Forecasting the paths that big-band jazz might travel is difficult now that another of its pacesetters has reached the end of his journey. In symbolic terms, the loss of Count Basie, who died last ...

During rehearsals, the group primarily zeroes in on sight-reading and repertoire specifically chosen to teach and reinforce the subtle variations in the style of big band jazz. The main songs ...

Here are three ways Jones avoided the founder’s dilemma and kept on innovating and reinventing himself for seven decades.

Performing music from Bill Chase, Count Basie, Miles Davis, Tower of Power ... The UMass Lowell Pep Band, also known as the Jazz Rock Big Band, is under the direction of Dan Lutz, and Deb Huber.

Spiro’s band plays an eclectic mix of the traditional big band-era hits of the ’30s and ’40s from the likes of Count Basie, ...

The Falconaires cover big band classics from Glen Miller, Count Basie, and more. They also played some Quees for the classic rock fans in the crowd. Click here to subscribe to our newsletter.

The father of modern drumming,” the guitarist Pat Metheny once called Mr. Haynes, who was the recipient of several Grammy ...

He lives in Tokyo and has been frequenting Basie, named after the famous jazz pianist and band leader Count Basie, for many years. "It is a miracle for a cafe to last 50 years. Basie must have ...

Blues shouter Walter Brown was hired as the bands vocalist in 1940 and the McShann big band cut its first records in Dallas, Texas in November of 1941. This band at the time was rivaling Count Basie, ...

The world said goodbye to legendary 28-time Grammy-winning music producer Quincy Jones this past weekend and while you may ...

The Nutcracker, Holiday Pops and Handel's Messiah.The Jacksonville Symphony has plenty of performances to get you in the ...

Musicians who had left the South during the Great Depression, including Big Bill Broonzy ... for his skills as a bottleneck guitarist Count Basie’s band, influenced by the New Orleans jazz ...