BLUE NOTE RECORDS TAKES NEW YORK

 LEGENDARY JAZZ LABEL CELEBRATES 70th/25th ANNIVERSARY WITH

AN INVASION OF BLUE NOTE ARTISTS IN NEW YORK CITY VENUES

On January 27, Blue Note Records will officially kick off “Blue Note Records Takes New York,” an all-out invasion of New York City jazz clubs and music halls in honor of the label’s anniversary. “Blue Note Records Takes New York” will feature 20 past and present artists from Blue Note’s legendary roster performing in 10 different venues throughout the city. Please see full schedule below.

In 1939, Blue Note Records was founded in Manhattan as a small independent jazz label run by two German immigrants, and has gone on to become the premiere jazz label in the world, and also the longest running. In 2009, Blue Note will celebrate two milestones when it commemorates both the 70th anniversary of the label’s founding by Alfred Lion, as well as the 25th anniversary of its re-launch in 1984 under current President Bruce Lundvall. The coming year will feature the music, imagery and legend of Blue Note with a range of multi-media offerings, including live concerts, special digital and physical re-issues and new releases, The Blue Note 7; an all-star tribute band of current jazz luminaries, book releases, festival honors, merchandise and much more.

BLUE NOTE RECORDS TAKES NEW YORK - SCHEDULE

January 6

Blue Note Records’ 70^th Birthday

January 6-11

Eliane Elias

Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola / Jazz at Lincoln Center

January 8-11

Blue Train Revisited featuring Curtis Fuller

Iridium

January 22

Amos Lee

The Allen Room / Jazz at Lincoln Center

January 27

PRIVATE LAUNCH EVENT featuring Lou Donaldson & Dr. Lonnie Smith

Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola / Jazz at Lincoln Center

January 27 – February 1

Lou Donaldson

Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola / Jazz at Lincoln Center

January 27 – February 1

Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Jazz Standard

February 9-10

Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis featuring Norah Jones

Rose Theater / Jazz at Lincoln Center

February 10-15

Cassandra Wilson

Blue Note Jazz Club

February 13-14

Anita Baker

Radio City Music Hall

February 13-14

Bill Charlap

The Allen Room / Jazz at Lincoln Center

February 17-22

Terence Blanchard

Village Vanguard

February 19-21

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra featuring Joe Lovano & Dianne Reeves

Rose Theater / Jazz at Lincoln Center

February 24-25

Aaron Parks

New Voices of Blue Note

Jazz Standard

February 26-27

Lionel Loueke

New Voices of Blue Note

Jazz Standard

February 28-March 1

Robert Glasper

New Voices of Blue Note

Jazz Standard

February 27

Jason Moran

In My Mind: Monk At Town Hall, 1959

Town Hall

April 14-19

The Blue Note 7