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 ...

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 ...

From humble beginnings at the turn of the century, the pianist and bandleader rose to become an American success story. By 1935, Count Basie had... Count Basie: The Man and His Music, Pt. 1 From 1935 ...

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.

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 ...

Of the 18 members of the current Count Basie Orchestra, only four actually played with the Count, who has been gone for 20 years now. Yet the well-drilled Basie signature brands of voicings and swing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. RED BANK – Count Basie and Jon Bon Jovi may have made their impacts generations apart, but the two legends have left lasting marks ...

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 ...

PITTSFIELD — It’s easy to get lost in the instrumentation of the Count Basie Orchestra — the outfit has maintained a roster of up to 18 members for the past nine decades. But the key to the jazz ...

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 ...

If some of the old color and steam were absent, there was still reason to rejoice as the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, led by Wynton Marsalis, celebrated the centennial year of the kid from Red Bank.