Wednesday is especially good for a message from Count Basie. The Count's swing should get you over the midweek blues. Here are seven recently uploaded videos of the band and other groups playing Basie ...

In 1971, Count Basie toured Europe twice, once with just the band and again with the band plus Ella Fitzgerald and the Tommy Flanagan Trio. Yesterday, I came across four clips from these tours, ...

Carson City will host a three-day jazz festival celebrating the life and work of Count Basie that will include big-band concerts, jazz combos, a piano summit, jam sessions, talks and a special exhibit ...

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 ...

This is the story of William James “Count” Basie, one of the most famous jazz musicians who ever lived. Born into an African American family of musicians in Red Bank, New Jersey, in 1904, Basie was ...

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.