Basie's output during the fifties and the early sixties was staggering, and most of his best albums from that period remain in print, including April in Paris (Verve 2641), Basie (popularly known as ...

Two legendary musical acts took big holiday steps Friday, Dec. 19, at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank. The Smithereens and Darlene Love were inducted into the Basie's Walk of Fame ...

The Count Basie Center for the Arts will host the first-ever “Roast of New Jersey” on Saturday, Feb. 28, bringing together comedians, television personalities, and sports figures for a night of jokes ...

On Nevada Day in 2000, June Joplin’s sixth child was born, a reference to her beloved Comma Coffee restaurant that continues to shape her life. As her four sons and daughter grew, so did the coffee ...

Giacomo Gates is one of the best old-school male jazz singers working today. Gates has two #1 records, ten internationally ...

Jazz pianist Reggie Thomas to perform with trio and wife in Evanston Reggie Thomas, longtime Count Basie Orchestra pianist and former jazz educator, will bring his trio and wife Mardra to Studio-Five ...

NEW JERSEY (PIX11) — Rock legend and New Jersey’s own Jon Bon Jovi was honored Thursday in Red Bank with an inaugural plaque at the Count Basie Center for the Arts’ Walk of Fame. The Walk of Fame is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. RED BANK – Count Basie and Jon Bon Jovi may have made their impacts generations apart, but the two legends have left lasting marks ...

RED BANK, New Jersey (WABC) -- Two music legends from New Jersey were honored at a historic venue in Red Bank on Thursday morning. Rock star Jon Bon Jovi was enshrined at the Count Basie Center for ...

One of New Jersey’s most famous residents, along with a famous Jazz musician, will soon be inaugural members of the Count Basie Center for the Arts’ new Walk of Fame in Red Bank. Rock star Jon Bon ...