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blue note
In jazz and blues, a blue note is a note that—for expressive purposes—is sung or played at a slightly different pitch from standard. Typically the alteration is between a quartertone and a semitone, but this varies depending on the musical c ...
is a musical note played or sung lower than the corresponding note on a major scale.
Blue note may also refer to:
Music
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The Blue Note (Columbia, Missouri), a rock, jazz, and pop music venue, established in 1980
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Blue Note Jazz Club
Blue Note Jazz Club is a jazz club and restaurant located at 131 West 3rd Street in Greenwich Village, New York City. The club was opened on September 30, 1981, by owner and founder Danny Bensusan, with the Nat Adderley Quintet being the featured ...
, a chain of music clubs and restaurants, with branches in New York, Tokyo, Nagoya, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Milan
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Blue Note Jazz Festival The Blue Note Jazz Festival is an annual jazz festival that takes place in June in various venues across New York City. Hosted by the Blue Note Jazz Club, the festival features performances by renowned jazz artists who have been integral to the Blue ...
, an annual festival in New York hosted by the jazz club, since 2011
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Blue Note Records
Blue Note Records is an American jazz record label owned by Universal Music Group and operated under Capitol Music Group. Established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis, it derived its name from the blue notes of jazz and the blues. Or ...
, a record label which focuses on jazz music
* , a Chicago jazz venue open from 1947 to 1960
* , a Parisian jazz venue from 1958 to 1966
Other uses
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St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the ...
hockey team
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Blue note (aviation), the distinctive whine produced by some jet aircraft, as well as the sound of their engines and airframe noise
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"Blue Note" (''Cloak & Dagger''), the nineteenth episode and season 2 penultimate of Freeform's live-action show of Marvel's ''Cloak & Dagger''
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Blue Notes (disambiguation)
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