Tony-Winners Sutton Foster and Kelli O'Hara to Join COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA This Month
A free block party and a $19.26 concert will also mark the Red Bank venue's Centennial Celebration.
As it continues its momentous 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' Basie.
The legendary Count Basie Orchestra will be on hand all weekend, offering a free outdoor performance on Friday, August 21, a $19.26 concert inside the Basie Center's historic theater on Saturday, August 22, and accompanying Broadway stars and Tony Award winners Sutton Foster and Kelli O'Hara for a concert on Sunday evening, August 23.
Tickets for the August 22 and 23 concerts are on sale now at theBASIE.org, the Basie Center box office and Ticketmaster.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21
On Friday, August 21 - the 122nd anniversary of Basie's birthday - the Basie Center will hold a free, outdoor 'Block Party,' including the free Count Basie Orchestra performance, plus the unveiling of a marker designating the Count Basie Center for the Arts as an official stop on New Jersey's Black Heritage Trail, a statewide initiative established in 2022 by the New Jersey Historical Commission to promote awareness and appreciation of Black history, heritage, and culture. The Basie Center's Jazz Vanguard Award will also be presented to Jerry Bakal, a longtime promoter of live jazz music in New Jersey and beyond.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22
The world-renowned Count Basie Orchestra will perform at the Basie Center's Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre, marking the band's first Basie Center performance in more than a decade. All tickets will be priced at $19.26 - the year our historic theater at 99 Monmouth Street first opened its doors.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 23
Tony Award winners Sutton Foster (Thoroughly Modern Millie, Anything Goes) and Kelli O'Hara (The King and I, The Bridges of Madison County) take the Basie Center stage on Sunday, August 23, accompanied by the Count Basie Orchestra.
The Basie Center's William 'Count' Basie Birthday Weekend has become an annual event to celebrate the Red Bank native, one of the biggest icons of jazz and American popular culture. It's the second time the organization has honored Basie during its Centennial Celebration; last September, Basie became the first star enshrined onto the venue's Walk Of Fame.
The Count Basie Center thanks Senator Vin Gopal, Assemblywoman Luanne Peterpaul and Assemblywoman Margie Donlan M.D. for their support of the Count Basie Center, its Centennial Celebration and the William 'Count' Basie Birthday Weekend.
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