Nancy Sue Wilson a singer whose career spanned over five decades, from the mid-1950s until her retirement in the early 2010s. Wilson recorded more than 70 albums and won three Grammy Awards for her work. During her performing career, Wilson was labeled a singer of blues, jazz, R&B, pop and soul a “consummate actress”; and “the complete entertainer”. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Newport Jazz Festival
4/23/23 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Kai Winding, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, live 1971 • World of Jazz
The Giants Of Jazz are: Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Kai Winding, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, with Al McKibbon on bass gave a live performance on the Newport Jazz Festival October 31, 1971 in De Doelen Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Continue reading
1/22/23 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Grover Washington Jr. – Newport Jazz Festival
Grover Washington Jr. was a jazz-funk, soul-jazz saxophonist. Along with Wes Montgomery and George Benson, he is considered by many to be one of the founders of the smooth jazz genre. He wrote some of his material and later became an arranger and producer. Continue reading
8/29/21 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ:Grover Washington Jr. – Newport Jazz Festival
Grover Washington Jr. was a jazz-funk, soul-jazz saxophonist. Along with Wes Montgomery and George Benson, he is considered by many to be one of the founders of the smooth jazz genre. He wrote some of his material and later became an arranger and producer. Continue reading
7/16/17 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Savion Glover – Newport Jazz Festival – 08/13/06 (Full Concert)
Savion Glover performs at the Newport Jazz Festival on August 13, 2006.
Savion Glover – Full Concert – 08/13/06 – Newport Jazz Festival
12/26/15 O&A NYC Sunday Afternoon Jazz Concert: Ledisi
Ledisi’s debut performance at the Newport Jazz Festival on August 9th, 2008. Continue reading
11/22/15 O&A NYC Sunday Afternoon Jazz Concert: Nancy Wilson
Nancy Wilson performs at the Newport Jazz Festival on August 15, 1987. The full concert was filmed live for television. Continue reading
11/15/15 O&A NYC Sunday Afternoon Jazz Concert: Ray Charles – Newport Jazz Festival 1960 (Full Concert)
A soul music icon, Ray Charles was equally conversant in jazz, as he often showcased in the early part of his career. Charles brought his stellar band back to Newport in 1960 for George Wein’s annual clambake and turned in another electrifying performance that easily straddled the jazz and R&B worlds. Continue reading