Jeff Goldblum to release jazz album

A big-named actor is taking his love of music to a more professional level. Jeff Goldblum will release a jazz album later this year.

The 65-year-old actor has signed with Universal's classical label Decca Records. Executives spotted him performing alongside Gregory Porter last year. According to a press release, the executives were so impressed they signed him.

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Goldblum was born in the Pittsburgh area has been performing with his own jazz band, The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra. According to the release, Goldblum started playing the piano as a child and performed in cocktail lounges in Pittsburgh as a teen.

Goldblum is best known for starring in movies such as "Independence Day" and "The Fly," and most recently, "Thor: Ragnarok" and this year's "Hotel Artemis." He is also set to reprise his role as Dr. Ian Malcolm in the latest Jurassic Park movie, "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" that will be officially released June 22.

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