The legendary Count Basie Orchestra will bring its distinctive big band jazz sound to Texas State University for a concert Feb. 9 as part of the University Arts Series.
The performance, sponsored by the College of Fine Arts and Communication, will begin at 7 p.m. in Evans Auditorium. The Texas State Jazz Orchestra will be the opening act.
Pianist and bandleader William James “Count” Basie was and still is an American institution that personifies the grandeur and excellence of jazz. Carrying on his legacy, the Count Basie Orchestra, a 16- to 18-piece big band directed by Scotty Barnhart, has won 18 Grammy Awards and 20 Downbeat and Jazz Times polls — more than any other big band in jazz.
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