Count Basie News

Daniel Tosh, host of the insanely successful and popular COMEDY CENTRAL series, 'Tosh.0,' will embark on a massive national stand-up tour this fall. 'Tosh Tour Twenty Ten: A COMEDY CENTRAL Live Event' kicks off in September in Arizona and travels to more than 60 cities, with additional shows to be announced (full tour schedule at the end of this release).

Broadway star, GLEE actress, and singer Idina Menzel, has added several new shows to her current solo tour.

On Friday 9th July, for one night only, the Royal Albert Hall is inviting everyone to put on their dancing shoes and join them for the swing party of the summer! 'In Full Swing' will transform the Hall's arena floor into London's greatest dance floor to create the largest swing and jive night that the capital has seen in years. The Hall will recreate a traditional dance hall where people can jive the night away to a selection of live bands and DJs whilst accompanied by some of the best professional dancers in the business. A 5,000 square foot parquet oak dance floor will be installed over the ornate exhibition floor to provide ample of room to move to the best swing, jive, jitterbug and lindy hop tunes. Featuring the filthy purveyors of swing Top Shelf Jazz, the big band sounds of The Back to Basie Orchestra and the UK's No.1 Jive band The Jive Aces, this promises to be a night of high energy and vintage glamour.

Each year since 1976, the New Jersey Jazz Society has presented Jazzfest, one of the best mainstream jazz festivals in the entire metropolitan New York City area. This year is no exception as this popular jazz picnic pays tribute to recent New Jersey Hall of Fame inductees Count Basie and Les Paul, plus Django Reinhart and Woody Herman. Jazzfest will take place on the campus of Drew University in Madison, New Jersey on Saturday, June 5th from Noon to 10:00 p.m. with a free concert on Friday evening, June 4th.

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Each year since 1976, the New Jersey Jazz Society has presented Jazzfest, one of the best mainstream jazz festivals in the entire metropolitan New York City area. This year is no exception as this popular jazz picnic pays tribute to recent New Jersey Hall of Fame inductees Count Basie and Les Paul.

Each year since 1976, the New Jersey Jazz Society has presented Jazzfest, one of the best mainstream jazz festivals in the entire metropolitan New York City area. This year is no exception as this popular jazz picnic pays tribute to recent New Jersey Hall of Fame inductees Count Basie and Les Paul, plus Django Reinhart and Woody Herman. Jazzfest will take place on the campus of Drew University in Madison, New Jersey on Saturday, June 5th from Noon to 10:00 p.m. with a free concert on Friday evening, June 4th.

Come join us every Friday and Saturday from 11PM-2AM for our piano lounge. No cover, no minimum!

Each year since 1976, the New Jersey Jazz Society has presented Jazzfest, one of the best mainstream jazz festivals in the entire metropolitan New York City area. This year is no exception as this popular jazz picnic pays tribute to recent New Jersey Hall of Fame inductees Count Basie and Les Paul.

Come join us every Friday and Saturday from 11PM-2AM for our piano lounge. No cover, no minimum!

From tango to two-step, swing to salsa, Week One of 2010's Midsummer Night Swing has something for everyone - everyone who likes to dance, that is. Starting on Tuesday evening, June 29th and running through Saturday evening, July 3rd -Week One kicks off with a Battle of the Bands between East Coast swing-meisters The George Gee Orchestra versus West Coast swingers The Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra.

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Chris Isaak fans are in for a double treat this summer with the announcement that the multi-nominated Grammy singer-songwriter has begun his worldwide tour on May 26th with stops in Russia, Europe and the U.S., along with the news that the 'Chris Isaak Live at the Fillmore' CD will be out on June 15th.

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Grammy-nominated Robert Randolph & The Family Band's highly anticipated new album We Walk This Road-the first since the band's acclaimed 2006 effort, Colorblind-is set for release this June on Warner Bros. Records.

SIX VOLT, the young, fresh, and incredibly talented band from New Jersey, is proud to announce the dates of their Summer 2010 tour. The band plays and records all of their music, every note, and will be taking the stage to perform LIVE in 22 cities beginning on May 31st.

The one and only Diana Ross will be making summer nights red hot with her 'More Today Than Yesterday' tour. The legendary icon will perform her greatest hits in a multi-city spectacular live show. Ms. Ross will be pulling out all the stops with breathtaking costumes and stage designs, along with a live string and horn section. The must see tour will play at the fabulous Fox Theatre on Saturday, May 29 at 8:00 p.m.

Beginning May 24, The George Gee 17-piece Big Band will begin a weekly Monday night engagement at Harlem's newest hotspot - Gospel Uptown/GU LIVE! (Located at 2110 Seventh Avenue @ 125th Street). Featuring jazz and blues vocalist John Dokes (in the style of Joe Williams and Billy Eckstine), George Gee and his big band orchestra pay tribute to the swingin' music of Count Basie, Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, Benny Goodman, Chick Webb and many other Savoy Ballroom jazz icons. This marks the return of regular Big Band Jazz to Uptown NYC after a long hiatus.

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The 2010/11 season at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts features six distinct performance series that highlight amazing artists and extraordinary experiences. This season showcases a world-class roster of performers including international theatre companies, jazz and world music greats, superstar dance companies and Philadelphia's most edgy and innovative artists.