Film Screening: Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes (2019)

One of the most important record labels in the history of jazz. And, by extension, that of American music. Blue Note Records has been home to such groundbreaking artists as Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Bud Powell and Art Blakey. Through rare archival footage, current recording sessions and conversations with jazz icons Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and today’s groundbreaking Blue Note musicians, Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes reveals a powerful mission and illuminates the vital connections between jazz and hip hop. © Sophie Huber, Grasshopper Films | 86 minutes | Not Rat.