Tony Award winners Sutton Foster and Kelli O'Hara will perform with the Count Basie Orchestra at the Count Basie Center for ...

NEW YORK and PHOENIX, April 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As the jazz world observes Jazz Appreciation Month, former Count Basie Orchestra vocalist Dennis Rowland is releasing a new memoir reflecting on the ...

Celebrating jazz has been an integral part of the Count Basie Center for the Arts since 1984, when the space -- formerly the Monmouth Arts Center and the Carlton Theater -- was renamed for native son ...

Fifty years later, Harold Jones can still recall that blast of brass and reeds, the surging flow of the rhythm, the joyous spirit of the Count Basie Orchestra. One of the best drummers in the business ...

Count Basie's band was the epitome of swing and his pioneering sound can still be heard in jazz orchestras all over the world. Basie, who was born in Red Bank, New Jersey, on August 21 1904, died 30 ...

Is there any sound more timeless in all of jazz than that of the Basie Orchestra? The title of this new Pablo release might be a perfect description of the essence of the Basie band—except one might ...

Welcome to a special themed hour of jazz as we journey deep into the pages of Larry Tye's acclaimed book Jazz Men. This compelling work brings to life the triumphs, struggles, and sheer brilliance of ...

From 1935 until his death in 1984, pianist and bandleader Count Basie led one of the most important jazz institutions of the 20th century, in the process forging a distinctive sound that changed the ...

From 1935 to his death in 1984, pianist and bandleader Count Basie led one of the most important jazz institutions of the 20th century, in the process forging a distinctive sound that changed the jazz ...