Tag: Count Basie
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Institute of Jazz Studies shares digital archive of Count Basie papers
For the first time, artifacts and papers from the Institute of Jazz Studies voluminous Count Basie collection are publicly available through an online data base and small exhibition, providing a window into the jazz giant’s life and times. The institute, based at Rutgers University-Newark, is the largest jazz archive in the world and the collection…
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Red Bank event will celebrate Count Basie with Aug. 21 performance
RED BANK – William “Count” Basie was born on Aug. 21, 1904, in Red Bank, 117 years ago. To celebrate the consummate orchestra leader, the T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center, 94 Drs James Parker Blvd., will showcase live jazz on the front lawn of the historic site. Performing on Basie’s birthday, Aug. 21, from 6-8…
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Exhibit at cultural center will tell story of Red Bank native Count Basie
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center, 94 Drs James Parker Blvd., Red Bank, will open its doors and front lawn on Sept. 25 for “A Love Letter to Count Basie: From The Great Migration to The Harlem Renaissance,” an exhibit that illuminates the Red Bank-born musical giant William “Count” Basie (1904-84). The exhibit will also…
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Count Basie collection to be displayed at Rutgers in Newark
The collection of jazz icon, William J. “Count” Basie Jr., is now in the possession of Rutgers University in Newark. The Institute of Jazz Studies (IJS), which is located on the Rutgers campus in Newark, announced this past week that it will serve as the site for the collection of Count Basie. Count Basie, a…
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Count Basie Theatre will keep name honoring jazz icon
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer RED BANK — Although he only performed there once, William “Count” Basie’s name will continue to hang in lights above the borough’s historic theater. Thanks to a recent agreement with the William J. Basie Trust, Red Bank’s Count Basie Theatre will continue to use the jazz legend’s name for the…