This Basie bash is a biggie. The Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank has announced a 16-month long “Centennial Celebration” for its 100th anniversary on Nov. 11, 2026 with a video emceed by ...

Trombonist, Bill Hughes, bandleader and director of the Legendary Count Basie Orchestra, has announced his retirement on September 12, 2010. Hired by William “Count" Basie himself, Hughes first joined ...

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 ...

A CONCERT APPEARANCE by the Count Basie Band is a sort of minor miracle in defiance of the caprice of show business. This is his 34th year as a bandleader, and in the style that won him fame almost ...

Jon Bon Jovi is steppin' out — to the Count Basie Center of the Arts' Walk of Fame. The legendary Jersey rocker and the late William “Count” Basie will be honored at Basie Center’s Walk of Fame ...

RED BANK - Sheryl Crow will be soaking up the sun at the Jersey Shore. The nine-time Grammy Award-winner is set to headline the Count Basie Center for the Arts Summer Gala in June. The country rock ...