Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

*The Blue Note Jazz Festival made its debut splash at the Hollywood Bowl back on Father’s Day weekend. The 2-Day musical celebration has taken over the annual spot in the past held by first, The ...

There are benefits to giant festivals like Coachella or Outside Lands, where you can see a year’s worth of performances in a single weekend. But there’s also something to be said for a more niche, ...

When Vallejo rapper Dak Sauce took the stage Wednesday night at Blue Note Napa, it felt like a dream realized. It was his first time performing at the city’s best-known live music venue — and his ...

After months of delays that pushed the venue past its planned spring opening, L.A.’s own branch of the Blue Note Jazz Club now has an opening date in Hollywood set for Aug. 14. But beyond that, it has ...

This label’s 86-year run has been one of the most storied in jazz — and it’s still going. Hear tracks by Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins, Robert Glasper and more from the Blue Note catalog.