Blue Note Records

18/01/2026

30 years ago today on January 18, 1996 vocalist Kurt Elling began recording his 2nd Blue Note album “The Messenger” featuring Laurence Hobgood on piano, Rob Amster on bass, Paul Wertico on drums & special guests including Cassandra Wilson. Listen: https://bluenote.lnk.to/KurtElling-TheMessenger

18/01/2026

Watch Joshua Redman perform "Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans" with Gabrielle Cavassa, Paul Cornish, Philip Norris & Nazir Ebo. Catch Redman's quartet on tour this year & revisit the saxophonist's 2023 Blue Note debut "where are we": https://joshuaredman.lnk.to/wherearewe

Purchase the album "where are we": https://JoshuaRedman.lnk.to/whereareweIDSubscribe to the Blue Note Channel: https://bluenote.lnk.to/subscribe Joshua Redma...

18/01/2026

Melissa Aldana graces the cover of Spotify’s “State of Jazz” with her new single “La Sentencia” from the forthcoming ballads album “Filin” featuring Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Peter Washington & Kush Abadey! Listen: https://melissaaldana.lnk.to/LaSentencia

17/01/2026

Hear groovin’ tracks like “Ummh” & “Goin’ Down South” from the Bobby Hutcherson/Harold Land album “San Francisco” on our “Blue Groove” playlist: https://bluenote.lnk.to/BlueGroove

Get the Classic Vinyl Edition on the Blue Note Store: https://store.bluenote.com/products/bobby-hutcherson-san-francisco-lp-blue-note-classic-vinyl-series

17/01/2026

17/01/2026

BLUE NOTE STORE BEST SELLER OF THE WEEK: Bill Frisell “In My Dreams” https://store.bluenote.com/products/bill-frisell-in-my-dreams?variant=44874321723583

16/01/2026

Another uplifting single is out today from "Sweet, Sweet Spirit, the forthcoming collaboration between jazz legend Ron Carter & gospel icon Dr. Ricky Dillard out Feb. 6 via Motown Gospel/Blue Note! A unique hybrid, the album is a tribute to Carter's late mother, a collection of her favorite hymns given stirring new performances. Listen to "Pass Me Not": https://rickydillard.lnk.to/passmenot

16/01/2026

Read the WRTI interview with Dave McMurray! The saxophonist's new Blue Note "I LOVE LIFE even when I'm hurting" is out now: https://davemcmurray.lnk.to/ILOVELIFE

Tenor saxophonist Dave McMurray speaks with WRTI's Julian Booker about his upbringing in Detroit, his relationship with the Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir, and the sounds that inspired his latest album, I LOVE LIFE even when I'm hurting.

16/01/2026

Watch Joshua Redman's incredible live performance of "Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans" featuring Gabrielle Cavassa, Paul Cornish, Philip Norris & Nazir Ebo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1K1A9otXvo

Redman's quartet plays upcoming shows in Atlanta, Orlando, New Orleans, Kansas City, Geneva, Vienna, Paris & more: https://www.joshuaredman.com/performances

Revisit the saxophonist's 2023 Blue Note debut "where are we": https://joshuaredman.lnk.to/wherearewe

16/01/2026

Relix has the news on Bill Frisell’s new album “In My Dreams” out Feb. 27! Pre-order: https://billfrisell.lnk.to/InMyDreams

Bill Frisell, photo by Marko Mijailovic Bill Frisell has announced his fifth Blue Note album, In My Dreams. Set to release on Feb. 27, the celebrated jazz