As it continues its Centennial Celebration, the Count Basie Center for the Arts has announced a weekend of events commemorating the birth of its namesake and Red Bank native, jazz icon William "Count" ...

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 ...

A CONCERT APPEARANCE by the Count Basie Band is a sort of minor miracle in defiance of the caprice of show business. This is his 34th year as a bandleader, and in the style that won him fame almost ...

The Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank just announced the 2026 nominees. Fifty-three high school productions were evaluated by the Basie Awards nomination committee. The Basie Awards Lifetime ...

The Centennial Gala comes as the Count Basie Center celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2026, and will honor Basie Center Chairperson Jeremy Grunin, as well as celebrate the 10th anniversary of the ...

Sir Humphrey Burton, the influential classical music broadcaster, died on Wednesday at the age of 94. Born in Wiltshire, Burton was best known presenting the BBC’s arts programmes Omnibus and In ...

Award-winning classical music broadcaster Sir Humphrey Burton has died at the age of 94. He presented the BBC's Omnibus and In Performance arts programmes in the 1970s and 80s, was the corporation's ...

One of New Jersey’s most famous residents, along with a famous Jazz musician, will soon be inaugural members of the Count Basie Center for the Arts’ new Walk of Fame in Red Bank. Rock star Jon Bon ...

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.