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The Blue Note 7

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Origin
  
United States

Labels
  
Blue Note Records/EMI

Active from
  
2008

Years active
  
2008–present

Website
  
thebluenote7.com

Genres
  
Jazz, Post-bop

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Albums
  
Mosaic: A Celebration of Blue Note Records

Members
  
Bill Charlap, Ravi Coltrane, Peter Bernstein, Peter Washington, Nicholas Payton

The Blue Note 7 are a jazz septet formed in 2008 in honor of the 70th anniversary of Blue Note Records. The group consists of Peter Bernstein (guitar), Bill Charlap (piano), Ravi Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Lewis Nash (drums), Nicholas Payton (trumpet), Peter Washington (bass), and Steve Wilson (alto saxophone, flute).

Contents

The group recorded an album in 2008, entitled Mosaic, which was released in 2009 on Blue Note/EMI, and toured the United States in promotion of the album from January until April 2009. The group plays the music of Blue Note from various artists, with arrangements by members of the band and Renee Rosnes.

Band members

  • Peter Bernstein – guitar
  • Bill Charlap – piano
  • Ravi Coltrane – tenor saxophone
  • Lewis Nash – drums
  • Nicholas Payton – trumpet
  • Peter Washington – bass
  • Steve Wilson – alto saxophone, flute
  • Albums

  • Mosaic: A Celebration of Blue Note Records (Blue Note Records/EMI, 2009)
  • Songs

    Dolphin DanceMosaic: A Celebration of Blue Note Records · 2009
    Inner UrgeMosaic: A Celebration of Blue Note Records · 2009
    Idle MomentsMosaic: A Celebration of Blue Note Records · 2009

    References

    The Blue Note 7 Wikipedia