit Fiction.

Introducing The New Gary Burton Quartet

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FEATURING JULIAN LAGE, SCOTT COLLEY & ANTONIO SANCHEZ

INTRODUCING THE NEW GARY BURTON QUARTET

GROUP SET TO MAKE THEIR NORTH AMERICAN DEBUT
AT BLUE NOTE, OCTOBER 19-24

The New Gary Burton Quartet, featuring guitarist Julian Lage, bassist Scott Colley, and drummer Antonio Sanchez, is set to perform at Blue Note on October 19-24. The week long engagement will serve as the North American debut for the group, which made its world premiere at the Red Sea Jazz Festival in August 2010.

For over five decades, Gary Burton, the Grammy® award winning vibraphonist and former Berklee College of Music Executive Vice President, has crossed musical barriers and generations with his innovative ensembles. His quartets have featured a unique mix of established musicians while discovering and showcasing younger musicians, many of whom would soon become some of the world’s most recognizable artists. Musicians such as Larry Coryell, Jerry Hahn, Mick Goodrick, Pat Metheny, Tiger Okoshi, John Scofield, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and most recently Julian Lage, began their careers in Burton’s esteemed quartet.