The acclaimed New York venue Blue Word Jazz Membership goes to brush via L.A.’s music scene in 2025.
The Greenwich Village membership — lengthy thought to be certainly one of New York’s elite areas for jazz — will open a brand new venue in Hollywood in March, with 200- and 100-capacity efficiency rooms and a full restaurant. The membership already has outposts around the globe, together with Napa, Hawaii, Tokyo, Italy, China and Brazil.
The venue will once more accomplice with Grammy-winning artist and composer Robert Glasper to curate occasions in L.A., constructing on his long-running “Robtober” artist residency.
“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 mentioned in a press release.
The venue arrives at a combined second for native jazz golf equipment, as some beloved venues have shuttered and others are revamping to hold on.
Moreover, the venue will turn into the brand new flagship accomplice of the Hollywood Bowl Jazz Competition, which might be renamed the Blue Word Jazz Competition (it started because the Playboy Jazz Competition in 1979). Introduced by the LA Phil, the revamped pageant will debut June 14 on the Hollywood Bowl, with a full lineup introduced February 18 and tickets on sale in Might.
The Napa version of the Blue Word Jazz Competition Napa started in 2022, with a mixture of hip-hop and R&B that’s hosted headliners Nas, Mary J. Blige, Probability 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 govt Kim Noltemy mentioned in a press release. “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.”