Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. RED BANK - Adriana Medina-Gomez has been thinking about what diversity and inclusion, in all their complexity, would actually look ...

New Jersey natives Kate Pierson and Fred Schneider of the B-52s and the band Dramarama received steps on the Basie Center's ...

The Walk of Fame aims to be a tribute to artists who performed at the Basie, made an impact on culture, and have contributed ...

WBGO's Doug Doyle reports on The B-52s founders Fred Schneider and Kate Pierson being honored on the Count Basie Center for ...

No, the Count isn't literally back... in fact, he's never really been away, as the Count Basie Orchestra has kept rolling along under a series of leaders since Basie's death in April 1984. This latest ...

A new sampler features live cuts of Count Basie's band in New York from 1938 to 1940. Jazz Critic Kevin Whitehead says Jumpin' at the Woodside is full of "pretty terrific" music. This is FRESH AIR.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tallahassee's Scotty Barnhart got his moment in the spotlight at Sunday's 66th Grammy Awards. Looking relaxed, confident, and ...

From humble beginnings at the turn of the century, the pianist and bandleader rose to become an American success story. By 1935, Count Basie had... Count Basie: The Man and His Music, Pt. 1 From 1935 ...

This past August marked the 100th anniversary of Count Basie's birth and in recognition of that august event, reissued are some of the big band master's finest sides from the late '50s and early '60s.

The Count Basie Orchestra, with Basie on piano, came roaring out of Kansas City during the Great Depression. It's tempting to say that they're back for the current one, but that ignores decades in ...

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 ...