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.

“It was one of the biggest hits Basie ever had,” orchestra leader Bill Hughes said. “To this day it’s a miracle it didn’t turn out to be his theme song, because it’s played so many times.” Hughes and ...

Longtime Count Basie colleague and trombonist Bill Hughes will bring the swing to Anthology for a two-night stand January 29-30. For those who aren't already familiar with the Legendary Count Basie ...

The Arlington Jazz Exchange may not be able to physically transport you to celebrate April in Paris, but they aim to get you there musically via a tribute concert honoring the legendary Count Basie.

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Primary Wave Music Publishing and the Count Basie Estate have announced ...

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Tallahassee’s Scotty Barnhart, professor of jazz trumpet at Florida State University, melds musical styles with Friday’s release of his newest and most astonishing album, “The Count Basie Orchestra ...

Founded in Kansas City in 1935, the Count Basie Orchestra celebrates its 80th anniversary with the release of its first Christmas album. With delightful assists from guests including the Christmas ...

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 ...

Nobody questions the nobility of those two grandmasters of big-band jazz, Duke Ellington and Count Basie. They were the best. Ellington issued his manifesto: “It Don’t Mean a Thing, If It Ain’t Got ...

No other band has ever matched the sweet swing of the Count Basie Orchestra. The Count himself has been gone since 1984, but Friday night his tradition lived on at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach ...

Count Basie usually brings to mind a legendary rhythm section, Lester Young, Buck Clayton, and such singers as Jimmy Rushing and Billie Holiday. But after World War II, long after his most famous ...