Blue Note Jazz Club Swings Open in Las Vegas! The World's Hottest City Just Got Cooler.Entertainment Editors & Music Writers LAS VEGAS--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2000 The world-famous Blue Note Jazz Club A jazz club is a venue where the primary entertainment is live jazz. Often such venues are in the basement of residential buildings. They are rather small compared to other music venues, reflecting the intimate atmosphere of jazz concerts. is making its West Coast debut on Aug. 17, 2000 with the opening of Blue Note Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. inside the entertainment-retail complex of Desert Passage at the newly rebuilt Aladdin Resort & Casino. Blue Note will celebrate its opening with appearances by legendary jazz artists Lou Rawls Louis Allen Rawls (December 1, 1933 – January 6, 2006) was a Chicago-born American soul music, jazz, and blues singer. Known for his smooth vocal style, Frank Sinatra once said that Rawls had "the classiest singing and silkiest chops in the singing game. and Nancy Wilson Nancy Wilson may refer to:
Following its opening weekend, Blue Note has already booked a diverse roster of impressive jazz acts to perform, including: The Duke Ellington Orchestra; Cassandra Wilson; Chick Corea This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. ; Pat Metheny Patrick Bruce Metheny (born August 12, 1954 in Lee's Summit, Missouri) is an American jazz guitarist and composer. One of the most successful and critically acclaimed jazz musicians to come to prominence in the 1970s and '80s, he is the leader of the Pat Metheny Group and is ; David Sanborn; Greg Allman; Roberta Flack; and Chuck Mangione. (A full schedule with dates is available.) "The Blue Note name is synonymous with cool, classy, soulful music, and we're happy to bring that tradition to Las Vegas," said Danny Bensusan, owner of Blue Note International Inc. "This town has always been host to a live music scene and, more recently, it's proven itself as a key stop for the best acts around the globe," said Bensusan. "And now, with the opening of the Blue Note, a solo Jazz performer or big band will be able to give a Las Vegas audience a first-rate live music and dining experience. The Blue Note has shown why the traditional night club provides the best setting for the art of Jazz. "Our club is completely unique for Las Vegas in that its intimacy encourages an immediate rapport between the artist and the audience. It's like Oscar Peterson playing in your own living room," Bensusan said. The Blue Note Las Vegas will be the fifth club world-wide and include a 450-seat venue that will feature live jazz performances, and a 150-seat cafe-style restaurant and bar. Following the unique atmosphere of the original Blue Note in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , the Las Vegas club The Las Vegas Club is a casino and hotel located in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada on the Fremont Street Experience. It is owned by the Tamares Group and operated by Navegante. It has 410 rooms[1] and suites, as well as a 22,210 square foot casino. offers cabaret-style dining during nightly performances. The 16,000 square-foot club will be one of the most visible nightclubs in town occupying a semi-freestanding building off the corner of the Las Vegas Strip The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is a 4 mi (6.7 km) section of Las Vegas Boulevard South, most of which has been designated an All-American Road. and Harmon Avenue. Blue Note will have a private entranceway on Harmon Avenue with its own valet drop-off. In addition, the club's retail shop will have Blue Note apparel, authentic jazz memorabilia and art, and rare compilation CD's and videos from classic performances at Blue Note clubs around the world. The original Blue Note in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of is a celebrated and acclaimed musical treasure and an institution of American culture. Nearing its third decade of operations, the Blue Note New York, under the auspices of Blue Note International, has successfully established itself as the only franchised jazz club network in the world. Presently, in addition to the Blue Note New York, there are three Blue Notes operating successfully in the Japanese cities of Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka. A Blue Note is also in development for Seoul, South Korea and San Francisco. The Blue Note Las Vegas is open for dinner from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. and the Cafe is open for both lunch and dinner starting at 11:00 a.m. Show times are 8:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. nightly Monday through Saturday. Ticket prices for Lou Rawls and Nancy Wilson are $65 and $40. Call 702/836-8404 for reservations. |
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