Deborah Silver and The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra’s album Basie Rocks! is built on the power, precision and unmistakable swing of the iconic ensemble, combined with Silver’s equally dynamic jazz ...

Producer Gregg Field says that creating the new Ray Charles album "Ray Sings, Basie Swings," due Oct. 3 from Concord Records and Starbucks Hear Music, was "like painting the Sistine Chapel with a ...

I'll Be Home for Christmas; Silver Bells; All I Want for Christmas is You; My Favorite Things; Christmas Time is Here; Winter Wonderland; Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas; Santa Claus is Coming ...

What: H2 Big Band Tribute to Count Basie. When: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25. Where: Vail Jazz @ Vail Square, inside the all-weather jazz tent in Lionshead Village. Cost: General admission tickets ...

Join in May as the Frank Derrick Big Band performs a personal tribute to Count Basie while celebrating specifically the cast of drummers who performed with the renowned musician, many of them known to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

Celebrating its 89th anniversary year, the legendary Count Basie Orchestra made a stop at The Jazz Kitchen to the delight of audiences at two packed shows on June 21, 2024. For those of us who love ...

The history of the Count Basie orchestra is generally divided into two broad periods—the Old Testament band, which lasted from 1935 to 1950, and the New Testament band, which lasted from 1952 until ...

Trumpeter Joe Smith, who fronts the vintage jazz band Joe Smith and the Spicy Pickles, originally wanted his act’s third album to comprise all Count Basie songs. Last November, veteran jazz vocalist ...

It’s no coincidence that the modern-day American interpretation of Christmas derives much of its imagery and aesthetic from the 1950s. From Haddon Sundblom’s iconic Coca-Cola portraits of Santa Claus ...