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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Get ready for deep swing and thunderous horns, Motor City: The legendary Count Basie Orchestra will play Detroit’s Aretha Franklin ...

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 ...

St. Augustine — The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra will perform tonight, Friday, February 18, at St. Augustine’s Fort Mose Historic State Park. The St. Augustine Amphitheatre has joined with Fort ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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.

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 ...

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.