Norah Jones
Norah Jones is a singer, songwriter and pianist whose music moves through jazz, pop, soul and country, with a love of collaboration that carries into her Playing Along podcast.
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Blue Note
Blue Note
Blue NoteOverview
- From
- Born in New York City; raised in Grapevine, Texas
- Work
- Singer, songwriter and pianist
- Breakout
- Come Away With Me (2002) and “Don’t Know Why”
- Grammys
- 10 wins
Mini bio
How it started.
Raised in Texas, Norah studied jazz piano at the University of North Texas for two years before moving to New York City in 1999. Restaurant jazz gigs led her into the songwriting circle around Jesse Harris and Richard Julian at the Living Room.
The breakthrough.
Come Away With Me arrived on Blue Note in February 2002. Its mix of piano, intimate singing and songs such as “Don’t Know Why” reached a wide audience. At the 2003 Grammys, Norah personally took home five awards, including Best New Artist and Album of the Year.
Following the music.
Her records include Feels Like Home, The Fall and Little Broken Hearts, alongside work with the Little Willies and Puss N Boots. Visions paired her with producer and multi-instrumentalist Leon Michels. Her podcast, launched in 2022, makes room for conversation and spontaneous music with fellow musicians.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2026April’s GoneDuet with Chris Stapleton; co-writer with Leon Michels
- 2026Somethin’ StupidVocals and piano with Joshua Homme
- 2025Summertime BlueDuet with John Legend; co-producer with Gregg Wattenberg
- 2024VisionsSinger, songwriter and pianist; collaboration with Leon Michels
- 2002Come Away With MeDebut album artist
Podcasts
- 2026Speaking In TonguesNarrator of the Rolling Stones’ official podcast
- 2022Norah Jones Is Playing AlongHost and musician
Awards
Quotes
I really loved playing piano on this record.Norah Jones, Blue Note Records
Speaking about returning to piano-led songwriting for Day Breaks in 2016.
Trivia
- Jesse Harris wrote her breakout song “Don’t Know Why.”
- The version of “Don’t Know Why” on her debut grew out of the first take at a demo session.
- Puss N Boots brings her together with Sasha Dobson and Catherine Popper.
- Her collaborators collected on …Featuring Norah Jones include Willie Nelson, Outkast, Herbie Hancock and Foo Fighters.
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