Out & About NYC Magazine was founded to offer the arts and lifestyle enthusiast a fresh new look at New York City. We will showcase the established and the emerging, the traditional and the trendy. And we will do it with élan, and panache with a dash of fun.

7/27/25 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ: Mary Lou Williams at Les Mouches, NYC, 1978 Cabaret Show

 

Legendary jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams performs a one-hour cabaret show at Les Mouches in NYC, 1978. Carline Ray, one of the original Sweethearts of Rhythm, is on bass. Continue reading

7/27/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Keke Wyatt + Kurt Carr & The Kurt Carr Singers – For Every Mountain (LIVE)

Keke Wyatt performing the song For Every Mountain alongside Kurt Carr & The Kurt Carr Singers. Continue reading

7/25/25 O&A NYC IRIE FRIDAY: Collie Buddz x Busy Signal – Spark Up

Spark Up by Reggae artist Collie Buddz and Busy Signal is available on all music platforms.The video was released on May 8, 2025 and directed by Demarco. It was filmed at Jacana Wellness in Kingston, Jamaica.

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7/25/25 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Sam Smith – To Be Free

To Be Free is the new single by R&B artist  Sam Smith, the singer leads what can only be described as an exuberant revolution. While Sam sings on stage in an empty theater, the lobby is suddenly filled with high-spirited youths who dance across the bar on their way to filling the auditorium. Continue reading

7/25/25 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Releasing the Files (Trump’s Epstein Files Saga)

Donald Trump struts, sings, and “drains the swamp” in a 1930s musical spectacular… with flappers, prison kicks, and the Epstein list. Continue reading

7/24/25 O&A NYC ART MEETS VISIUAL MEDIA: Raymond Saunders A Visionary Artist Dies At 90 Years Old

Known for his abstract mixed-media paintings with socio-political undertones, artist Raymond Saunders guides us through the non-linear landscape of his identity, consciousness, and art-making process.  Continue reading

7/24/25 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Sweet Dreams – Sr. Tom Jones, Will.I.Am, Olly Murs, and Jennifer Hudson (The Voice UK 2019)

Watch the performances of The Voice UK 2019 coaches, Sr. Tom Jones, Will.I.Am, Olly Murs, and Jennifer Hudson together. To open the show, they sing “Sweet Dreams” of Eurythmics. The production is so cool that it’s like watching a video clip. Continue reading

7/24/25 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: The Niggar Family – Chapelle Show

521996_10151042761179273_236006809_n-1The Niggar Family, one of comedian Dave Chappelle‘s most controversial skits, explores the question of what effect “the n-word” would have if it were just another name. The skit is filmed in black and white, with sets and costumes right out of Father Knows Best or Leave It to Beaver or, for a more recent reference, Pleasantville. We see a squeaky-clean family of aw-shucks pleasantness and golly-jeepers naïveté, a “typical American” (i.e., white) family named Niggar. Continue reading

7/23/25 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ DANCE PARTY: Jackson 5 – Body Language (Do The Love Dance)

The Jackson 5 performed Body Language on the Carol Burnett Show in July 1975  and again on January 21, 1976. Continue reading