Basie's output during the fifties and the early sixties was staggering, and most of his best albums from that period remain in print, including April in Paris (Verve 2641), Basie (popularly known as ...

Get ready for deep swing and thunderous horns, Motor City: The legendary Count Basie Orchestra will play Detroit’s Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre on Wednesday, Aug. 13, along with pianist David Benoit.

Trombonist, Bill Hughes, bandleader and director of the Legendary Count Basie Orchestra, has announced his retirement on September 12, 2010. Hired by William “Count" Basie himself, Hughes first joined ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Fans of classic big band jazz will have an opportunity to boogie and woogie to the sounds of the pre-rock n’ roll ‘30s, ‘40s and ‘50s beginning at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27, when ...

PITTSFIELD — It’s easy to get lost in the instrumentation of the Count Basie Orchestra — the outfit has maintained a roster of up to 18 members for the past nine decades. But the key to the jazz ...

THE VIRUS. WELL, TODAY MARKS INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY, A GLOBAL CELEBRATION OF ART FORM THAT HAS SHAPED CULTURES AROUND THE WORLD, AND MANY CONTRIBUTE ITS ROOTS THROUGH RIGHT HERE IN KANSAS CITY. THE ...

Tallahassee's Scotty Barnhart got his moment in the spotlight at Sunday's 66th Grammy Awards. Looking relaxed, confident, and mightily pleased, renowned jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, educator, ...

On Wednesday, April 30, the Count Basie Orchestra will celebrate 90 years swinging at the Kansas City Music Hall. On Wednesday, April 30, the Count Basie Orchestra will celebrate 90 years swinging at ...

Jazz musicians frequently cover popular songs, but few do it quite like vocalist Deborah Silver. With Basie Rocks!, Silver teams up with the iconic Count Basie Orchestra for a genre-crossing ...

From the intimate clubs of Kansas City to the grand stage of Carnegie Hall, the Count Basie Orchestra is a testament to the enduring power of jazz to transcend generations and inspire audiences across ...

The Center for the Arts is pleased to present the Count Basie Orchestra with Special Guest Gunhild Carling in the Marisa Funk Theater on July 13, 2024. In the history of jazz music, there is only one ...