Tallahassee's Scotty Barnhart got his moment in the spotlight at Sunday's 66th Grammy Awards. Looking relaxed, confident, and mightily pleased, renowned jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger ...

The Count Basie Orchestra will play the Colonial Theatre May 3, part of the 19th annual Pittsfield CityJazz Festival. ... Grammy awards 41 years after Basie’s death in 1984 — as it did for Best Large ...

The Count Basie Orchestra’s newest album: “The Count Basie Orchestra Swings the Blues” will be released Sept 15. It is available on Amazon, iTunes, and other digital platforms.

Aside from the Count Basie Orchestra, he plays in his own bands, the Saturday Night Trio and the Mood Swings, where he performs alongside his wife, Bea Gray, who plays the bass.

On Wednesday, April 30, the Count Basie Orchestra will celebrate 90 years swinging at the Kansas City Music Hall. "Everybody in the orchestra will be featured. And we'll just be doing what Mr ...

Tickets for this year’s presentation go on sale Friday, May 9, at 10 a.m. through the Count Basie Center website, the Basie Center Box Office, or via phone at 732-842-9000.

Originally released in 2006, the uniquely inspired album mixes previously unreleased Ray Charles vocal performances from the seventies with newly recorded instrumental tracks by the contemporary ...

RED BANK, NJ — Southside Johnny has retired from touring, ending a 50-year run with his band the Asbury Jukes and canceling his annual New Year’s Eve show at Count Basie. The retirement ...

Glass Tones. Basie’s piano playing is a long way back from the front, but he plays the blues with great authority, nimbly riding the beat with quietly assertive chords and 30-year-old blues riffs.

There, surrounded by members of the Count Basie group, and with his fiancé, Dr. Yvette Mignon, in shimmering gold, Barnhart accepted the 2024 Grammy for the album, “Basie Swings The Blues.” ...

Fresh off a 2024 Grammy win for Best Large Jazz Ensemble, for “Basie Swings the Blues,” the Count Basie Orchestra has continued to thrive even 40 years after the passing of its iconic founder.