Basie's output during the fifties and the early sixties was staggering, and most of his best albums from that period remain in print, including April in Paris (Verve 2641), Basie (popularly known as ...

The Smithereens and Darlene Love were inducted into the Count Basie Center for the Arts' Walk of Fame during their ...

For two decades, the Basie Awards have honored the best and brightest of high school theater in Monmouth County, and this year's ceremony was no exception. The 20th annual Basie Awards were held May ...

The band and singer were honored at the Basie Center on Friday, joining Jon Bon Jovi and William "Count" Basie as Walk of Fame inductees.

Florida State jazz professor and trumpet player Scotty Barnhart is one of the world’s leading experts when it comes to legendary pianist-songwriter-bandleader Count Basie (1904-1984). There’s a good ...

In celebration of William "Count" Basie's centennial, Blue Note Records is releasing a pair of two-disc sets. By Billboard Staff In celebration of William “Count” Basie’s centennial, Blue Note Records ...

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 ...

No, the Count isn't literally back... in fact, he's never really been away, as the Count Basie Orchestra has kept rolling along under a series of leaders since Basie's death in April 1984. This latest ...

It doesn’t take Sherlock Holmes to clue us in on who is the Queen of Jazz. It’s Ella Fitzgerald, my dear Watson, Lady Ella. William Basie began to boogie-woogie piano keys at a Harlem club catering to ...