5/1/25 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Marvin Gaye – I Want You (Live In Concert)

I Want You is a song written by songwriters Leon Ware and Arthur T-Boy Ross and recorded and released as a single by Marvin Gaye. Released as a single in 1976 on the Tamla label, the song introduced a change in musical styles for Marvin Gaye, who before then had been recording songs with a funk edge.  Continue reading

4/20/24 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Come Sunday – Jazz At The Lincoln Jazz Center With Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis says of Duke Ellington’s groundbreaking masterpiece Black, Brown and Beige. Since its 1943 debut at Carnegie Hall, the piece—a sprawling survey of African American history—has been heralded as one of the most significant compositions in American orchestral music. Continue reading

3/30/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Whitney Houston – I Love The Lord | Live in Poland

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Whitney Houston was born on August 9, 1963 in what was then a middle-income neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey. At the age of 11, Houston started performing as a soloist in the junior gospel choir at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, where she also learned to play the piano. Her first solo performance in the church was Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah. When Houston was a teenager, she attended Mount Saint Dominic Academy, a Catholic girls’ high school in Caldwell, New Jersey. Continue reading

3/2/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Whitney Houston – I Love The Lord

Whitney Elizabeth Houston  was a vocalist from God, actress, film producer and philanthropist.Commonly referred to as the Voice, she is one of the most awarded performers of all time.  Continue reading

3/1/25 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: CARTUNEZZzz – Teyana Taylor Celebrates The 10-Year Anniversary of Her Iconic Album VII

Teyana Taylor dusted off some old songs in celebration of the 10th anniversary of her debut album, VII. Gifted on her 34th birthday, the video features her and backup singers performing songs from the project in plaid pajamas, from the comfort of what appears to be her living room. Continue reading

2/1/24 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Fela Kuti & Africa 70 Concert In Paris

Fela Kuti & Africa 70, Instrumental & Movement Of  The People live in Paris in 1981. This was shot at Captain Video in Paris in 1981 and David Niles was the director and editor. Continue reading

1/19/25 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ: Kokoroko – Colonial Mentality at Sofar London

1/18/25 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Grace Jones Live- Stockholm June 16, 2024

To culminate the three days of Rosendal Garden Party you needed an artist that goes above and beyond and in 2024 this artist was no other than Grace Jones. Continue reading

12/25/24 MERRY CHRISTMAS: Diana Ross Christmas In Washington- White House Concert

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Christmas in Washington is an annual Christmas television special that currently airs on the U.S. TNT network. The 2102 show was hosted by Conan O’Brien and starred Diana Ross, Demi Lovato, Megan Hilty, Scotty McCreery, and Chris Mann.  Continue reading

12/22/24 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite – Quantum Of The Seas Orchestra

On Christmas Eve, 2015, the Quantum Of The Seas Orchestra performed the entire Duke Ellington version of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. Continue reading