Blog Tag - Blue Note Beijing

Two More American Jazz Legends Headed to Beijing
If you happened to miss American jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis’ two-day stop in Beijing this week, there are still some chances to catch some...
Experience Jazz Fusion with a Whole Lot of Synth at This Blue Note Show, Nov 16-17
The Blue Note stage is set to be graced by a different kind of sound tonight and Friday night, when French musician Thierry Maillard and his band the...
Blues Harmonica Legend Sugar Blue Comes to Blue Note, Nov 4-5
A legend of the blues returns to Beijing this weekend, when Sugar Blue comes to Blue Note to play blues harmonica for two nights only. Born Joshua...
5 Things To Taste, Smell, Touch, Hear And See, Jan 4-6
Beijing can be an overstimulating place to live, to say the least. Let’s be real: sometimes even our sixth sense (the one that tells you when that ...
Beijing Jazz Prodigy A Bu Talks Seeking the “Sound From the Future”
He may only be 19 years old, but Beijing pianist A Bu has already attained a lifetime's worth of jazzy milestones. Aside from studying at prestigious...
Grammy Winning Songwriter Jesse Harris on Fear, Norah Jones, and Willie Nelson's Studio Style
When Norah Jones sings one of your songs, and you win a Grammy in the process, it might seem like you have it made. However, when songwriter and...
"Every Night Is a Musical Conversation" Says Neo-Soul Legend Bilal
He's collaborated with some of the biggest names in hip-hop and R&B, such as Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar, Common, and Erykah Badu. But Bilal is no...
Q&A with Cuban Defector and Quincy Jones Protege Alfredo Rodríguez Ahead of Jul 28 and 29 Blue Note Gigs
From being an illegal immigrant to becoming the prodigy of the music’s most famous producer, Alfredo Rodríguez’s journey has been one of extreme risk...
Kat Edmonson Talks Working With Woody Allen, Befriending Gary Clark Jr. Ahead of June 1 and 2 Blue Note Gigs
Some artists are wise beyond their years, and then there’s Kat Edmonson. She began writing songs on the school bus as a young student, and by her...
Bird On A Piano Wire: Pianist and Berklee Professor Kevin Harris Talks Reinterpreting Charlie Parker Ahead of Tonight’s Blue Note Gig
“Most people that are coming to hear Charlie Parker are expecting to see a saxophone player. And when they don’t, they’re like: ‘Hmm, this’ll be...
Beijing's Best Events That Won't Leave You Hungover, Dec 18-24
Our Events Watch series aims to highlight happenings that aren't focused on alcohol and drinking, but instead take a more educational or productive...
Cult Blues Guitarist Robben Ford Talks Playing With Joni Mitchell, George Harrison, and Others Ahead of Nov 10-11 Blue Note Gigs
Beloved Beatle George Harrison had his flaws. Folks like Joni Mitchell will "make you want to do your best for them." And sibling rivalry eases with...
Grammy Nominated, Genre-Bending Trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah to Play Blute Note, Oct 27-28
If you don't know anything about Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, take another glance at him in the photo above. Now take a guess as to what genre of...
Q&A with Jazz Icon Chick Corea Ahead of his March 24 and 25 Blue Note Gigs
After more than five decades of performing and recording, 63 Grammy nominations and 22 wins, and being mentored by and playing with Miles Davis and...
R Still a Thrill: Q&A with R&B Legend Jody Watley Ahead of Her Intimate Valentine's Day Blue Note Gig
Years before Beyonce sang about being an independent woman with Destiny’s Child, and long before En Vogue implored their fellow ladies to free their...