Longtime Count Basie colleague and trombonist Bill Hughes will bring the swing to Anthology for a two-night stand January 29-30. For those who aren't already familiar with the Legendary Count Basie ...

This is FRESH AIR. Count Basie's band from Kansas City reached New York in December of 1936. Musicians took note immediately. But the general public took a little longer. Basie's big break came in ...

The Duke Ellington Orchestra, the Count Basie Orchestra – the Count Basie Orchestra, the Duke Ellington Orchestra – which one is superior? A more contemporary example would be the fractious ...

It’s no coincidence that the modern-day American interpretation of Christmas derives much of its imagery and aesthetic from the 1950s. From Haddon Sundblom’s iconic Coca-Cola portraits of Santa Claus ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Join in May as the Frank Derrick Big Band performs a personal tribute to Count ...

Tallahassee’s Scotty Barnhart, professor of jazz trumpet at Florida State University, melds musical styles with Friday’s release of his newest and most astonishing album, “The Count Basie Orchestra ...

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 ...

Frank Wess, who helped popularize the flute as a jazz instrument in the 1950s and ’60s with the Count Basie Orchestra, where he was also a standout saxophone soloist, died on Wednesday in Manhattan.

Jon Bon Jovi is steppin' out — to the Count Basie Center of the Arts' Walk of Fame. The legendary Jersey rocker and the late William “Count” Basie will be honored at Basie Center’s Walk of Fame ...

One comes to us as an iconic pop presence, a singer rooted in a jazz tradition though he sounds fully inventive today in the company of small combos and orchestral settings. His modus operandi this ...