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Info on concerts, arts ed classes and the mission of the nonprofit Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank, NJ.
Há 1 dia · Guest: Larry Tye is the author of the book, "The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Count Basie revolutionized America." This episode will be available on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. The three Black musicians risked their lives every time they traveled for a performance. Critics of their music were often racist and unhelpful.
Há 3 dias · Nicknamed the African-American Gold Coast, Addisleigh Park in Queens was home to figures like Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, and Jackie Robinson.
Há 2 dias · Recorded 6/18/24.
Há 6 dias · FRI - SUN • JUNE 14, 15 & 16 • 2024. “Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek…”. And thus begins the tale of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking Donkey and a feisty princess who resists her rescue.
Há 3 dias · In honor of Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday, the POPS celebrates the explosion of music in 1920s New York that gave birth to the Jazz Age, Swing Era and beyond. Hear favorites from Gershwin and Ellington to Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald and more.
Há 1 dia · Sinatra and Count Basie collaborated for the album Sinatra-Basie the same year, a popular and successful release which prompted them to rejoin two years later for the follow-up It Might as Well Be Swing, arranged by Quincy Jones. The two became frequent performers together, and appeared at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1965.
