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William
Count Basie started the Count Basie Orchestra in 1935, in Kansas City,
Missouri. Within a year, America was listening in on popular
radio shows throughout the country to hear what would become "The Swingingest Band In All The
Land"! A phenomena was born in 1935, that is
still going strong today!
Since Basie's passing in 1984, Thad Jones, Frank Foster, Grover Mitchell, Bill Hughes and now, Dennis Mackrel have led the Count Basie Orchestra and maintained it as one of the elite performing organizations in jazz. The Count Basie Orchestra has won 17 Grammy Awards and 20 Downbeat and Jazz Times polls. More than any other big band in jazz. Check out our site and learn more about our history. Count Basie, Dennis Mackrel, past and present musicians, (a veritable "who's who" of Jazz) where we are performing and more. Thank you for visiting! The Count Basie Orchestra marks
are used under license from the trust of William J. Basie |
