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The 10 most valuable vinyl records sold on Discogs last month (July 2025)

The no.1 is an audiophile release in every sense

What Hi-Fi?

“I get a lot more feeling when I play with my fingers. Wes Montgomery was my reference as a kid for not using a pick”: Championed by Fender and signed to Blue Note, Maya Delilah might just be the most melodic guitar soloist since John Mayer

After being named as a member of Fender’s Class of 2024 and lauded as a 2025 Spotify Artist to Watch, Maya Delilah makes good on those promises with her Blue Note debut, The Long Way Around

Guitar World

Joshua Redman: Words Fall Short review – improviser’s playful delight in music-making never ceases

The US saxophonist pulls back the vocals of his last record to present a new ensemble and all-original repertoire, resulting in an ideal balance of ingenuity and rapport

The Guardian - UK

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'World's most famous jazz club' to open in Covent Garden despite complaints from the Met Police

The Blue Note Jazz club has been granted permission for a 350-seater venue in the basement of the St Martin's Lane hotel

Evening Standard

French flirting, flute fusion and love flowin’ free: the best old music we discovered this year

A little crate-digging can yield buried treasure – as our music writers found this year when they discovered everything from Taiwanese pop star to Cher’s disco era

The Guardian - UK

EFG London Jazz Festival: our pick of the shows to see from Jamie Cullum to Marisa Monte

With more than 300 shows over 60 venues there is a gig for every jazz fan’s taste

Evening Standard

Lou Donaldson obituary

American jazz saxophonist and singer who enjoyed a huge hit with his 1967 anthem Alligator Boogaloo

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Benny Golson obituary

Tenor saxophonist whose compositions were valued for their harmonic challenge and melodic grace

The Guardian - UK

Jazz prodigy Immanuel Wilkins dives into the Blues

His first improvisation session was on the violin as a small child, but when Immanuel Wilkins switched to the saxophone, his musical destiny was sealed. His critically acclaimed début, "Omega", was released in 2020 on the Blue Note label and in the four years since then, Wilkins has explored many…

France 24

Nduduzo Makhathini: uNomkhubulwane review – entrancing South African jazz

This three-movement album from pianist and shaman Nduduzo Makhathini’s trio combines blues, bop and folk song to transcendental effect

The Guardian - UK

“Why you typically don’t lead a six-piece band with an acoustic guitar is because you can’t be heard! I am shocked that we are able to pull that one off”: Julian Lage on the electric shuffles and engineering miracles behind his most daring album yet

The jazz guitar maestro shares the secrets to guitar phrasing and discusses the irrational melodies and Eno-inspired “sound forward” approach behind his new album, Speak To Me

MusicRadar

Watch Julian Lage tease magic from his Collings OM acoustic as he performs new single Nothing Happens Here live in San Francisco with his ensemble

Nothing Happens Here is taken from his forthcoming studio album, Speak To me, which is released via Blue Note on 1st March

MusicRadar

Walter Smith III: Return to Casual review – a tenor sax player for our times

By turns elegant and mile-a-minute, the Texan makes his collaborative Blue Note debut with this classy set of originals – and a Kate Bush cover

The Guardian - UK

Grace Jones to headline New York’s Blue Note Jazz Festival

NEW YORK — Grace Jones will return to the New York City stage as the headliner of the 2023 Blue Note Jazz Festival.

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Norah Jones' 2002 debut album won 6 Grammys and sold 27 million copies: 'It was a whirlwind!' she recalls

SAN DIEGO — Norah Jones vividly recalls the long walk she took in New York City on Feb. 24, 2003.

The Guardian - UK

Herbie Hancock: ‘Miles Davis told me: I don’t pay you to get applause’

At 82, the jazz legend will this weekend be one of the oldest performers ever to grace Glastonbury’s Pyramid stage. He recalls his career highs, from making his hip-hop classic Rockit to working with Thundercat

The Guardian - UK

Grachan Moncur III obituary

Jazz trombonist whose fluency and imagination made his instrument relevant in the modern jazz world of the 1960s

The Conversation

Jazz: South Africa's Shane Cooper and his band Mabuta make borders irrelevant

South African jazz seems to be having another international moment. Recently, for example, the Blue Note jazz label launched a new imprint, Blue Note Africa dedicated to the continent’s music. Its first release – and his second for the label – will be South African pianist Nduduzo Makhathini’s In the…

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Ron Carter: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Watch the legendary jazz bassist and members of his trio perform from The Blue Note's prestigious stage.

Salon

Norah Jones talks "Come Away With Me"

The musician looks back with Salon at her insanely successful debut record: "No one expected me not to be myself"

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14 of the best spatial audio tracks in Dolby Atmos on Apple Music

Try out what Apple Music's immersive tech can do by sampling these Dolby Atmos-powered spatial audio tracks.

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