Oleta Adams, Grammy-nominated singer, pianist, and songwriter, performed live at the Miramar Cultural Center in 2024, wowing the crowd with her soulful mix of R&B, gospel, and jazz. Continue reading
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Category: Saturday Morning Concert
2/28/26 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Wattstax Concert (1972)
Wattstax was a benefit concert organized by Stax Records to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the 1965 riots in the African American community of Watts, Los Angeles. The concert took place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on August 20, 1972. The concert’s performers included all of the Stax’s prominent artists at the time. The genres of the songs performed included soul, gospel, R&B, blues, funk and jazz. The film stars Isaac Hayes, The Staples Singers, Luther Ingram, Johnnie Taylor, The Emotions, Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, Albert King and others special guest star Richard Pryor. Continue reading
1/17/26 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT SPECIAL: Sade – Live Bring Me Home (2011)
Bring Me Home – Live 2011 is a live album by British band Sade, released on May 22, 2012 on RCA Records. It was filmed at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario on September 4, 2011 during their music tour, Once In a Lifetime World Tour. Continue reading
1/10/26 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Cirque du Soleil – Alegria, Bazzar, Echo
Since its inception in 1984, more than 378 million people around the world have been inspired by the artistry and international inclusiveness of Cirque du Soleil.
12/6/25 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Christmas Under The Stars ft. LaBelle, Knight, Adams, Robinson (2017)
Christmas Under the Stars which featured Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Yolanda Adams, and Smokey Robinson. The concert was a special performance where these four legendary artists took the stage to perform Christmas music and bring the holiday spirit to the audience.
11/29/25 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: The Nutcracker Rudolf Nureyev and Merle Park (1968)
Rudolf Nureyev‘s 1968 staging of the Nutcracker for the Royal Ballet at Covent Garden fundamentally altered the perception of The Nutcracker. Nureyev discarded the simplistic notion of a pure children’s fantasy, instead turning the entire dream sequence into a complex psycho-sexual exploration of Clara’s burgeoning maturity and her subconscious desire for her godfather, Drosselmeyer. Continue reading
11/22/25 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Radio City Music Hall – Christmas Spectacular
If you live in New York City one spectacular way of starting the Christmas Holiday Season is to go Rockefeller Center, and see the Radio City Music Hall‘s Christmas Spectacular Show featuring the Radio City Rockettes. Continue reading
11/15/25 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Paul Taylor Dancemaker (1998)
11/1/25 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Tems – Tiny Desk Concert
Tiny Desk is giving the ladies their flowers (Tems). We’re releasing nine Tiny Desk Concerts from Black women artists, from veterans who’ve paved the way for what we hear today in Black music, to those who are carving out their own paths.
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10/25/25 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Prince and 3rd Eye Girl – Crazy 2 Cool
Crazy 2 Cool is the name of a twenty-one minute medley performed by Prince and 3rd Eye Girl during their concert at Le Zénith in Paris on June 1, 2014.The medley was part of the Hit And Run Part II Tour.
