The Renaissance Theatre invites jazz enthusiasts and swing fans to an unforgettable evening with the Artistic Jazz Orchestra (AJO) as they pay homage to the legendary Count Basie Orchestra. “Artistic ...
Count Basie, the titan of jazz (don't get jealous, Louis Armstrong's fans), was as renowned for his infectious swing as he was for his impeccable taste in automobiles.. And what a taste it was! Among ...
("Count Basie! Where'd you park the ship ... basics after a decade of creeping intellectualism--and Basie, though his music bore scant resemblance to the hard-bop phenomenon, was a man who ...
He writes about blues and jazz for Universal Music. He also writes album sleeve notes for Verve Records. As a teenager, he saw BB King, Count Basie and Muddy Waters perform live.
The Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank has been featured in several major movies and TV projects in the past few years, and two recent biggies have a music connection: “Road Diary ...
Count Basie "Live"; Basie Power; The Meetin'; Blues In Hoss's Flat; Why Not; Good Time Blues; Festival Blues; Splanky; The More I See You; I Needs To Be Bee'd With; Bookie Blues; All Of Me; Shiny ...
The Count Basie Center for the Arts is excited to announce the Basie Center Day of Giving on Friday, December 20, 2024. Radio station 107.1 The Boss will kick off the daylong event at 6:00am with ...
"Johnny Lyon and the Asbury Jukes are an integral part of the Basie Center’s history and the history of music here at the ... everyone at the Count Basie Center is forever grateful for the ...