Happy rock 'n' roll birthday to the late, great Count Basie. Basie, born Aug. 21. 1904, in Red Bank, is one of music's most acclaimed big band jazz leaders, but he rocked pretty good, too. The Count ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Count Basie Center for the Arts just announced the next two Jersey arts legends inductees to its Walk of Fame. Rock and Roll ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two legendary musical acts took big holiday steps Friday, Dec. 19, at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank. The ...

Primary Wave Music Publishing and the Count Basie Estate are looking to foster the next generation of musical talent and have announced their first ever Count Basie Great American Swing Contest.

Directed by Scotty Barnhart, featuring Lizz WrightAlong with the orchestra he formed in 1935, William James Count Basie re-wrote the history of jazz with 18 Grammy Awards, appearances for kings and ...

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 ...

NJ’s Lakehouse Music Academy, one of the area’s leading music learning facilities, expands from its Asbury Park home base, adding a satellite location at the Counter Basie Center for the Arts in ...

Editor's note: On Nov. 3, the Fox Theater announced the Legendary Count Basie Orchestra performance scheduled for Nov. 18 was canceled due to a COVID-19 related circumstance beyond the theater's ...

On Wednesday, April 30, the Count Basie Orchestra will celebrate 90 years swinging at the Kansas City Music Hall. On Wednesday, April 30, the Count Basie Orchestra will celebrate 90 years swinging at ...

The Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank and Asbury Park's Lakehouse Music Academy just announced a partnership that will bring some of Lakehouse's programs to the Basie campus, uniting two ...

Stages across the state and country were forced to cancel shows and shut down his past spring because of the COVID-19 pandemic, devastating the arts. But a new local performance space will manage to ...