10/13/25 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Black Violin – The Illest

The Illest is by Black Violins who presents a high-energy battle between classical strings and a hard hitting hip hop beat.The video, released on September 12, 2025, reflects the duo’s 20 years of work merging these genres while challenging stereotypes about who can play classical music. Continue reading

10/12/25 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Dianne Reeves with Romero Lubambo Live In NYC

Brazilian guitar wizard Romero Lubambo will join Dianne Reeves to perform songs from their new duo album. Trinity presents Jazz Icons in collaboration with Jazz House Kids, to showcase some of the most prolific and influential artists in music history. Continue reading

10/11/25 SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Samara Joy – Live at North Sea Jazz 2025

Samara Joy performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival on July 12, 2025. She returned to the Rotterdam festival after a acclaimed performance in 2023. Continue reading

10/9/25 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Nat King Cole – Autumn Leaves (Live)

Nat King Cole included Autumn Leaves  in the 1955 album re-release of Nat King Cole Sings for Two in Love, and used in the 1956 film Autumn Leaves whose title was inspired by the song.  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

9/20/25 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Ellington’s Caravan played by Monk (Berlin 1969)

Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Sphere Monk performs the 1936 jazz classic Caravan by Duke Ellington and Juan Tizol in Berlin (1969). Continue reading

9/20/25 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: The Harlem Sandman

That’s Reelblack Entertainment brings us another classic scene of Black entertainment excellence from the 1943 The Harlem Sandman. The venerable cast included Nick Stewart, Count Basie, Jack Williams, Dorothy Dandridge, Ernest Morrison and Pops & Louie as featured in Hit Parade of 1943. Continue reading

8/28/25 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Stay With Me – Black Violin (Sam Smith Cover)

Black Violin released their cover of Sam Smith’s Stay With Me in July 2014.At the time of the cover’s release, the duo had signed with Universal Music Classics and was preparing for their 2015 major-label debut album, Stereotypes. 

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8/24/25 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Hugh Masekela – Estival Jazz Lugano 2009

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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8/17/25 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