DON WAS: Well, we'll know when the plane leaves L.A. (laughs) He may; he may not – I don't know for sure. But the whole thing really came about in a haphazard way.

He said, “Don’t worry, man. Get on a plane, bring the tapes, I’ll put a band together for you and we’ll make a new track.” So it was magnificent. I couldn’t believe it.

OK, Don Was, we get it. We understand your full-time day gig as president of Blue Note Records since 2011 keeps you fairly tied to its L.A. headquarters. But between assembling your Detroit All ...

Don Was: [laughs] I was hosting the Blue Note at Sea Cruise, which, despite everything you might know about cruises, was a whole lot of fun. There were about 2,500 Blue Note devotees on board, and ...

So why reunite Was (Not Was)? Time slipped by too fast. Don Was woke to find himself on the other side of 50, in the studio but not on stage and on the road. Something needed to be done.

He was considered to be a genius, but I think it's deeper and much more mystical than that. Brian was plugged into some source that enabled him to see and hear things that most of us don't. The ...

Don Was—who performs with his new Pan-Detroit Ensemble on May 25 at Memorial Hall —deserves to be on that list in neon-illuminated capital letters. Not so much for his hit records, but rather for his ...

I don’t know how else to say it, they are delicious songs." Tickets go on sale at TicketMaster on Friday, March 31 at 10AM Central, with prices ranging from $89 to $550.

Music industry veteran, Blue Note Records President and Detroit native Don Was is launching a new show on WDET-FM (101.9) later this month. "The Don Was Motor City Playlist" will debut April 16 ...