Count Basie News

Legendary jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli will return to The Wilton Playshop Saturday, March 12th at 7:30 pm joining jazz Bassist Jerry Bruno and drummer John Cutrone for an evening that will feature originals from their Four X Four album and a selection of jazz standards from Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Jerome Kern, Count Basie and others.

12th STREET JUMP, public radio's weekly jazz, blues and comedy jam, continues with guest appearances by Chicago vocalist Alison Ruble and guitarist John McLean this Saturday night, March 12 at midnight Central Time (1am Eastern, 11pm Mountain, 10PM Pacific)

12th STREET JUMP, public radio's weekly jazz, blues and comedy jam, continues with guest appearances by Chicago vocalist Alison Ruble and guitarist John McLean this Saturday night, March 12 at midnight Central Time (1am Eastern, 11pm Mountain, 10PM Pacific)

Legendary jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli will return to The Wilton Playshop Saturday, March 12th at 7:30 pm joining jazz Bassist Jerry Bruno and drummer John Cutrone for an evening that will feature originals from their Four X Four album and a selection of jazz standards from Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Jerome Kern, Count Basie and others.

The New York Center of Photography and the Moving Image (NYCPMI), the newest addition to New York City's museum and cultural landscape, will present an exhibition of new and never-before-exhibited color and black-and-white photographs by photographers Ryan Paternite and Richard Conde featuring some of the 20th century's greatest jazz musicians in performance on the legendary Birdland stage.

12th STREET JUMP, public radio's weekly jazz, blues and comedy jam, continues with guest appearances by Chicago vocalist Alison Ruble and guitarist John McLean this Saturday night, March 12 at midnight Central Time (1am Eastern, 11pm Mountain, 10PM Pacific)

Legendary jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli will return to The Wilton Playshop Saturday, March 12th at 7:30 pm joining jazz Bassist Jerry Bruno and drummer John Cutrone for an evening that will feature originals from their Four X Four album and a selection of jazz standards from Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Jerome Kern, Count Basie and others.

Roundabout Theatre Company in association with Tracy Aron, announces the complete cast for the new Broadway musical THE PEOPLE IN THE PICTURE, starring two time Tony® Award-winner Donna Murphy, directed by Leonard Foglia. THE PEOPLE IN THE PICTURE features book & lyrics by Iris Rainer Dart and music by Mike Stoller and Artie Butler.

Indianapolis-based OWL STUDIOS is proud to announce they've been honored with two of the five nominations in the top jazz category of the 10th Annual Independent Music Awards, as Mike Clark's acclaimed 'Carnival of Soul' and Pharez Whitted's Freddie Hubbard-inspired 'Transient Journey' vie for 'BEST JAZZ ALBUM

The Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center will present "A Tribute To Billie Holiday," in celebration of Black History Month, starring renowned jazz pianist and vocalist, Corky Hale, Billie Holiday's pianist, as well as performances by celebrated jazz vocalists Barbara Morrison and Tricia Tahara.

After selling out the original 5pm performance two months prior to the engagement, Bay Area Cabaret has added a second performance of John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey's acclaimed concert 'Heart of a Saturday Night,' 7:30pm Sunday March 13, 2011 at the Venetian Room of the Fairmont San Francisco (950 Mason Street).

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra today announced its programs for the 2011-12 concert season, conductor Jacques Lacombe's second year as the Orchestra's Music Director.

Nationally acclaimed vocalist Spider Saloff will make a rare appearance in South Bend for this elegant and romantic evening at the Palais Royal. Saloff will present a priceless collection of songs about love, many from the Great American Songbook as well as some lesser known material. She will also interject her own special brand of humor into the performance with antidotes about the songs and love itself!

The Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center will present "A Tribute To Billie Holiday," in celebration of Black History Month, starring renowned jazz pianist and vocalist, Corky Hale, Billie Holiday's pianist, as well as performances by celebrated jazz vocalists Barbara Morrison and Tricia Tahara.

Because of the prodigious talent of bassist and composer Jaco Pastorius, who passed away at the young age of 35, presenting a tribute to this musical genius is a daunting venture.

Treat your sweetie to an evening of heartwarming favorites as multi-talented singer and songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway joins Peter Nero and the Philly Pops for an evening of 'love'-ly standards entitled Singin' and Swingin' (February 2, 4-6, 2011). Peter and The POPS open the program with swinging and swooning orchestral favorites by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Benny Goodman, along with a few symphonic surprises too good to spoil ahead of time! Before intermission, Ms. Callaway graces the stage joining the Maestro and his orchestra to perform three timeless standards-'Lover, Come Back to Me,' 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow,' and 'Pick Yourself Up.' The second half of the evening finds the sublime Ms. Callaway front and center with our very own Peter Nero leading The POPS from the keyboard. Sentimental favorites by America's greatest songwriters, including Cole Porter ('From This Moment On' and 'Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love'); Rodgers and Hart ('With a Song in My Heart'); George and Ira Gershwin ('The Man I Love'); and Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer ('Blues in the Night') are featured alongside Ms. Callaway's own remarkable songs. As a special treat, Ms. Callaway shares her impressive improvisational skills each night as she takes words and phrases from the audience to create a one-of-a-kind song on the spot.

Because of the prodigious talent of bassist and composer Jaco Pastorius, who passed away at the young age of 35, presenting a tribute to this musical genius is a daunting venture.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director), in association with Tracy Aron, announces additional casting for the new Broadway musical THE PEOPLE IN THE PICUTRE, starring two time Tony® Award-winner Donna Murphy, directed by Leonard Foglia. THE PEOPLE IN THE PICTURE features book & lyrics by Iris Rainer Dart and music by Mike Stoller and Artie Butler.

Treat your sweetie to an evening of heartwarming favorites as multi-talented singer and songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway joins Peter Nero and the Philly Pops for an evening of 'love'-ly standards entitled Singin' and Swingin' (February 2, 4-6, 2011). Peter and The POPS open the program with swinging and swooning orchestral favorites by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Benny Goodman, along with a few symphonic surprises too good to spoil ahead of time! Before intermission, Ms. Callaway graces the stage joining the Maestro and his orchestra to perform three timeless standards-'Lover, Come Back to Me,' 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow,' and 'Pick Yourself Up.' The second half of the evening finds the sublime Ms. Callaway front and center with our very own Peter Nero leading The POPS from the keyboard. Sentimental favorites by America's greatest songwriters, including Cole Porter ('From This Moment On' and 'Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love'); Rodgers and Hart ('With a Song in My Heart'); George and Ira Gershwin ('The Man I Love'); and Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer ('Blues in the Night') are featured alongside Ms. Callaway's own remarkable songs. As a special treat, Ms. Callaway shares her impressive improvisational skills each night as she takes words and phrases from the audience to create a one-of-a-kind song on the spot.

New York's Cafe Carlyle comes to life in San Francisco when Bay Area Cabaret presents the winners of New York's coveted Nightlife Award, jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli and his wife, Broadway star Jessica Molaskey (Tommy, Sunday in the Park with George).