Alex Isley
Blue Note Los Angeles1492 Ivar Avenue, Los Angeles 90028
Alex Isley brings a solo-billed late set to Blue Note Los Angeles on September 27. The listing names no additional performers or special program, so the focus is squarely on Isley’s songs and voice in the club’s seated listening-room setting. It is an all-ages show, with first-come seating and a bar area reserved for guests 21 and over.
The Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter and producer was born in Englewood, New Jersey, and is known for music that blends R&B, neo-soul, jazz, and soul. Classically trained from age 12 by her opera-singing grandmother, she developed perfect pitch and a refined technique that informs her airy falsetto and jazz-inflected harmonies. Her writing returns to love, vulnerability, connection, and self-discovery, and reviewers have called the work “lush, emotionally candid, and sophisticated,” praising her effortless vocal control and warmth. Isley’s 2026 album When The City Sleeps combines R&B, soul, and jazz in dreamy soundscapes. Her collaborators include Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin, Masego, 9th Wonder, Rapsody, PJ Morton, Lucky Daye, and James Fauntleroy; she has also received two Grammy nominations, including one for “Back To Love” with Glasper and SiR.
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.