The 2026 Basie Awards ceremony took place on May 19 at the Count Basie Center for the Arts. The ceremony honored more than 80 nominees across 53 high school productions in an evening of song, dance, ...

The 2026 Basie Awards rolled out the red carpet for the best of Monmouth County high school theater on Tuesday night, May 19, at the historic Red Bank venue. The ceremony brought a capacity crowd to ...

Country music is great for dancing and getting your groove on, and that's why country line dancing is such a fun and popular pastime. If you want to get your dance on, one country song has been named ...

Ben Rice in some hip-hop lyrics, just like you were expecting. The New York Yankees' first baseman is shouted out in a new song by A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, "Red Light." The line goes like this: "22 in ...

Gala to honor Basie Center chair Jeremy Grunin and celebrate the organization's student productions and Calpulli Mexican Dance Community programs. The Centennial Gala comes as the Count Basie Center ...

First released in 1997, “Boogie Nights” earned three Oscar nominations, including supporting turns for Burt Reynolds and Julianne Moore and a screenwriting nod for Anderson. The movie’s sprawling cast ...

UMe is releasing a double-vinyl collection entitled The Giants of Jazz in September. By Paul Grein Frank Sinatra had his biggest hit single of the 1960s with “Somethin’ Stupid,” a light pop duet with ...

The Count Basie Orchestra, led by Scotty Barnhart, will perform at Detroit’s Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre on August 13. The orchestra's latest album, "Basie Swings the Blues," won a 2024 Grammy Award.

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 ...

On Wednesday, April 30, the Count Basie Orchestra will celebrate 90 years swinging at the Kansas City Music Hall. On Wednesday, April 30, the Count Basie Orchestra will celebrate 90 years swinging at ...