On March 19, 1939, Count Basie & His Orchestra entered a Chicago recording studio and cut one of their most noted sessions.

Lonesome Miss Pretty (F); Bolero At The Savoy (F); Pound Cake (F); You Can Count On Me (G); Song Of The Islands (I); Clap Hands ... (A) Carl "Tatti" Smith; Lester Young; Count Basie; Walter Page; Jo ...

Gala proceeds will support the center and its mission to provide arts education opportunities to schools and communities throughout NJ.

When your drumming career begins at age 19 in the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, playing for jazz legends like Lionel Hampton, Woody Herman and Count Basie, it’s more than a great start. To perform with Ella ...

BobFest at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank takes place May 22 and 29. Bob Dylan plays with Willie Nelson and the Outlaw Music Festival Sept. 12 at the Freedom Mortgage Pavilion in ...