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The Roots Explore 30 Years Of ‘Do You Want More?!!!??!’ At Oakland’s Kaiser [B.Getz on L4LM]

September 6, 2025September 8, 2025 B.Getz Black Thought, blue note jazz fest, henry j. kaiser oakland, hip hop, Hub The Roots, Illadelph, kaiser oakland, leonard "hub" hubbard, live band hip-hop, malik b, oakland, okayplayer, philadelphia, philly, Questlove, rahzel, the legendary roots crew, the roots, the roots do you want more

The Roots stripped down to their core to revisit the halcyon days, embarking on a thorough trek through the wayback machine with appropriate pomp and circumstance. The night offered more than merely a tribute to an important album; it was a testament to the musical ethos that gave birth to it.

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Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa 2023: Legends And Collaborations Mark Triumphant Second Year [B.Getz on L4LM]

August 10, 2023August 12, 2023 B.Getz ari lennox, Blue Note, blue note jazz fest, blue note jazz festival napa, dave chappelle, digable planets, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Ghost Note, mary j. blige, mononeon, nas, Rakim, robert glasper, Soulive, talib kweli, weedie braimah, weedie braimah and the hands of time, yussef dayes

I’d go as far as to call it the preeminent musical gathering of it’s kind, uniting cultures, geographies, and generations of Black American Music and capturing the spirit of creative collaboration like few, if any, other festivals with such a decided focus on foundational hip-hop.

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Escúchala La Ciudad: On The Scene At The Inaugural Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa Valley [B.Getz on L4LM]

August 8, 2022August 11, 2022 B.Getz BJ the Chicago Kid, black star, Blue Note, blue note jazz fest, blue note jazz festival napa, chaka khan, chief adjuah, Chris "Daddy" Dave, Chris Dave & Drumhedz, Derrick Hodge, dj jahi sundance, flying lotus, flylo, GZA, isaiah sharkey, kamasi washington, keyon harrold, madlib, mos def, robert bacon, robert glasper, Soul Rebels, talib kweli, thundercat, yasiin bey

Hosted from Friday, July 29th through Sunday the 31st at the Charles Krug Winery in St. Helena, CA, the inaugural Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa Valley was nothing short of a groundbreaking event.