Blue Note (jazz clubs)
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Blue Note is a chain of jazz clubs with restaurants. The first Blue Note opened in New York City's Greenwich Village in 1981, and is now considered one of the world's most famous jazz venues. Other clubs in the chain are located in: Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka and Nagoya, Japan; Milan, Italy; and, Seoul, South Korea.
Jazz musicians refer to touring the Blue Note clubs in Japan as "playing the Blue Note circuit".
The chain is not affiliated with the Blue Note Records label.
[edit] Other venues named "Blue Note"
- There is also a popular live music venue called The Blue Note in Columbia, Missouri.
- The Blue Note is a popular pub in Galway City, Ireland. Situated in the artsy part of town, the bar caters to an eclectic mix of locals and foreigners. Since the smoking ban implemented in Ireland since 2004, the Note's cosy smoking area has become popular because of its dim lighting and the DJ's laid back style.
