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Wyclef Jean connects audiences, styles at Blue Note Jazz Club

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September 25, 2025

"Blue Note will never be the same," said rapper, producer, and songwriter Wyclef Jean, repeatedly, to a sold-out crowd at the Blue Note Jazz Club in Manhattan, kicking off a weekend residency at the famed venue on September 11—and he was right.

- By JOHNNY KNOLLWOOD

Wyclef Jean connects audiences, styles at Blue Note Jazz Club

Wyclef Jean and frequent collaborator/cousin Jerry Wonda performing at the Blue Note Jazz Club on September 11, 2025.

The Grammy Award-winning artist, who is responsible for producing chart-topping hits that include Santana’s “Maria Maria,” and Shakira’s “Hips Don't Lie,” along with being a member of influential hip-hop group, The Fugees, delivered an energetic, connective performance to a crowd that couldn't help but get up from their seats to dance.

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