On Christmas Eve, 2015, the Quantum Of The Seas Orchestra performed the entire Duke Ellington version of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. Continue reading
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Category: Live Performance
12/14/24 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Maxwell: Tiny Desk Concert
Welcome to a Maxwell Tiny Desk. The crooner’s sensual falsetto and rooted baritone have seduced audiences since his debut album dropped in 1996. One of the leading voices in the resurgence of soul music during the late ’90s, Maxwell’s albums are full of tender songs recounting love, life and heartbreak that have resonated with generations of fans looking for ways to be vulnerable. Continue reading
12/6/24 O&A NYC IRIE FRIDAY: Morgan Heritage She’s Still Loving me – 2003 Live at Paradiso
“Taken straight from our Live in Europe DVD from 2003 She’s Still Loving me is one of our all time love songs, and often a crowd favorite when we perform live. You can find this song on our 2003 album entitled Three In One.” – Morgan Heritage. Continue reading
11/21/24 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Christine Shevchenko & Calvin Royal lll- Swan Lake Act 3 excerpts
Christine Shevchenko is Odile the black swan seductress and Calvin Royal is the poor duped Prince Siegfried in excerpts from Swan Lake Act 3. Continue reading
11/15/24 O&A NYC IRIE FRIDAY: Luciano | Tuff Gong | 1Xtra Jamaica 2024
Reggae legend Luciano performs live for BBC Radio 1Xtra at Tuff Gong Studios in Kingston, Jamaica. Continue reading
11/15/24 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: RUNNIN & GUNNIN | @901ENT. CYPHER | MEMPHIS JOOKIN 2024
Memphis Jookin is a dance style that originated in Memphis, Tennesse in the 1980s and 1990s. It’s a blend of hip hop and modern dance that’s known for its intricate footwork, slides, glides, and toe stands. Continue reading
11/11/24 O&A NYC DANCE REVIEW: Paul Taylor Dance Company Gala
By Walter Rutledge
It’s Taylor Time! The Paul Taylor Dance Company began their New York City fall season on Tuesday, November 5th at the State Theater at Lincoln Center. The three-week, twenty-one performance season will offer eighteen works by seven dance makers including four world premieres by Robert Battle, Lauren Lovette and Jody Sperling. During the Wednesday November 6th Gala performance, the public was treated to two premieres by Battle and Lovette. Continue reading
11/9/24 O&A NYC GOING BACK TO AFRICA WITH WaleStylez: Ghana Traditional Drumming -Koffie Fugah and WALA Group
Ghanaian natives Robert Koffie Fugah (New Zealand based) and WALA Group (Australia based) perform traditional songs, rhythms and dances from their homeland Ghana. 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
11/3/24 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Mahalia Jackson In Concert 1961 – Hamburg
Mahalia Jackson backed by Mildred Falls on piano, performs at Die Laeiszhalle in Hamburg, Germany (1961). Continue reading
