Count Basie News

Rising pop star Matteo Bocelli has announced his upcoming fall tour, A Night With Matteo: The Americas 2024. The tour will see Bocelli perform at 19 venues across North and South America, including the Metropolitan in Mexico City, Vivo Rio in Rio de Janeiro, The Town Hall in New York City, the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Toronto, The Fillmore Detroit, and The Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles.

Emmy Award winner and acclaimed multi-platinum singer/songwriter Andy Grammer has released his new song, “Without You.' In addition to the release, Grammer will be embarking on a headlining fall tour, ‘Greater Than: A One Man Show,’ an intimate new solo, acoustic set blending a series of songs, poetry and storytelling. Take a look at the tour dates and listen to the new song now!

Centenary Stage Company, the not-for-profit theatre company prepares a full schedule of professional theatrical performances for their 39th season.

CLUB44 RECORDS' The Colors of My Life: A Cy Coleman Songbook – the new album from ten-time Grammy Award-winning vocalist Janis Siegel and internationally recognized pianist, arranger, and composer Yaron Gershovsky – will be released on CD and streaming and digital formats on Friday, June 7.

Experience the New Jersey Symphony with Daniil Trifonov performing Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F. Learn more about the concert and see how to purchase tickets.

The Allman Betts Band kicked off their King Crawler Tour last night in Charleston, SC, the band’s first tour in three years. The tour kickoff show did not disappoint.  The band played several originals as well as some Allman Brothers classics. The band also officially welcomed Alex Orbison (son of the legendary Roy Orbison) as their new drummer/percussionist replacing the highly respected and beloved R. Scott Bryan, Allman Betts Band Founding member who passed away in December 2023.

The 19th annual Shubert Foundation/Music Theatre International Broadway Junior Student Finale will take place on Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 11:15 a.m. at Broadway's Ambassador Theatre.

Algonquin Arts Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for its July musical, CATS! The show will run at Algonquin Arts Theatre from July 13 through July 28.

The New Jersey Symphony will present four performances of “Epic Scores of John Williams and More!'. Learn more about the performance and see how to purchase tickets.

4x Grammy Award-winning singer, composer and actor Lyle Lovett will continue to tour through this fall with his Large Band including newly confirmed stops at Charlotte’s Knight Theater, Jacksonville’s Florida Theatre, New Orleans’ Tipitina’s (two nights), Dallas’ Majestic Theatre (two nights), Houston’s Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Austin’s ACL Live at the Moody Theater (two nights) and Fort Worth’s Bass Performance Hall among many others. 

RIAA-certified Gold a cappella group Straight No Chaser, known for their holiday favorites and re-imagination of iconic songs throughout the decades, has revealed the “Top Shelf” tour, their 2024 fall run. Tickets for the “Top Shelf” tour go on-sale this Friday at 10 AM local time.

On Wednesday, May 15th at 6:00pm and 8:30pm, Playground Theatre Project will present Lost Angels at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in the Vogel Theatre. These are very rare public performances of the latest edition of this critically acclaimed social issue one-act play that has been touring schools throughout the east coast over the past nine years.

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The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association revealed additions to the Hollywood Bowl 2024 season. See who is performing and learn how to purchase tickets.

Discover the exciting 24/25 season of PENN LIVE ARTS, featuring world, U.S., and Philadelphia premieres. Learn how to purchase tickets.

The New Jersey Symphony will present two epic films in concert with the score played live by the orchestra this summer, as well as concerts in the parks, a concert featuring emerging composers and a free preview concert of the upcoming 2024–25 season.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will complete its 65th anniversary coast-to-coastUnited States tour to 21 cities at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) MOTHER’S DAY WEEKEND with performances Friday, May 10 at 8pm, Saturday, May 11th at 8pm and Sunday, May 12 at 3pm.

On May 14, 1998, Chris Pinnella was in his living room -- a 13-year-old boy -- when the death of Frank Sinatra, 82, was plastered all over the news. This was the same living room in the same beachfront home in Manasquan, New Jersey where Pinnella would watch his great-grandpa play the Chairman of the Board’s most heart-capturing hits on mandolin guitar in 1989 when he was only 4 years old: “Fly Me To the Moon,” “The Summer Wind.” 

Marking the 80th Anniversary of Glenn Miller’s Army Air Force Band, Hindsight Records is excited to release the new historical album, The Glenn Miller Orchestra: 80th Anniversary Of The Army Air Force Band which contains fifteen hits newly recorded with strings.

Weekend plans?  We have a suggestion that our readers will thoroughly enjoy.  Max Roach 100, a centennial celebration of the gifted artist, is being performed at The Joyce Theater through Sunday, 4/7.