Directed by Scotty Barnhart, featuring Lizz WrightAlong with the orchestra he formed in 1935, William James Count Basie re-wrote the history of jazz with 18 Grammy Awards, appearances for kings and ...

Jane Monheit has released nine albums since her 2001 debut and earned multiple Grammy Award nominations. She’s also collaborated with such jazz greats as pianist Tommy Flanagan, trumpeter Terence ...

Founded in Kansas City in 1935, the Count Basie Orchestra celebrates its 80th anniversary with the release of its first Christmas album. With delightful assists from guests including the Christmas ...

Celebrating its 89th anniversary year, the legendary Count Basie Orchestra made a stop at The Jazz Kitchen to the delight of audiences at two packed shows on June 21, 2024. For those of us who love ...

The legendary Count Basie Orchestra has a new album of holiday music. It features new takes on some old hits. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with lead trumpeter Scott Barnhart about "A Very Swingin' Basie ...

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 ...

Editor's note: On Nov. 3, the Fox Theater announced the Legendary Count Basie Orchestra performance scheduled for Nov. 18 was canceled due to a COVID-19 related circumstance beyond the theater's ...

It was 1982 and Carmen Bradford was waiting backstage, where she and the Austin-based band Minor Miracle were opening for the Count Basie Orchestra, when she saw Basie himself, sitting in the electric ...

The Count Basie Orchestra, the very same one that once counted such jazz luminaries as Lester Young, Billie Holiday, “Papa” Jo Jones, Sonny Payne, Thad Jones and the illustrious Count Basie himself in ...

Swing music experienced a bit of a renaissance over the last couple years, a craze that spawned a group of new young sings groups — energetic and somewhat fun, but marginally talented and extremely ...

Sometimes the universe sends a sign, and Springfield Symphony Jazz Orchestra (SSJO) executive director Todd Stoll got a unique one for this weekend’s concert. As he went to a lounge in New York’s ...

Count Basie died in 1984. Count Basie Orchestra is still going strong. And to celebrate their 80th year, they've released their first holiday album, "A Very Swingin' Basie Christmas." (SOUNDBITE OF ...