Count Basie News

Juno Award winning R&B artist and actor, Sean Jones will take up Summer residency at the Palais Royale event venue. The iconic event venue located at 1601 Lake Shore Blvd W., Toronto will welcome Sean and his highly acclaimed band.

Songbook Sundays, created and hosted by Deborah Grace Winer celebrating the American Songbook will continue at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club with Fats and The Duke.

New Jersey Symphony will present its Season Finale concerts with Music Director Xian Zhang conducting Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony. Pianist Conrad Tao performs Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto, an audience favorite. 

The live production of DreamWorks Animation’s Gabby’s Dollhouse will tour over 75 cities, including performances at major venues such as the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN, Texas Trust CU Theatre in Grand Prairie, TX, and more.

Prudential North to Shore Festival is set to rock the Jersey Shore on Saturday, June 21, at 8:00 p.m. with Canadian indie rock band Stars and special guests Asbury's own Grasser at the iconic Asbury Lanes.

Just days after releasing their monumental third studio album MIXED EMOTIONS, Icelandic rockers KALEO have added additional dates to their 2025 MIXED EMOTIONS TOUR.

Servant Stage will present the toe-tapping, heart-pounding Broadway musical SWING! as its summer MainStage production, bringing the infectious rhythms and exuberant energy of swing music to audiences across Lancaster County.

The Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival revealed the 2025 summer concert season. The Festival will present ten live performances in five venues across Cape Cod. Learn more!

Lewin Productions will present private, by-invitation only industry presentations of Going Bacharach: The Songs of an Icon, a new revue created by Will Friedwald, Adrian Galante, Tedd Firth and Jack Lewin, and directed by Bill Castellino.

The 5/5 show transforms your favorite 2020s pop hits into hip jazz tunes with a sizzling five-piece jazz band. Hear a 1920s twist on Sabrina Carpenter, Billie Eilish, Lizzy McAlpine, Reneé Rapp, Chappell Roan, Olivia Rodrigo and more.

Experience Latin-inspired cuisine and vibrant ambiance at Centrada in Red Bank. Perfect for pre-show dining or late-night tapas with friends.

Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts has announced a screening of the film Ron Delsener Presents on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 8PM. Ron Delsener and Director Jake Sumner will host a Q&A after the film.

The JLCO is back on 4/25 and 4/26 with a thrilling ride through new works composed and orchestrated by composers and big band leaders of today, including newly commissioned works by notable composers in the space.

SFJAZZ has revealed the lineup of upcoming arts for May 2025. The lineup includes Cécile McLorin Salvant, Javier Santiago and more. See full May programming here! 

California rock band Dawes performed on CBS Saturday Morning this past weekend, their most recent single, Time Spent In Los Angeles (For Altadena). Watch the performance now.

The 55th Annual Hampton Jazz & Music Festival has unveiled new details, including the lineup coming to Hampton Coliseum from Friday, June 27 – Sunday, June 29, 2025.

Carnegie Hall announced the names of 23 extraordinary young musicians chosen from across the country for NYO Jazz, an intensive summer program that nurtures and showcases the talents of exceptional young American jazz instrumentalists.

The highly anticipated 60-city national tour of the first-ever Twilight In Concert has been announced in the U.S. The tour kicks off with a special preview performance in Spokane on September 12 and opens on “National Twilighters Day” in Seattle on September 13.

The Waterboys have announced their first North American tour in six years. The tour will begin on September 4th and run through October 4th. All tickets will be on sale to the public this Friday at 10 am local time. 

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will present a full slate of nightly performances all April long. See the full lineup, including Nicole Henry and more, and learn how to purchase tickets.