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 ...

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 ...

Starting with an open jam session and ending with a jazz brunch, the events include the popular Jazz Crawl, the jazz prodigy concert, and headline concerts featuring the Count Basie Orchestra and ...

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 Center for the Arts is pleased to present the Count Basie Orchestra with Special Guest Gunhild Carling in the Marisa Funk Theater on July 13, 2024. In the history of jazz music, there is only one ...

Welcome to a special themed hour of jazz as we journey deep into the pages of Larry Tye's acclaimed book Jazz Men. This compelling work brings to life the triumphs, struggles, and sheer brilliance of ...

ELKHART — The Elkhart Jazz Festival opens June 20 and continues through June 23 at various locations throughout downtown Elkhart. This year’s headliners are Keb’ Mo’ at 8 p.m. June 21 and The ...

The Chippewa Valley Jazz Orchestra Second Annual Giants of Jazz concert will feature the music of the inestimable Count Basie Orchestra! The Count Basie library spans more than 80 years and includes ...

Sometimes the universe sends a sign, and Springfield Symphony Jazz Orchestra (SSJO) executive director Todd Stoll got a unique one for this weekend’s concert. As he went to a lounge in New York’s ...

The Columbus Jazz Orchestra will launch its 51st season this weekend, and they’re bringing along Ellington, Basie and Miles to help celebrate. Composer-pianist Duke Ellington (1899-1974), ...