Meshell Ndegeocello has survived the best and worst of what a career in music has to offer. She eschewed genre for originality, celebrity for longevity, and musical trends for musical truths. Fans have come to expect the unexpected and follow her on sojourns into soul, R&B, jazz, hip-hop, rock, all bound by the search for love, justice, respect, and resolution. Those sonic investigations have defied and redefined the expectations for women, for queer artists, and for black music for over 30 years and she remains one of few women who write the music, sing the songs, and lead the band. A bass player above all else, Meshell brings her warm, fat, and melodic groove to everything she does. She has earned a GRAMMY Award along with numerous nominations, and has played alongside the Rolling Stones, Madonna, Alanis Morrisette, James Blood Ulmer, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Tony Allen, John Medeski, Billy Preston, and Chaka Khan. As for her own bass-playing influences, she credits Sting, Jaco Pastorius, Family Man Barrett, and Stevie Wonder. Meshell is always grateful for the opportunity to share the stage and believes music is a fellowship. She looks to spread that gospel with every creation and collaboration.
No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin - Meshell Ndegeocello
The Omnichord Real Book - Meshell Ndegeocello
Meshell Ndegeocello On “Broken Record” With Guest Host Don Was: Blue Note Records 85th Anniversary Series
MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO “NO MORE WATER: THE GOSPEL OF JAMES BALDWIN”
By Shannon J. Effinger The prescience of James Baldwin is alive nearly forty years after his passing, a testament to his enduring impact. A prolific writer, his essays, novels, plays, and poetry have assessed and often reproached the human condition. As an activist, his oratory prowess in the 1960s was bar none, lending his outspoken views on Black oppression with profundity and eloquence.... read more
BLUE NOTE NOMINEES FOR THE 2025 GRAMMY AWARDS
Congratulations to all the Blue Note artists who received nominations for the 2025 GRAMMY Awards! BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM: Bill Frisell Orchestras The guitarist’s trio with bassist Thomas Morgan and drummer Rudy Royston collaborates with the Brussels Philharmonic and Umbria Jazz Orchestra on two... read more
MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO SHARES NEW SINGLE “THUS SAYETH THE LORDE”
Meshell Ndegeocello has shared “Thus Sayeth The Lorde,” the third song to be revealed from her forthcoming Blue Note album No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin, an homage to the eminent writer and activist James Baldwin to be released Aug. 2 on his Centennial. “Thus Sayeth The Lorde,” however, is a... read more
Mar 26
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Meshell Ndegeocello: No More Water, Baltimore United States
Mar 26
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Meshell Ndegeocello: No More Water, Baltimore United States
Mar 27
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Big Ears Festival 2025, Knoxville United States
Mar 30
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Meshell Ndegeocello - No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin , Germantown United States
Apr 18
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Meshell Ndegeocello: No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin , Durham United States
Apr 19
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Variety Playhouse, Atlanta United States
Apr 23
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Meshell Ndegeocello: No More Water — The Gospel of James Baldwin, Amherst United States
Apr 24
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Meshell Ndegeocello: No More Water — The Gospel of James Baldwin, Amherst United States
May 08
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MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO NO MORE WATER: THE GOSPEL OF JAMES BALDWIN, Montclair United States
May 18
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Meshell Ndegeocello , Recoleta Chile
May 20
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Meshell Ndegeocello , San Telmo Argentina
May 20
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Meshell Ndegeocello , San Telmo Argentina
May 21
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Meshell Ndegeocello , San Telmo Argentina
May 21
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Meshell Ndegeocello , San Telmo Argentina
May 23
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C6 Fest 2025, São Paulo Brazil
Jul 04
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Théâtre Antique de Vienne, Vienne France
Jul 04
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Jazz à Vienne 2025, Vienne France
