Nothing Can Come Between Us is by English band Sade from their third studio album, Stronger Than Pride. Continue reading
No comments
Category: Jazz
11/10/24 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Quincy Jones’ 85th Birthday Celebration
The Qwest TV original production at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2018 presents a star-studded cast of both bright young prospects and established luminaries who came together to pay tribute to the one and only Quincy Jones for his eighty-fifth birthday. Continue reading
11/7/24 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Dear Quincy- Carmen De Lavallade and Wesley Fata
Carmen de Lavallade dancing to Quincy Jones’s “Soul Bossa Nova” with Wesley Fata on November 16, 1968. Ms. de Lavallade’s late husband, the great Geoffrey Holder, choreographed this piece This is jut an excerpt of a much longer dance. Continue reading
11/4/24 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Quincy Jones – The Many Lives Of Q
Documentary which celebrates the life and career of top American jazz musician, composer, arranger, record producer and entrepreneur, Quincy Jones. 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
9/8/24 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Bunny Briggs and Duke Ellington- David Danced Before the Lord
Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concert of Music featured guest artist, famed tap dancer Bunny Briggs. Briggs known as Duke’s Dancer had a smooth effortless style perfect for Ellington’s Come Sunday. Continue reading
8/16/24 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Louis Armstrong – Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World (At The BBC)
What a Wonderful World was first recorded by Louis Armstrong and released in 1967 as a single. In April 1968, it topped the pop chart in the United Kingdom, but performed poorly in the United States because Larry Newton, the president of ABC Records, disliked the song and refused to promote it. Continue reading
8/11/24 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ: Spyro Gyra Full Concert At The North Sea Jazz Festival • World of Jazz
The American jazz fusion band Spyro Gyra played at the North Sea Jazz Festival on July 13th 1986 in the Garden Pavillion of the Congresgebouw, The Hague The Netherlands. Continue reading
7/25/24 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Anita Baker – Body And Soul
Body and Soul is by Jazz and R&B artist Anita Baker, released in 1994 as the lead single in support of her fifth album, Rhythm Of Love. Continue reading
7/21/24 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ: Thelonious Monk – Blue Monk (Norway, 1966)
Thelonious Monk performing Blue Monk with Charlie Rouse on tenor saxophone, Larry Gales on bass and Ben Riley on drums live at the University Aula in Oslo, Norway, 1966. Continue reading
