The Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank just announced the 2026 nominees from among 53 high school productions that ...

The University of Michigan will host jazz performances by the Count Basie Orchestra and Herbie Hancock. Herbie Hancock will perform with musicians like Terence Blanchard and play a mix of his classic ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There will be a special guest in the crowd Wednesday as Creative City KC marks International Jazz Day with the Celebrating the 90th Anniversary of the Count Basie Orchestra concert ...

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 ...

The Count Basie Orchestra, led by Scotty Barnhart, will perform at Detroit’s Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre on August 13. The orchestra's latest album, "Basie Swings the Blues," won a 2024 Grammy Award.

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 ...

This is the story of William James “Count” Basie, one of the most famous jazz musicians who ever lived. Born into an African American family of musicians in Red Bank, New Jersey, in 1904, Basie was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of New Jersey’s most famous residents, along with a famous Jazz musician, will soon be inaugural members of Count Basie ...