When the world’s most famous jazz musicians blow through New York, this is where you can hear them toot their horns (and tickle their ivories, too). Once one of the city’s most important clubs, the Blue Note has over the course of several decades chosen the path of sophisticated, contemplative shows, and abandoned its more raucous roots as a showcase for more innovative, even radical jazz. The narrow storefront stage remains one of the city’s finest and most-well calibrated performance spaces, with matchless acoustics, unparalleled intimacy, and fantastic sight-lines. There are several shows nightly and, unlike many of New York’s more innovative jazz clubs, the stage is reserved for bona fide stars, who rarely disappoint.
The name “Blue Note” is derived from the “blue notes” of Jazz and Blues music. A blue note is a note played or sung at a lower pitch than those of the major scale for specific emphasis.
The Blue Note Jazz Club is not associated with Blue Note Records, the famous jazz record label that gave such artists as Art Blakely, Jimmy Smith, and most recently, Norah Jones, record deals.
The name “Blue Note” is derived from the “blue notes” of Jazz and Blues music. A blue note is a note played or sung at a lower pitch than those of the major scale for specific emphasis. 