In Ann Arbor’s Hill Auditorium, Herbie Hancock will perform with a hugely impressive slate of musicians, including trumpeter ...

Big band and jazz drummer Louie Bellson, a master musician who performed with such greats as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman and his late wife, Pearl Bailey, has died. He was 84. Bellson ...

Few drummers make me smile more than Jo Jones. Jones began playing in the 1920s and is probably best known for playing with Count Basie's earliest band in 1934. He was one of the first drummers to ...

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 ...

Count Basie’s ghost band is still working, available for gigs like their recent post-historic match with a batch of old Ray Charles tapes—they’re still sharp and snappy, but nowhere near as fresh as ...

The legendary Count Basie Orchestra has a new album of holiday music. It features new takes on some old hits. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with lead... Old Hits, New Twists On Count Basie Orchestra's New ...

Many greats of entertainment, including Count Basie, have performed at the Count Basie Center for the Arts. This Basie bash is a biggie. The Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank has announced a ...

One of New Jersey’s most famous residents, along with a famous Jazz musician, will soon be inaugural members of Count Basie Theater’s new Walk of Fame in Red Bank. Rock star Jon Bon Jovi and the ...

Tom Arnone, director of the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners, called the day "legendary" for the county.