Elena Pinderhughes
Blue Note131 West 3rd Street, New York 10012
Elena Pinderhughes plays Blue Note on November 3. The listing bills her alone and does not name a band, guests or a particular project, so the formation and set details have not been announced. Expect the focus to be Pinderhughes's own music in the club's close listening-room setting.
Raised in the Bay Area, Pinderhughes is a flutist, composer and vocalist whose work brings R&B and neo-soul into conversation with jazz. She is a sought-after collaborator across genres, with credits alongside Herbie Hancock, Chief Xian aTunde Aduah, Future, Metro Boomin, Giveon, Victoria Monét, Ambrose Akinmusire, Robert Glasper, Esperanza Spalding and Common. Her debut single “life goes on” features flute and saxophone over a “driving groove”; a release announcement describes her voice as “tender and sensual, mysterious and direct.”
Blue Note Jazz Club is a dedicated listening room in the heart of Manhattan's jazz district, where the music is the focus and the space is designed to let the sound fill the room. The club features a stage with a small audience area, and the atmosphere is one of quiet concentration on the music. Shows typically begin at 8:00 PM with a second set at 10:30 PM, and the audience sits on chairs close to the stage. The club has a bar, and drinks are available. The experience is primarily about listening to live jazz, with occasional gospel and soul performances, and the audience often stays to talk and enjoy the music after the sets.