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.

4/1/25 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: James Baldwin – Pin Drop Speech

James Baldwin’s Pin Drop Speech is a powerful address where he challenges the white dominated discourse and argues that Black people are constrained to places and roles designated by society, calling for a radical shift in how Americans view race and identity. Continue reading

3/30/25 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ: Basie Alumni Big Band – Al Grey – Pizza On The Park

The Count Basie Alumni Big Band, inspired by the enduring legacy of the legendary jazz pianist and bandleader William Count Basie, pays homage to the swing era and the iconic Count Basie Orchestra. Although there isn’t a single, continuous alumni big band affiliated directly with Count Basie, various ensembles have emerged over the years, featuring former members of Basie’s orchestra. Continue reading

3/30/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Whitney Houston – I Love The Lord | Live in Poland

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Whitney Houston was born on August 9, 1963 in what was then a middle-income neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey. At the age of 11, Houston started performing as a soloist in the junior gospel choir at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, where she also learned to play the piano. Her first solo performance in the church was Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah. When Houston was a teenager, she attended Mount Saint Dominic Academy, a Catholic girls’ high school in Caldwell, New Jersey. Continue reading

3/27/25 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Angie Stone – No More Rain (In This Cloud)

No More Rain (In This Cloud) is by R&B artist Angie Stone. It was written by Angie Stone along with Bert Williams and Gordon Chambers for Stone’s debut studio album, Black Diamond while production was helmed by Stone. Continue reading

3/26/25 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ MOVIE TRAILER: The Equalizer 4 – First Trailer | Denzel Washington

The Equalizer 4 movie is happening, yet not much beyond that is known by fans who are eager for more. Since 2014, Denzel Washington’s Equalizer movie. Continue reading

3/26/25 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ DANCE PARTY: The Royal Family – Nationals 2018 (Guest Performance)

The Royal Family a dance crew from The Palace Dance Studio in New Zealand, performed a guest performance at the Hip Hop International New Zealand Nationals in 2018, choreographed by Parris Goebel Continue reading

3/26/25 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: MC Lyte – Ruff Neck

Lana Michele Moorer  better known by her stage name MC Lyte, is a Hip Hop artist. Considered one of the pioneers of female Hip Hop. Continue reading

3/25/25 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Craig David and Tiwa Savage – Commitment

Craig David has teamed up with Tiwa Savage for his flavorsome new single Commitment.Produced by Mike Brainchild, the infectious cut sees the vocal veteran mesh his signature R&B sound with a pulsating Afro-Pop undercurrent. Continue reading