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 ...

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 ...

A daily chronicle of creativity in film, TV, music, arts, and entertainment, produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from November 2014 – March 2020. Host John Horn leads the ...

This is the story of William James “Count” Basie, one of the most famous jazz musicians who ever lived. Born into an African American family of musicians in Red Bank, New Jersey, in 1904, Basie was ...