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 ...

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 meteoric rise during the late 1930s as one of the nation's top bandleaders was generated by exciting soloists, unique vocalists, interpretations of the blues and hard swinging riff ...

The University of Michigan will host jazz performances by the Count Basie Orchestra and Herbie Hancock. Herbie Hancock will perform with musicians like Terence Blanchard and play a mix of his classic ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. RED BANK - For three decades, the Count Basie Center for the Arts and Phoenix Productions have worked in tandem. Now, they're ...