What: H2 Big Band Tribute to Count Basie. When: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25. Where: Vail Jazz @ Vail Square, inside the all-weather jazz tent in Lionshead Village. Cost: General admission tickets ...
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Midland's Blast from the Past gets pointers from Count Basie Orchestra ahead of June 1 show
Blast From the Past band leader Larry Carbary arranged a clinic when the Count Basie Orchestra was scheduled to perform on ...
Trumpeter Joe Smith, who fronts the vintage jazz band Joe Smith and the Spicy Pickles, originally wanted his act’s third album to comprise all Count Basie songs. Last November, veteran jazz vocalist ...
Featuring both Count Basie’s big band and his small group recordings, this 4-CD collection of reissued material includes blues-based jazz that was recorded between 1936 and 1951. Some of the dates ...
It’s no coincidence that the modern-day American interpretation of Christmas derives much of its imagery and aesthetic from the 1950s. From Haddon Sundblom’s iconic Coca-Cola portraits of Santa Claus ...
Join in May as the Frank Derrick Big Band performs a personal tribute to Count Basie while celebrating specifically the cast of drummers who performed with the renowned musician, many of them known to ...
Celebrating its 89th anniversary year, the legendary Count Basie Orchestra made a stop at The Jazz Kitchen to the delight of audiences at two packed shows on June 21, 2024. For those of us who love ...
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 ...
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 ...
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