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jazz 

Nate Mercereau Expresses ‘Openness’

August 13, 2025August 13, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2025, Andre 3000, Blue Note Records, Carlos Niño, Complete Communion, Don Cherry, Josh Johnson, Nate Mercereau, Openness Trio

A quick chat with LA’s in-demand jazz visionary

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Fusion jazz 

Aaron Parks Brings Back His Band 

November 4, 2024November 4, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments Aaron Parks, Big Thief, Bjork, Blonde Redhead, Blue Note Records, Deerhoof, Don Was, Grizzly Bear, Led Zeppelin, Little Big, Little Big III, Talk Talk, The Flaming Lips, Tom Petty

A conversation about the piano man’s latest album with Little Big

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jazz Pop 

Pianos and Pirates: Norah Jones at 45

April 1, 2024April 1, 2024 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments 2024, 45th birthday, Blue Note Records, Catherine Popper, Danger Mouse, Jesse Alexander, Jesse Harris, Leon Michels, Norah Jones, Puss N Boots, Sasha Dobson, The Little Willies

10 great songs from her catalog

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jazz 

Jazz Legend Charles Lloyd Cannot Be Stopped

March 18, 2024March 18, 2024 David Beckett 0 Comments 2024, Blue Note Records, Brian Blade, Charles Lloyd, Chuck Berry, Jason Moran, Larry Grenadier, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow

The master reedist returns with a sprawling new double album

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Rock 

Mark Knopfler Announces New Solo Album One Deep River

January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, Ahead Of The Game, Blue Note Records, British Grove, Dire Straits, Guy Fletcher, Mark Knopfler, One Deep River

Listen to the first single “Ahead Of The Game” below

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Funk jazz Soul 

Celebrating 30 Years of the Unstoppable Meshell Ndegeocello

June 13, 2023June 14, 2023 Kathy Fennessy 0 Comments Bitter, Blue Note Records, Don Was, Madonna, Maverick Records, Meshell Ndegeocello, Nina Simone, Peace Beyond Passion, Plantation Lullabies, Robert Glasper, The Omnichord Real Book, Ventriloquism

From her debut to The Omnichord Real Book

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Dead jazz 

Talking Dead With Dave McMurray

May 22, 2023May 22, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2023, Blue Note Records, Bob James, Dave McMurray, Detroit, Grateful Dead, Grateful Deadication, Grateful Deadication 2, Griot Galaxy, The Dead, The Grateful Dead, Was (Not Was)

The one-time Was (Not Was) saxophonist remains Grateful for the music

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jazz Pop 

Come Away With Norah Jones All Over Again

May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2002, 2022, 20th Anniversary, Adam Levy, Bill Frisell, Blue Note, Blue Note Records, Brian Blade, Come Away With Me, Jesse Harris, Kevin Breit, Norah Jones, Tony Scherr

The New York jazz maven’s classic debut gets a remarkable revisit

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