Sit back, it's the Basie. 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 ...

Hailed upon its release as an instant classic, Count Basie’s “April in Paris” is big band heaven and one of the great opening numbers on any album. Born on August 21, 1904, Basie is ...

"While we're sad we won’t be seeing them this New Year’s Eve, everyone at the Count Basie Center is forever grateful for the hundreds of moments that he and his bandmates have created on our ...

Welcome to the 1950s, a decade of prosperity and Pontiacs, drive-ins and tail fins, bobby socks and poodle skirts. The decade ...