Legendary Afrobeat superstar Femi Kuti returned to Lagos to work on rebuilding the new Shrine and released an unbelievable live project recorded in the heat of the moment in his own venue Live At The Shrine (2004). Continue reading
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Category: Jazz
1/29/17 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Jazz Divas- Sarah Vaughan, Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Dorothy Dandridge
Jazz Divas shares rare performances by Sarah Vaughan, Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Dorothy Dandridge. Continue reading
1/28/17 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Nancy Wilson And Carl Anderson at Carnegie Hall (1987)
Nancy Wilson performs eight songs and two songs with Carl Anderson at her Carnegie Hall performance on June 25, 1987. Continue reading
1/23/17 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Josephine Baker- Zouzou (1934)
Zouzou(1934) starring American singer, dancer, actress Josephine Baker became the first motion picture to feature a black actress in the starring role. Continue reading
1/22/17 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Prince / Miles Davis Concert 12-31-87
Prince and Miles Davis perform on New Years Eve 1987 at Paisley Park. Continue reading
1/15/17 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Giants Of Jazz- Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie (Copenhagen 1971)
The Giants Of Jazz features music icons Art Blakey (drums), Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Al McKibbon (double bass), Thelonious Monk (piano), Sonny Stitt (alto and tenor saxophone), Kai Winding (trombone). Continue reading
4/22/21 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: The Nicholas Brothers and Dorothy Dandridge- Chattanooga Choo Choo (1941)
The Nicholas Brothers and Dorothy Dandridge dance in Chattanooga Choo Choo from the 1941 Sun Valley Serenade. The song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song, and inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1996. Continue reading
1/6/17 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Origins of the Moonwalk
Michael Jackson is credited with introducing the Moonwalk at the Motown 25 television special. Here is a brief history of the origins of the 80’s dance craze. Continue reading
12/25/16 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Wynton Marsalis – Winter Wonderland
Wynton Marsalis performs Winter Wonderland from his 1989 album Crescent City Christmas Card.
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12/17/17 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite- Quantum of the Seas Orchestra (Christmas Eve 2015)
On Christmas Eve, 2015, the Quantum of the Seas Orchestra performed the entire Duke Ellington version of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite.
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