The Blue Note Jazz Festival made its manner again to the Napa Valley on Labor Day weekend.
Held at The Meritage Resort and Spa, this 12 months’s lineup featured headlining performances from Jazmine Sullivan, Questlove, Earth, Wind & Hearth, Yebba, and naturally, artist-in-residence Robert Glasper. “Black Radio Expertise and Robtober are the platforms I exploit to deliver all my favourite artists and collaborators collectively as one huge household reunion and this 12 months isn’t any completely different!” Glasper stated in a press release. “I’m honored to be a part of such an incredible neighborhood and convey that neighborhood again collectively for an additional dope weekend in Napa.”
Friends additionally loved riveting performances from WILLOW, Aneesa Strings, D-Good, Slick Rick, Anthony Hamilton, Terrace Martin, Kenyon Dixon, Large Daddy Kane, Lupe Fiasco, and different indelible expertise.
Again in 2022, when VIBE spotlighted the inaugural experience, Glasper defined that its conception stemmed from the intimate nature of the Blue Word golf equipment.
“What actually attracts individuals into the Blue Word is that it’s a small membership. So even once you’re within the viewers, it’s kinda such as you’re a part of your present,” he defined, noting that that kind of intimacy is simply as enticing to artists as it’s for the viewers. The competition “mirrors” the residency in that manner.
Glasper added, “It’s not a huge festival [and] that’s on goal. We wish to have that feeling of ‘Wow, that is particular. Everyone couldn’t get in right here.’ And you may actually really feel what’s happening, such as you’re a part of the household.”
Try highlights under, in addition to the new Blue Note in Los Angeles.
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