The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra featuring Diane Schuur

Plan now to attend the Friday, October 30 performance at 8PM at Centre College’s Newlin Hall. This monumental concert reunites the world’s greatest jazz orchestra with a legendary vocalist in recognition of their combined Grammy® win for “Diane Schuur and The Count Basie Orchestra.” In the history of Jazz music, Count Basie has the distinction of having his orchestra still performing sold out concerts all over the world, even nearly 30 years after his passing. Pianist and bandleader William James “Count” Basie remains an American institution. The Count Basie Orchestra has to this day won every respected Jazz poll at least once, garnered 18 Grammy® Awards, and performed at every major jazz festival and major concert hall in the world.

Long regarded as one of Contemporary Jazz’s leading vocalists, Diane Schuur is as eclectic as she is brilliant. Blind from birth, Schuur was gifted with perfect pitch. With a distinguished 30-year recording career, two Grammy® awards and three nominations, Schuur’s musical collaborations have included the likes of Barry Manilow, B.B. King, Ray Charles, and José Feliciano.

The Count Basie Orchestra of today is nineteen performers committed to upholding and advancing this “American Institution.” Some members are new, yet the majority of the sound still swings from musicians handpicked by Count Basie himself. They are in demand for television and films, have won every respected jazz poll in the world at least once, and continue to accumulate awards and special recognitions. Click HERE for ticket information.