Count Basie News

The Impulse! 60 series will kick off on May 14 with two of the four releases that launched the label known as The House That Trane Built, in 1961: Ray Charles’ singular and long-out-of-print Genius + Soul = Jazz and Gil Evans Orchestra’s superb Out of the Cool. Charles’ album will also be made available digitally for the first time in years.

Kansas City Jazz Orchestra Executive Director Lea Petrie today announced the 2021-2022 season which includes the much-anticipated performances of Bird Lives and Hallelujah Holidays.  All performances will be held at the Helzberg Hall of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts (1601 Broadway, KCMO 64108).

The Lion City Youth Jazz Festival (LCYJF) was launched in 2017, with the aim of helping local youth musicians grow in depth and skill, and to welcome new musicians to join the burgeoning jazz scene in Singapore.

Central Florida Community Arts today announced tickets on sale for Disney Moana Jr. presented by the Youth Theatre Companies, A Tribute to Jazz presented by the Big Band, and a full roster of summer camps. 

The Nash will continue its outdoor live concerts for its series, Nash Under the Stars at 'Venue 122', the outdoor garden located at 122 E. Culver St. in downtown Phoenix (Arizona Jewish Historical Society).

ABT, America's National Ballet Company, has been in residence at the Center since March 22, rehearsing this new program that will receive its world premiere before a live audience on Sunday, April 25 in Segerstrom Hall, followed by streaming on demand from May 12 – 26.

The Wick Theatre has announced their newest Cabaret Shows featuring nationally acclaimed artists Marilyn Maye and Clint Holmes. All dinner cabarets and concerts are socially distant and follow all COVID-19 protocols.

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has announced the complete programming lineup for the sixth annual Pittsburgh Humanities Festival.

This April, Flushing Town Hall  will go all out with an incredibly diverse lineup of jazz and comedy events. As New York City slowly reopens, the cultural nonprofit continues to present its programs to an all-virtual audience while livestreaming small ensembles from its stage.

Ringo Starr announced today that his Spring 2021 North American tour, which includes a Sunday, June 13, 2021 concert at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), has been rescheduled to 2022. Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band will now perform at PPAC on Sunday, June 12, 2022.  

Broadway and Opera star Zachary James (South Pacific, Coram Boy, The Addams Family, Metropolitan Opera’s Akhnaten) is bringing his award-winning cabaret show ON BROADWAY to the digital airwaves. 

The Herberger Theater Center is excited to announce its new Art of Celebration Concert Series featuring five concerts on The Pavilion, its new outdoor stage. Throughout the months of March and April, the Herberger Theater will present Dennis Rowland & Diana Lee, The Stakes, Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra, HÄANA, and the Alice Tatum Band.

MetropolitanZoom presents Carrie Jackson in a live premium virtual venue experience, with full service, including pre-show entertainment and meet and greet at the end of the show.

In celebration of International Jazz Day on April 30, Flushing Town Hall will present David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Eternity Band performing 'Remembering the Past and Celebrating the Future. David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Eternity Band will perform live on Friday, April 30 at 7:00 PM (ET). The ticketed performance can be viewed via YouTube.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that legendary Broadway company and general manager Gary Gunas passed away today in his London home after a four-year battle with pancreatic cancer.

Central Florida Community Arts today announced that national singing star Sisaundra Lewis will appear in the upcoming A Tribute to Jazz, a live concert at the Apopka Amphitheater with the CFCArts Big Band.

Pinnella, who has been compared to the likes of superstars Josh Groban and Michael Buble has, like most in the live entertainment industry, been changing gears over the last 365 days or so with inventive ideas to keep himself, his musicians and his production team working.

Inspired by her own mixed-race heritage and career-long engagement with diverse musical traditions, pianist Lara Downes creates and curates a new digital recording venture, Rising Sun Music, that sheds a bright light on the music and stories of Black composers over the past 200 years.

Notables from President Bill Clinton and Whoopi Goldberg to musicians Wynton Marsalis and Sting joined together on Sunday, Jan 24th to “Save Birdland”.  During the fundraising concert the Broadway community was treated to “All That Jazz” starring the original Velmas of Chicago, Chita Rivera and Bebe Neuwirth.

The fundraising campaign for Birdland Jazz Club will conclude on January 24th with a free streaming concert titled Save Birdland: A Celebration of Music, History and Community.