New York’s Blue Note Jazz Club will take over the Los Angeles music scene in 2025.
The Greenwich Village club, long one of New York’s elite jazz venues, will open a new venue in Hollywood in March, with 200- and 100-seat function spaces and a full restaurant. The club already has headquarters around the world, including Napa, Hawaii, Tokyo, Italy, China and Brazil.
The venue will partner with Grammy-winning artist and songwriter Robert Glasper to bring events to Los Angeles, based on his long-running artist residency “Robtober. ”
“I’m honored to partner up with Blue Note once again for what will be a significant cultural intersection for the Los Angeles community. Los Angeles has always been a second home to me, and I can’t wait to bring L.A. culture to the Blue Note,” Glasper said in a statement.
The venue comes at a mixed time for jazz clubs, as some beloved venues have closed their doors and others are renovating to hold on.
Additionally, the venue will become the new flagship partner of the Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival, which will be renamed the Blue Note Jazz Festival (it began as the Playboy Jazz Festival in 1979). Presented by the L.A. Phil, the revamped festival will debut June 14 at the Hollywood Bowl, with a full lineup announced Feb. 18 and tickets on sale in May.
The Napa edition of the Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa began in 2022, with a mix of hip-hop and R&B that’s hosted headliners Nas, Mary J. Blige, Chance the Rapper and Maxwell.
“We are thrilled to join forces with Blue Note to launch the Blue Note Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl,” LA Phil’s president and chief executive Kim Noltemy said in a statement. “This partnership represents a shared dedication to celebrating jazz and its extraordinary artists while continuing the legacy of world-class music at the Bowl. Together, we look forward to creating an unforgettable experience for jazz lovers in Los Angeles.”
Subscribe to accessSite map
Follow
MORE FROM THE L. A. TIMES