Count Basie Center for the Arts will host a weekend of events to commemorate the birth of its namesake, William "Count" Basie ...

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 ...

Forecasting the paths that big-band jazz might travel is difficult now that another of its pacesetters has reached the end of his journey. In symbolic terms, the loss of Count Basie, who died last ...

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 ...

The craft of live shows and touring acts across America is oftentimes underestimated, and can be one of the most difficult things for any musical group or artist to consistently accomplish. If an ...

During this past concert season, the Mellon Jazz Festival at the Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, has offered a number of double bills, perhaps to provide variety and contrast, suggest comparisons, and ...

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 ...

Two internationally renowned jazz ensembles, The Count Basie Orchestra and the Maria Schneider Orchestra, will head to campus soon to perform at the Elmhurst University Jazz Festival, one of the ...

When William “Count” Basie formed his jazz orchestra in 1935, he probably never dreamed that nearly 80 years later, the orchestra would still be going strong. This Saturday, exactly 30 years after ...

The Giants of Jazz 2LP reissue unites Frank Sinatra’s classic mid-’60s collaborations with Count Basie and Duke Ellington, newly remastered for vinyl. As a longtime record collector, I was admittedly ...

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