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Don Edward Fagenson (born September 13, 1952), known professionally as Don Was (/ w ʌ z /), is an American musician, record producer, music director, film composer, documentary filmmaker and radio host. Since 2011, he has also served as president of the American jazz label Blue Note Records.
May 21, 2024 · The legendary producer brings his new group, Don Was & the Pan-Detroit Ensemble, to Orchestra Hall on Friday.
Don Was. 2024 News. Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble will embark on a west coast run of concert dates in September. Made up of stellar jazz musicians from his Detroit hometown, The Pan-Detroit Ensemble will perform a mix of new originals, interpretations of songs written by artists like Yusef Lateef, Olu Dara, and Henry Threadgill, and of ...
Nov 30, 2020 · Blue Note president Don Was clearly remembers the first time he heard a Blue Note record. It was 1966 and the experience resulted in an epiphany that awakened him to the visceral – and...
The skills of world-class producer Don Was are constantly in demand. But, as he explains, years of taking care of someone else's work can have a disastrous effect on your own. Here, he reveals to Paul Tingen why (and how) he released a recording of his own for the first time in seven years.
Jun 8, 2018 · Blue Note president Don Was discusses the new documentary, ‘Blue Note Records: Beyond The Notes’, and why director Sophie Hubert was “the perfect person” to make it.
Sep 13, 2023 · Born on September 13, 1952, Don Was is a widely-respected artist, producer and label boss with a truly spectacular discography to his name.
Oct 25, 2018 · Legendary producer and musician Don Was called touring with Bob Weir And Wolf Bros the greatest time he's ever had in his life as part of a The Art Of The Sit-In chat with JamBase's Chad...
May 2, 2019 · Don Was is a music lover. Looking at his extensive discography as a record producer and musician, one is struck by the variety of artists he's worked with: from Iggy Pop to the B-52's, from Roy Orbison to Elton John, with over half a dozen stops along the way as producer for a little band called the Rolling Stones.
Jul 22, 2021 · In a pair of conversations with a pandemic in between them, Don Was talks Wolf Bros, the Dead, and learning fearlessness from Bob Weir.