The Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank has been featured in several major movies and TV projects in the past few ...

Southside Johnny has retired from touring, ending a 50-year run with his band the Asbury Jukes and canceling his annual New ...

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 ...

The United States is suffering a moral, political and spiritual crisis. The only way out of it is to require any candidate ...

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.

John Lyon, aka Southside Johnny, is retiring from touring. The New Jersey music legend revealed the news today on social ...

In the early 1960s, Bob Dylan was at the forefront of American folk music. With anthems for civil rights and the antiwar ...

"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 ...

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 ...