Dec 15, 2020 2:23 PM
Danny Jonokuchi & The Revisionists Win Inaugural Count Basie Contest
Musicians who are selected to judge a jazz competition often face an extremely difficult, painstaking task. But,…
Danny Jonokuchi and his large ensemble, The Revisionists, submitted the winning video entry for the inaugural edition of Count Basie’s Great American Swing Contest.
Dec 15, 2020 2:23 PM
Musicians who are selected to judge a jazz competition often face an extremely difficult, painstaking task. But,…
James Erskine’s documentary Billie includes vintage photos that have been digitally colorized by artist Marina Amaral.
Dec 5, 2020 11:56 AM
How does one craft a biography of Billie Holiday with a surprise ending?
She is perhaps the most intensely…
The influence of Count Basie sits alongside ideas gleaned from German DJs on Dancing Wittgenstein (ACT), the latest album from Munich’s Jazzrausch Bigband.
Nov 4, 2019 10:13 AM
Jazzrausch Bigband’s mix of jazz and techno initially might seem surprising, even in this era of cross-genre…
The book Art Kane: Harlem 1958 explores the origin of one of the most famous photos in jazz history and includes this version, identifying the 57 musicians.
Dec 8, 2018 12:39 PM
Many jazz fans have seen the iconic image, but few know its complete backstory. On Aug. 12, 1958, graphic designer and…
All About That Basie (Concord) includes a clutch of pop tunes that The Count Basie Orchestra makes its own.
Sep 20, 2018 5:26 PM
The Count Basie Orchestra was founded in 1936 in Kansas City, Missouri, and continues to this day, decades after its…
Lester Young (left, with saxophone) and Count Basie (at piano) are featured on The Savory Collection, Volume 2—Jumpin’ At The Woodside: The Count Basie Orchestra Featuring Lester Young, a new set of recordings from the National Jazz Museum In Harlem
Dec 5, 2016 5:53 PM
The National Jazz Museum In Harlem has announced the release of The Savory Collection, Volume 2—Jumpin’ At The…
Members of the Mutual Musicians Foundation attend the dedication of the Musicians Association Building in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1930.
Jul 12, 2016 5:01 PM
On March 2, 2017, the Mutual Musicians Foundation International (MMFI) will celebrate the centennial of Kansas City’s…
Ella Fitzgerald is one of the classic jazz artists whose albums will be reissued by Verve in 2016.
Aug 21, 2019 11:43 AM
Verve Records will celebrate its 60th anniversary throughout 2016 with a series of historic reissues and new…
