Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. We're here to cover the intersection of rap, business, and Benjamins. Founded by Francis Wolff and Alfred Lion in 1939, Blue Note ...

Musicians young and old drop a lot of heavy-duty jazz wisdom throughout Beyond the Notes, a new documentary about Blue Note Records that features commentary from the label’s Sixties stars such as ...

Sophie Huber's documentary 'Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes' chronicles the history of the seminal jazz record label. By Frank Scheck Sophie Huber’s consistently fascinating documentary about Blue ...

A new edition of Richard Havers’ lavishly illustrated history of Blue Note records is an occasion for recalling how that unsurpassed small jazz label was the brainchild of German Jewish refugees in ...

Jazz may be a quintessentially American art form, but it is Europeans who make some of the best jazz documentaries, with the captivating “Blue Note Records: Beyond The Notes” being the latest case in ...

Tired of hearing the same holiday jazz playlist every December? This year, Jazz Night in America is doing Christmas differently. We're handing the reins to the ultimate crate-digger: Don Was, ...

She was revered in the jazz world as a chance taker who communicated an effervescent joy in the pure act of singing. By Barry Singer This label’s 86-year run has been one of the most storied in jazz — ...

Featuring Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and other luminaries, a new documentary examines Blue Note’s legacy from Thelonious Monk to hip-hop. By Glenn Kenny When you purchase a ticket for an ...

Josh Lerman Appointed Vice President Of International NEW YORK -- The Blue Note Label Group (BNLG), a unit of EMI Music, and the first full-scale, multi-genre music division dedicated to serving the ...

Blue Note, the venerable jazz label that cracked the pop charts with Norah Jones and Amos Lee, has been elevated by parent EMI to focus on the general adult marketplace. Conglom has restructured its ...

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Standing at a podium before a packed house at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, dapper as usual in a blue pinstriped suit, Bruce Lundvall spoke of his "love affair with jazz, a lifelong ...