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Michael Mwenso | Celebrating 85 Years of Blue Note Records | May 2024

Michael Mwenso | Celebrating 85 Years of Blue Note Records | May 2024

As part of our ongoing partnership with Blue Note Records we welcome incredible artist and musician Michael Mwenso on board who celebrates black women in music on this months show.

Reuben James | Celebrating 85 Years of Blue Note Records | April 2024

Reuben James | Celebrating 85 Years of Blue Note Records | April 2024

Welcoming the incredible Reuben James on board as part of our ongoing collaboration with Blue Note Records. You heard it here first!

Don Was & Justin Seltzer | Celebrating 85 Years of Blue Note | March 2024

Don Was & Justin Seltzer | Celebrating 85 Years of Blue Note | March 2024

Don Was, President of Blue Note Records is joined by VP Justin Seltzer to celebrate 85 years of the label as part of our ongoing collaboration on board. A wonderfully insightful trip into some of the labels historical moments complimented by a stellar selection of tracks.

Paul Weller | Blue Note Records 85th Anniversary | January 2024

Paul Weller | Blue Note Records 85th Anniversary | January 2024

To celebrate 85 years of Blue Note Records, a true icon joined us on board paying tribute to an iconic catalogue of music. Paul Weller navigates us through some of his favourites from his personal record collection. Happy Birthday Blue Note and Thank you Paul! Who wants a part 2?!

House Shoes | Blue Notes | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

House Shoes | Blue Notes | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

House Shoes | Blue Notes - A smooth sail from start to finish.

DJ Tunesmith | The Blue Note Basement | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

DJ Tunesmith | The Blue Note Basement | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

The one and only DJ Tunesmith! Beats, Vibes, Smiles n Blue Note

Claire Kalvis & Brett Franklin | A Blue Odyssey | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Claire Kalvis & Brett Franklin | A Blue Odyssey | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Claire & Brett navigate an immaculate curation of a blue odyssey for our Blue Note Records week at Coal Drops Yard. Beats, vibes n Jazz.

Rebecca Vasmant | With Love From Glasgow | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Rebecca Vasmant | With Love From Glasgow | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Rebecca Vasmant presents With Love from Glasgow, a Blue Note special recorded direct from her studio to ours. Enjoy!

Marcia Carr / ¡Take The Con! Blue Note Records Pop Up / November 2023

Marcia Carr / ¡Take The Con! Blue Note Records Pop Up / November 2023

The incredible Marcia Carr with her Blue rendition of ¡Take The Con! for London Jazz Festival week and our on board collaboration with Blue Note Records.

Sean P | Cool Struttin' | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Sean P | Cool Struttin' | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Cool Struttin' with Sean P as part of our Blue Note Records collaboration for London Jazz Festival 2023. Sean better known for his knowledge of rare boogie records blew us away with his selections for this special jazz feature.

Dom Servini | 45 Blue | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Dom Servini | 45 Blue | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

45 Blue with Dom Servini as part of our week long collaboration with Blue Note Records.

Patrick Forge | The Blue Print | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Patrick Forge | The Blue Print | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

The legend Patrick Forge presents The Blue Print as part of our Blue Note Records collaboration. Two hours of exquisite Jazz records selected from his personal collection.

The Mighty Zaf | Love Vinyl | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

The Mighty Zaf | Love Vinyl | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

The Mighty Zaf, founder of Love Vinyl records shop in Hoxton East London jumped on board to share his passion and knowledge of Jazz, Blue Note and beyond as part of our ongoing collaboration. A true connoisseur from the UK music scene.

Hot Notes w/ Hannah V | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Hot Notes w/ Hannah V | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

The incredible musician / producer Hannah V joins Cyndi Handson for a catch up, talking all that Jazz, her career in music, Blue Note influences and some spiced mulled wine thrown in for good measure.

