12/30/18 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Birdland Jazz Club New Year’s Eve 2013

Birdland Jazz Club Celebrates New Year’s Eve 2013 with the Birdland Big Band directed by Tommy Igoe. Located in the Times Square area, Birdland is the Jazz Heart of Manhattan.  Continue reading

12/30/18 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Smokie Norful – Dear God (Live)

Rev. W.R. “Smokie” Norful, Jr. best known for his 2002 album, I Need You Now and his 2004 release, Nothing Without You, which won a Grammy at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album in 2004. Norful received his second Grammy in 2015 at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards for his song No Greater Love, ten years after winning his first. Continue reading

12/28/18 O&A NYC HAPPY KWANZAA! : A Kwanzaa Song

A Kwanzaa Song by Lovely Hoffman captures the meaning of the seven day celebration of family, community and culture founded by Dr. Maulana Karenga. Continue reading

12/27/18 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Jennifer Lopez New Year’s Eve (2017)

Jennifer Lopez opted out of  performing a full concert for the 2016/17 New Year’s Eve celebration. Fortunately part of the singer’s Vegas show was broadcast on NBC’s New Year’s Eve With Carson Daly. Continue reading

12/26/18 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: Sheck Wes – Mo Bamba

Mo Bamba is a single by Hip Hop artist Sheck Wes. It was released on June 16, 2017 by Cactus Jack Records, GOOD Music and Interscope Records. It serves as a single from his debut studio album, Mudboy. Continue reading

12/26/18 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Post Malone, Swae Lee – Sunflower

Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) is by Hip Hop artist Post Malone and Swae Lee for the soundtrack to the film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.The song was released as a single on October 18, 2018. Continue reading

12/26/18 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Ratchet Of The Bells

Ratchet of the Bells is a parody of Carol of the Bells for the sketch comedy series Queen of the Ratchet. Written and directed by Joshua Gilyard, featuring Gilyard, Raaelle Miggiano and Alexa Rachelle. Continue reading

12/25/18 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: John Legend – Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

John Legend and featured artist Esperanza Spalding hang their version of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas atop Billboard‘s Adult Contemporary chart (dated Dec. 8), soaring from No. 6 to No. 1. Continue reading

12/16/18 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite- Quantum of the Seas Orchestra (Christmas Eve 2015)

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On Christmas Eve, 2015, the Quantum of the Seas Orchestra performed the entire Duke Ellington version of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite.
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12/16/18 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Teyana Taylor – Gonna Love Me (Remix) ft. Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Raekwon

Teyana Taylor is an R&B artist, actress, dancer, and model from Harlem. In 2012, she signed to Kanye West’s GOOD Music label through Def Jam after asking for her release from Star Trak.In memory of Kim Porter. Continue reading