So What is one of the best known examples of modal jazz, the song is first track on the 1959 Miles Davis album Kind of Blue. The actor Dennis Hopper, in an interview in 2008 with Men’s Journal, claims that Davis named the song after intellectual conversations with Hopper, in which Hopper would reply, “So what?” Continue reading
Category Archives: Sunday Afternoon Jazz Concert
3/6/16 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: George Balanchine- Who Cares?
George Balanchine’s fun romp set to the music of George Gershwin performed by Het Nationale Ballet. Continue reading
2/27/16 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Erykah Badu Live At Java Jazz Festival (2012)
Erykah Badu, the reigning first lady of neo soul gave a hypnotizing appearance at the 2012 Java Jazz Festival. Her performance became one of the most shining highlight for the festival’s first day. Continue reading
2/21/16 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Happy Birthday Nancy! Nancy Wilson and Carl Anderson (Carnegie Hall)
Nancy Wilson in a live stage performance at the 1987 JVC Jazz Festival in New York City. In Nancy Wilson at Carnegie Hall Wilson is joined onstage by Carl Anderson. Continue reading
2/14/16 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Dee Dee Bridgewater- House of the Rising Sun
Dee Dee Bridgewater, whose career spans four decades and includes Grammy and Tony Award-winning performances, returns to New Orleans on her upcoming album Dee Dee’s Feathers. Continue reading
1/24/16 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Wynton Marsalis Plays Blue Note Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra 2015
Acclaimed trumpeter/bandleader Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra play a selection of classic tunes from the legendary American jazz label Blue Note composed by the likes of Horace Silver, Bud Powell and McCoy Tyner on the label’s 75th anniversary, recorded live at Royal Hall, Harrogate as part of Harrogate International Festivals in June 2014. Continue reading
1/17/16 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Frank Sinatra With The Count Basie Band
Frank Sinatra with the Count Basie Band, this concert took place about a month before his A Man and His Music special. Continue reading
1/14/18 O&A NYC SUNDAY JAZZ CONCERT: Lena Horne- The Lady and Her Music (1982)
Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, a Broadway musical revue, written for and starring American singer and actress Lena Horne. The show opened on May 12, 1981, and after 333 performances, closed on June 30, 1982, Horne’s 65th birthday. Continue reading
1/3/15 O&A NYC Sunday Afternoon Jazz Concert: Sarah Vaughan: Live in ’58 & ’64
Sarah Vaughan: Live in ’58 & ’64 is one of the finest examples of Vaughan on film. Here, Vaughan comes alive with facial expressions, grace and command. You find yourself in disbelief as she bends melodies, thrusts her jaw out while jauntily hitting impossible notes, and toys musically with her trios. Your appreciation of her nuances, risk-taking and physical beauty will positively skyrocketed after seeing this video.
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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