Alex Isley
Blue Note Los Angeles1492 Ivar Avenue, Los Angeles 90028
Alex Isley brings a solo billed performance to Blue Note Los Angeles on September 27. No accompanying players or guests are listed, so the precise onstage formation is unannounced. The evening places her in the club’s listening-focused room for a set centered on her songs and voice.
Listed on Bandcamp with Los Angeles as her musical base, Isley is a singer-songwriter, producer and vocalist whose work blends soul, R&B, jazz and what one bio calls “dreamy soundscapes.” Her self-written and produced collection L U X U R Y was her third. She has worked with Terrace Martin, Jack Dine, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder, Lucky Daye, Masego, PJ Morton and Alicia Keys, including background vocals for Keys. Her collaboration with Glasper and SiR, “Back to Love,” received two Grammy nominations. Critics have described her voice as a “smooth, airy falsetto” and “very soothing,” while AllMusic identifies her strength as “dreamy, left-of-center R&B imbued with soul.”
A small, dimly lit basement club tucked into a Hollywood corner, Blue Note Los Angeles is a dedicated jazz and live music space with a long-standing reputation for intimate, high-quality performances. The room is modest, with a few rows of seats facing a stage where the music is the focus. It's a place to listen, not to socialize, with the audience often quiet, absorbed in the musicians. Drinks are available, but the atmosphere is centered on the music. Shows are ticketed, with multiple sets each night, and the evening unfolds with a steady rhythm of live music, not casual conversation.