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Count Basie Orchestra
Big band / Swing / Piano / Brass / Saxophones / Rhythm section / New York, USA
Big band from Kansas City, swinging since 1935.
Records
Coming Up
- Tickets: The Atomic Mr. Basie, played whole (opens in a new tab)
The Atomic Mr. Basie, played whole
Jamboree, Barcelona
Thursday 22 OCT 2026
- Tickets: One O’Clock Jump: the Kansas City Seven (opens in a new tab)
One O’Clock Jump: the Kansas City Seven
Ronnie Scott’s, London
Friday 30 OCT 2026
- Tickets: Big band night: April in Paris (opens in a new tab)
Big band night: April in Paris
New Morning, Paris
Friday 6 NOV 2026
Swing dance with the full orchestra
Savoy Ballroom tribute, Harlem Stage, New York
Friday 20 NOV 2026
- Tickets: An evening with a singer (opens in a new tab)
An evening with a singer
Kulttuuritalo, Helsinki
Friday 4 DEC 2026
On Film
Liner Notes
Basie has managed to assemble an ensemble that can thrill both the listener who remembers 1938 and the youngster who has never before heard a big band like this.
The only perfect, completely perfect recording session I’ve ever had anything to do with.
The Basie band took much of its character from the subtle way the Count’s pithy, elliptical attack framed his shouting brass and saxes.
Undismayed by Chick’s forceful drum beating, the Count maintained an attitude of poise and self-assurance.
Projects
- The full orchestraSixteen pieces and a singer: four trumpets, four trombones, five saxophones and the rhythm section, for concert halls, festivals and big rooms.(opens in a new tab)
- The Kansas City SevenThe small group from inside the band: piano, guitar, bass and drums with trumpet, trombone and tenor. For clubs, jazz bars and smaller stages.(opens in a new tab)
- An evening with a singerThe orchestra behind a singer, the way it backed Jimmy Rushing, Helen Humes and Joe Williams: two sets of blues and standards.(opens in a new tab)
Book the band
The full orchestra, the small group, or the band with a singer, for concert halls, festivals, clubs and events. Tell us the date, the place and the size of the room; we answer within two days.