Blue Note Entertainment Group has been created to provide an easily identifiable corporate entity for the talent buying team responsible for New York's Blue Note Jazz Club, B.B. King Blues Club & Highline Ballroom, the Regattabar Jazz Club (Cambridge, MA), Showcase Live (Foxboro, MA), Baltimore SoundStage and the Blue Note Jazz Clubs Worldwide (Japan and Italy). New venues will be announced soon in Washington D.C. and Richmond, VA.
"The Blue Note Jazz Club was founded 30 years ago and since then our company has grown to include a larger family of clubs. Each venue has its own name and unique programming. Some of these venues we own while others we book for local operators. With the completion of our new West Village office, and all our buyers under one roof, it was time to create a booking entity that the industry can easily identify" says Steven Bensusan, President of Blue Note Entertainment Group.
The company has just finished adding two floors of office space above the world famous Blue Note Jazz Club which will become its talent buying headquarters.
Blue Note Entertainment Group also presents shows outside its club network. June 2011 marked the inaugural Blue Note Jazz Festival which included over 80 shows in 14 venues in New York City. Blue Note is also a partner in the festivals on Governors Island which include Rock the Bells and the
Dave Matthews Band Caravan.
Toffer Christensen has been promoted to VP of Talent, leading a team of buyers that include Chris Zahn, Paolo Suarez, Peter Abraham, Christian VerHalen, Seiko Kinoshita and Liz Perantinides.
Blue Note Entertainment Group can be reached at 131 W. Third St, New York, NY 10012 and (212) 475-0049 and will also house Blue Note Management and Half Note Records.
