Jill Scott delivered an unforgettable performance at the North Sea Jazz Festival on July 11, 2008. Held at the Ahoy Hall in Rotterdam, Netherlands, her set was part of the festival’s rich lineup that year. Continue reading
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10/3/20 O&A NYC ITS SATURDAY- ANYTHING GOES: Jill Scott – Back Together featuring Complexion Contemporary Ballet
Jill Scott has release her latest music video Back Together. While Scott isn’t in the video herself, the theatric clip features dancers from Complexions Contemporary Ballet breathe life into relationships broken by misunderstanding, the death of a loved one or personal issues. Continue reading
8/21/19 O&A NYC WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK: August 21 – August 28, 2019
New York City is in vacation mode that means everyone is taking it easy and savoring lazy warm afternoons and warm humid nights. We have great events indoors and out and many are free! Here are a few of the many events happening in the city that never sleeps, guaranteed to keep you Out and About. Continue reading
12/4/15 O&A NYC Song Of The Day: Jill Scott- Strange Fruit
Jill Scott gave a chilling performance of Strange Fruit, the iconic protest song made popular by Bille Holiday, on A&E’s Shining a Light concert special. Scott joined the likes of John Legend, Alicia Keys, Pharrell Williams, Aloe Blacc and more for a concert special meant to address racial inequality and violence in America. Continue reading
12/4/15 O&A NYC Shall We Dance Friday: Jill Scott – Back Together featuring Complexion Contemporary Ballet
Jill Scott has release her latest music video Back Together. While Scott isn’t in the video herself, the theatric clip features dancers from Complexions Contemporary Ballet breathe life into relationships broken by misunderstanding, the death of a loved one or personal issues. Continue reading
8/4/15 O&A Song Of The Day: Jill Scott – Closure (Live at Good Morning America)
Jill Scott performs Closure live at Good Morning America. Scott earns her second No. 1 album this week, as Woman debuts atop the Billboard albums chart. The album sold 57,000 copies, according to Nielsen Music. Continue reading
4/10/15 O&A With WaleStylez- Song Of The Day: The Roots – You Got Me featuring Erykah Badu
You Got Me is a song by the hip hop band The Roots, featuring vocals by Erykah Badu (who sings the chorus) and Eve, then known as Eve of Destruction, who raps the second verse but does not appear in the music video. You Got Me was co-written by musician Jill Scott, who recorded vocals for the song’s chorus and bridge. Her part was subsequently re-recorded by Badu at the insistence of MCA Records, who wanted a higher-profile collaboration for the album’s official lead single. Continue reading
9/21/14 O&A Gospel Sunday: Amazing Grace- Aretha Franklin from the Women of Soul White House Performance
Women of Soul: In Performance at the White House is a PBS music special taped in the East Room of the White House, celebrating the great “foremothers” of American music, with songs expressing the struggles and achievements of women. President and Mrs. Obama hosted the event on Thursday, March 6, 2014. The all-star concert will include performances by Tessanne Chin, Melissa Etheridge, Aretha Franklin, Ariana Grande, Patti LaBelle, Janelle Monáe and Jill Scott, with Greg Phillinganes as music director. The program finale was Aretha Franklin performing Amazing Grace. One of the song Franklin has performed throughout her “amazing” career. Continue reading
O & A This Week: Tuesday, July 29 Through Monday, August 4, 2014- Art, Dance, Film, Music and Theatre
By Walter Rutledge
The weather maybe unseasonably cool, but the New York City art scene is definitely heating up. Fine arts prevails in Harlem and Soho, dance is turning heads from Long Island to Lincoln Center, film honors the Godfather of Soul and a gadfly for social justice and we have high flying theatre near Union Square. Here are a few of the many events happening this week in the city that never sleeps guaranteed to get you Out and About. Continue reading
