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Category: Contemporary Jazz
11/23/25 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Oscar Peterson and Friends – Mary Lou Williams (Episode 01)
Oscar Peterson and Friends features conversation and a musical collaboration, including a piano duet, between Oscar Peterson and Mary Lou Williams. The conversation includes Williams reminiscing about the early days of jazz and bebop, mentioning figures like Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk, and reflecting on how jazz music can affect people’s well-being. Continue reading
11/9/25 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ: Diana Ross Live: The Lady Sings Jazz and Blues—Stolen Moments (1993)
Diana Ross performs standards from the Great American Songbook live from the Ritz theater in New York. Continue reading
11/2/25 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Dee Dee Bridgewater At Birdland Jazz Club (January 23rd 2025)
Birdland Jazz Club presented music legend and NEA Jazz Master Dee Dee Bridgewater for a four-day eight show engagement January 22nd through January 25th. Dee Dee Bridgewater remains a force to be reckoned with after fifty years at the top of her craft. Continue reading
10/26/25 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers – Live in Belgium (1958)
A 1958 performance of jazz icons Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers live from Belgium featuring Art Blakey on drums, Lee Morgan on trumpet, Benny Golson playing saxophone, Bobby Timmons on piano and Jymie Merritt on bass. Continue reading
8/24/25 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Hugh Masekela – Estival Jazz Lugano 2009
This full length performance, recorded at Estival Jazz Lugano in 2009, features Hugh Masekela and his sextet performing eight numbers including his famous hit Grazing In The Grass.
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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
3/9/25 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Oscar Peterson Trio and Ella Fitzgerald – Jazz At The Philharmonic
This is the full concert of The Oscar Peterson Trio with Ella Fitzgerald from the Jazz At The Philharmonic tour 1957 in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Netherlands. The concert is introduced by Norman Granz himself. Continue reading
1/12/25 0&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: The Herbie Hancock Group (1976)
Herbie Hancock and his band perform cuts from the albums Man-Child and Secrets: 1. Hang Up Your Hang Ups (from Man-Child, 1975) 2. Gentle Thoughts (from Secrets, 1976) 3. Spider (from Secrets, 1976). Continue reading
10/27/24 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ: Jill Scott (Live at North Sea Jazz Festival 2008)
Jill Scott delivered an unforgettable performance at the North Sea Jazz Festival on July 11, 2008. Held at the Ahoy Hall in Rotterdam, Netherlands, her set was part of the festival’s rich lineup that year. Continue reading
