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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8/24/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Shirley Caesar, Dorthy Norwood, Inez Andrews, & Albertina Walker – Mary Don’t You Weep and More
The Caravans (Inez Andrews, Dorthy Norwood, Shirley Caesar, Albertina Walker, Delores Washington) singing at the 2007 BET Gospel Celebration. Continue reading
8/23/25 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Chaka Khan Live in Chicago (2019)
Celebrate the legendary career of Chaka Khan, the multi-genre vocalist at a concert at the Harris Theater in her hometown of Chicago. Performances include Khan’s greatest R&B, pop, funk and jazz hits, including I Feel For You’ and ‘Tell Me Something Good. Continue reading
8/21/25 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Stephanie Mills & Teddy Pendergrass- Feel The Fire
Classic old school rendition of Feel The Fire performed by Stephanie Mills and Teddy Pendergrass. This popular track was released in 1980 and was written by Peabo Bryson. Continue reading
8/20/25 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: Cardi B – Imaginary Playerz
Imaginary Playerz is Hip Hop artist Cardi B. It was released on August 15, 2025, through Atlantic Records as the second single from her upcoming second studio album Am I The Drama? Continue reading
8/18/25 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Sammy Davis Jr. – Daddy’s Lecture The Rhythm of Life (Sweet Charity 1969)
Sammy Davis Jr. plays Big Daddy in Sweet Charity, performing the iconic hit “Rhythm of Life” as Charity (Shirley MacLaine) and Oscar (John McMartin) join the strange new church! Continue reading
8/17/25 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Art Farmer and Benny Golson Jazztet – Live at North Sea Jazz Festival 1995
Jazztet was a jazz sextet, co-founded in 1959 by trumpeter Art Farmer and tenor saxophonist Benny Golson. In the first phase, the Jazztet lasted until 1962 and helped launch the careers of pianist McCoy Tyner and trombonist Grachan Moncur III.Farmer and Golson revived the group in 1982 and toured again. The Jazztet was “famous for its beautifully structured, precise but soulful pieces and a swinging style”. Continue reading
8/17/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Darrel Walls and PJ Morton – Move
Move by Gospel artist Darrel Walls and PJ Morton is a song from their collaborative album titled Heart Of Mine. The music video for “Move” was released on August 8, 2025, and the official audio was released on August 10, 2025.
8/16/25 O&A NYC DANCE: The Era Footwork Crew – Chicago’s Urban Terpsichoreans
By Walter Rutledge
Los Angles urban dance warriors perform Krump, Memphis dancers have the Juke, New Yorkers are Flexn and Chicago homies dance Footwork. Footwork music began evolving in Chicago in the early 90s, drawing on Ghetto House and Juke but adding complex layers of odd, almost compulsively frenetic rhythms; it grew hand in hand with the athletic, high-octane dance style that shares its name.
The dance/theatre urban storytelling style is accompanied by original lyrics and music tracks that reflect social justice, inequality and systemic racism. For over ten years Chicago’s Era Footwork Crew has introduce Footwork to the urban “dance battles” and the greater international dance community. Era Footwork Crew continues to make the urban dance style as synonymous to Chicago’s cultural identity as Deep-Dish Pizza. These Urban Terpsichorean will be part of the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project (CBDLP) in Unbound: Shattered Frames, Endless Visions, which will premiere Aug 23, 2025, 6:00pm at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance (205 E. Randolph Street). Continue reading
8/14/25 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: After 7 – Ready or Not
Ready or Not is performed by R&B male – group After 7, issued as the third single from the group’s eponymous debut album.In 1990, the song became the first #1 R&B single for the group. Continue reading
