7/19/26 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Horace Silver Quintet – Song For My Father

Recorded live in Copenhagen, Denmark, April 1968. Song For My Father was recorded in October 1964 and released on the Blue Note Label. The album was inspired by a trip that Horace Silver had made to Brazil. The cover artwork features a photograph of Silver’s father, John Tavares Silva, to whom the title song was dedicated.  Continue reading

6/21/26 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON CONCERT: Ahmad Jamal – Jazz Session 1971

The Ahmad Jamal Trio’s Jazz Session from June 25, 1971, recorded live at Studio 104 of the Maison de la Radio (ORTF) in Paris, is widely celebrated as one of the most legendary, high-energy live performances in modern jazz history. Continue reading

9/28/25 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Branford Marsalis – Long As You Know You’re Living Yours (Live at Kuumbwa)

The Branford Marsalis Quartet’s performance of Long As You Know You’re Living Yours was recorded live at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, CA, on March 10, 2025. The performance was later released on video and as part of the studio album Belonging. The tune is a Keith Jarrett composition, and the quartet’s album is a tribute to Jarrett. Continue reading

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

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