Cool Notes w/ Jazz Re:Freshed | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Cool Notes w/ Jazz Re:Freshed | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Top Rock member of the incredible Jazz Re:Freshed platform joins Cyndi Handson to talk Jazz, musicians, running a record label, the influence of Blue Note Records and more.

If Music Presents You Need This w/ Jean-Claude | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

If Music Presents You Need This w/ Jean-Claude | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

If Music Presents You Need This w/ Jean-Claude – The Blue Note Years. Does what it says on the tin. If you love the tunes, check out his online record store > www.ifmusic.co.uk

Makeda | Poetic Notes | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Makeda | Poetic Notes | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Makeda brings warmth and poetic notes to the BoAt as part of our Blue Note Records collaboration

Sweet P | The Sweetest Sounds | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Sweet P | The Sweetest Sounds | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Sweet P joins the Blue Note crew for an excursion into samples, sounds and beyond.

Blue Breaks With Mr Thing | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Blue Breaks With Mr Thing | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

DJ Mr Thing blessed the BoAt and Blue Note Records with an incredible curation of joints n jams from the catalogue from his insane collection of records. We might need a part 2 on this one.

Abraham Parker | Beyond The Notes | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Abraham Parker | Beyond The Notes | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Abraham Parker - Trumpeter, DJ, Selector, often found behind the counter of (our much loved Honest Jons record store on Portobello Road) jumped on board with a Beyond The Notes tribute to Blue Note

Cool Notes with MF Robots | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Cool Notes with MF Robots | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Cool Notes with Cyndi Handson featuring guests MF Robots for a beautiful deep dive into Blue Note Records great conversation, insights, influences and more.

Chantelle Gabriella Jazz Ft. Germane Marvel | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Chantelle Gabriella Jazz Ft. Germane Marvel | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

A beautiful show from Chantelle Ft. Germane Marvel from the Steam Down Crew with their Anchor Blue tribute to Blue Note Records.

Cliff From Chicago | Blue Monday | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Cliff From Chicago | Blue Monday | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Cliff From Chicago joins us transatlantic for a very special Blue Note tribute. This is Blue Monday.

Haseeb Iqbal | 60 Shades of Blue | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Haseeb Iqbal | 60 Shades of Blue | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Haseeb Iqbal dips into his Blue Note collection for 60 Shades of Blue, with music from Wayne Shorter, Marlena Shaw, John Coltrane and more of the incredible Blue Note catalogue.

Gary Nurse | Legends of The Underground | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Gary Nurse | Legends of The Underground | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

A true Legend of The Underground Gary Nurse took the controls for our ongoing program with Blue Note Records for EFG London Jazz Festival. Fusion, Jazz Funk, Samba, latin cuban vibes from the gods.

Aquila | The Blue Vinyl Selection | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Aquila | The Blue Vinyl Selection | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

The Blue Vinyl Selection with Aquila. Expect version excursions, curve balls and all kinds of blue jazz from her incredible collection of vinyl.

China Moses | Jazz Adjacent | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

China Moses | Jazz Adjacent | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

The mighty China Moses gives us a joyous 2 hours, with a special appearance from Joshua Redman and Gabrielle Cavassa.

Malachi & Frankie Park | Dynamite Blue | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Malachi & Frankie Park | Dynamite Blue | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

This Dynamic Duo c/o niche record label Dynamite Cuts present an extra special Dynamite Blue for this special collaboration. Enjoy!

Midnight Runner | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Midnight Runner | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Midnight Runner jumped on board to celebrate EFG london Jazz Festival with us for our Blue Note Records collaboration.

Paris Cesvette | Luxury Blue | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Paris Cesvette | Luxury Blue | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Sail into Luxury Blue with Paris Cesvette as part of our collaboration with Blue Note Records.

Handson Family | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Handson Family | Blue Note Records Pop Up | November 2023

Blue Notes early years navigated by the infamous Handson Family for out week long Blue Note Records collaboration.