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 ...

Hear the first taste from the forthcoming homage album, Late Night Basie. “I see Basie as an artist who didn’t care about overwhelming you with a torrent of notes. He made the right choice in the ...

Jazz musicians frequently cover popular songs, but few do it quite like vocalist Deborah Silver. With Basie Rocks!, Silver teams up with the iconic Count Basie Orchestra for a genre-crossing ...

NEVER-BEFORE-RELEASED RAY CHARLES TAPES DISCOVERED; RESULTING CONCORD/STARBUCKS HEAR MUSIC'S ALBUM IS A GROUND-BREAKING HYBRID OF ARCHIVAL TRACKS AND EXCLUSIVE NEW PERFORMANCES New CD Pairs Ray ...

How’s this for some classic Jersey cool? William “Count” Basie, the iconic, Red Bank-born bandleader and composer is celebrated in grand fashion with “Late Night Basie,” a new tribute album arriving ...

Deborah Silver teamed up with the legendary Count Basie Orchestra to record an album of classic rock covers. Produced by Grammy winner and current Rolling Stones drummer Steve Jordan, the album ...

Submissions are now welcome for the inaugural Count Basie Great American Swing Contest, a new jazz talent competition presented by the Count Basie Estate in coordination with Primary Wave Music ...

The Count Basie Orchestra, led by Scotty Barnhart, will perform at Detroit’s Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre on August 13. The orchestra's latest album, "Basie Swings the Blues," won a 2024 Grammy Award.