LA’s Blue Note Jazz Club Announces Opening Season With Robert Glasper, Andra Day, Charlie Puth & More

Los Angeles will soon have its very own Blue Note Jazz Club in Hollywood. The company behind the iconic New York venue announced that the L.A. location will open its doors Aug. 14 with a star-studded opening season of programming that includes Grammy-winner Robert Glasper, Andra Day, Killer Mike, Ben Folds, esperanaza spalding, Charlie Puth and many more.

Glasper will headline the grand opening of the venue, which is located at 6372 Sunset Blvd. near the iconic Cinerama Dome in Hollywood. Other artists scheduled to perform at the new venue include Branford Marsalis, GoldLink, Alex Isley, Tank and the Bangas, Ravi Coltrane, Mayer Hawthorne, Charles Lloyd, The Soul Rebels with special guest Too $hort and Kamasi Washington. See the schedule below.

“I’m honored to partner up with Blue Note and open the doors to 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,” Robert Glasper said in a statement.

The Blue Note Jazz Club in L.A. will offer an intimate setting similar to its Greenwich Village counterpart, which has hosted notable artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson and Carmen McRae as well as rising stars influenced by jazz. The venue in L.A. boasts a main showroom with a capacity of 200 guests and a “B-side” room that accommodates 100 people. Each artist will perform two shows a night at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

The club will have a full-service kitchen and beverage menu, offering weekend brunches and dinner throughout the week. Asaf Maoz of L.A.’s Carmel crafted the food menu and jazz era-inspired cocktails that complement the setting.

“Blue Note LA will focus on curated and consistent, artist-driven programming in that intimate Blue Note Jazz Club vibe that people love,” Alex Kurland, director of programming at Blue Note Entertainment Group, said in a statement. “Blue Note New York has a uniquely New York energy, and for Blue Note LA, it’s important to honor what makes this city’s creative energy and spirit so distinctive. Blue Note embraces the space to collaborate and experience those spontaneous moments that are special. We’re thankful to all the artists and their teams who are a part of this opening season of shows. They’re helping set the tone to launch Blue Note LA.”

For tickets and additional information, visit bluenotejazz.com/la/.

BLUE NOTE LOS ANGELES DATES
TWO SHOWS PER NIGHT AT 7 PM AND 9:30 PM
August 14-15 — Robert Glasper
August 16-17 — Alex Isley
August 18 — The Philharmonik
August 19-20 — Terrace Martin with Special Guest Kenyon Dixon
August 21-22 — Robert Glasper
August 23-24 — Emily King
August 25 — Mayer Hawthorne
August 26-27 — BJ The Chicago Kid
August 28-31 — Ravi Coltrane
September 2-7 — esperanza spalding
September 8 — Isaiah Collier
September 9-10 — Braxton Cook
September 11-14 — Kenny Garrett
September 15 — Fantastic Negrito
September 16 — Dominique Fils-Aimé
September 17-18 — GoldLink
September 19-21 — Killer Mike
September 22-24 — Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah
September 25 — Brasstracks
September 26 — The Soul Rebels & Special Guest
September 27 — The Soul Rebels & Special Guest
September 28 — The Soul Rebels & Special Guest Too $hort
September 29 — Samora Pinderhughes
September 30 – October 5 — Kamasi Washington
October 6 — Arin Ray
October 7-12 — Kamasi Washington
October 13 — Lady Blackbird Residency
October 14-15 — Kiefer
October 16-19 — Charlie Puth*
October 20 — Slum Village
October 21-22 — Branford Marsalis Quartet
October 23 — Aja Monet
October 24-26 — Sid Sriram
October 27 — Amaro Freitas
October 28-November 2 — 1500 or Nothin’ & Friends
November 4-5 — Ghost-Note
November 6-9 — Tank and The Bangas
November 10 — Emily Bear & Friends
November 11-16 — Chris Dave / Marcus King / Cory Henry / DJ Ginyard
November 17 — Julius Rodriguez
November 18-19 — Keyon Harrold
November 20-21 — Cimafunk
November 22-23 — Goapele
November 24-25 — James Francies / Joel Ross / Blaque Dynamite
November 28-30 — Andra Day
December 1 — Lady Blackbird Residency
December 2-3 — Adam Blackstone
December 4 — Gallant
December 5-7 — Derrick Hodge
December 8 — James Fauntleroy
December 9-10 — Theo Croker
December 11 — Ben Folds
December 12-14 — The Free Nationals
December 15 — Charles Lloyd Quartet
December 16-21 — Robert Glasper
January 9-11 — José James
January 26 — Lady Blackbird Residency
March 23 — Lady Blackbird Residency
*On Sale TBD