Two internationally renowned jazz ensembles, The Count Basie Orchestra and the Maria Schneider Orchestra, will head to campus soon to perform at the Elmhurst University Jazz Festival, one of the ...

THE VIRUS. WELL, TODAY MARKS INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY, A GLOBAL CELEBRATION OF ART FORM THAT HAS SHAPED CULTURES AROUND THE WORLD, AND MANY CONTRIBUTE ITS ROOTS THROUGH RIGHT HERE IN KANSAS CITY. THE ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Fans of classic big band jazz will have an opportunity to boogie and woogie to the sounds of the pre-rock n’ roll ‘30s, ‘40s and ‘50s beginning at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27, when ...

With 17 Grammy awards, the Count Basie Orchestra is lauded as one of the most phenomenal bands in history. Having the Kansas City swing style and a taste of its own originality, the 16- to 18-piece ...

RED BANK – Count Basie and Jon Bon Jovi may have made their impacts generations apart, but the two legends have left lasting marks on the music world — and now are forever imprinted side-by-side on ...

Basie's output during the fifties and the early sixties was staggering, and most of his best albums from that period remain in print, including April in Paris (Verve 2641), Basie (popularly known as ...