Count Basie Orchestra Concert History

The Count Basie Orchestra is an American big band, one of the most prominent jazz performing groups of the swing era, founded by Count Basie in 1935 and recording regularly from 1936. Despite a brief disbandment at the beginning of the 1950s, the band survived long past the Big Band era itself and the death of Basie in 1984. It continues as a 'ghost band'. A 16 to 18 piece big band, originally including such musicians as Buck Clayton and Lester Young in the line-up...

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Count Basie Orchestra Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026)

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 22, 2026
Upcoming
Count Basie Orchestra Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre, Count Basie Center for the Arts Red Bank, New Jersey, United States
Apr 30, 2026
Count Basie Orchestra / KCKCC Blue Devil Band

International Jazz Day

Kansas City Music Hall Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Feb 26, 2026
Count Basie Orchestra / NNENNA FREELON Fred Kavli Theatre, B of A Performing Arts Center Thousand Oaks, CA, US
Feb 21, 2026
Count Basie Orchestra McCallum Theatre for the Performing Arts Palm Desert, California, United States
Dec 03, 2025
San Francisco Symphony / Count Basie Orchestra Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall San Francisco, California, United States
Aug 13, 2025
Count Basie Orchestra / David Benoit / BLKBOK Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre Detroit, Michigan, United States
Jun 14, 2025
Count Basie Orchestra Birdland New York, New York, United States
Jun 13, 2025
Count Basie Orchestra Birdland New York, New York, United States
Jun 12, 2025
Count Basie Orchestra Birdland New York, New York, United States
Jun 11, 2025
Count Basie Orchestra Birdland New York, New York, United States
Jun 10, 2025
Count Basie Orchestra Birdland New York, New York, United States
May 08, 2025
Count Basie Orchestra Merrill Auditorium, Portland City Hall Portland, Maine, United States
Apr 30, 2025
Count Basie Orchestra Music Hall Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Jul 15, 2024
Count Basie Orchestra Tower Theatre Fresno, California, United States
Jun 22, 2024
Count Basie Orchestra Lerner Theater Elkhart, IN, US
Feb 24, 2024
Count Basie Orchestra Madison Center For The Arts Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Mar 03, 2023
Count Basie Orchestra OSU McKnight Center Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States
Apr 16, 2022
Count Basie Orchestra / Seattle Symphony Benaroya Hall Seattle, Washington, United States
Apr 15, 2022
Count Basie Orchestra / Seattle Symphony Benaroya Hall Seattle, Washington, United States

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Tony Bennett / Count Basie Orchestra on Aug 27, 1993 [975-small]

Tony Bennett / Count Basie Orchestra
Aug 27, 1993
 Devon, Pennsylvania, United States
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Tony Bennett / Count Basie Orchestra on Aug 27, 1993 [669-small]

Tony Bennett / Count Basie Orchestra
Aug 27, 1993
 Devon, Pennsylvania, United States
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Tony Bennett / Count Basie Orchestra / Rosemary Clooney on Nov 22, 1982 [993-small]

Tony Bennett / Count Basie Orchestra / Rosemary Clooney
Nov 22 - 28, 1982
 Devon, Pennsylvania, United States
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Count Basie Orchestra on Jun 9, 1980 [809-small]

Count Basie Orchestra
Jun 9, 1980
 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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Count Basie Orchestra / The Mills Brothers on Jun 30, 1988 [174-small]

Count Basie Orchestra / The Mills Brothers
Jun 30, 1988
 Del Mar, California, United States
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Count Basie Orchestra / Joe Williams / Ella Fitzgerald on Oct 16, 1988 [173-small]

Count Basie Orchestra / Joe Williams / Ella Fitzgerald
Oct 16, 1988
 San Diego, California, United States
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Tom Jones / Gladys knight & The Pips / Count Basie Orchestra / Norm Crosby on Jul 17, 1970 [649-small]

Tom Jones / Gladys knight & The Pips / Count Basie Orchestra / Norm Crosby
Jul 17, 1970
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Genres:

Jazz
Vocal Jazz
Big Band
Swing
Lounge
Bebop
Adult Standards
Swing Music
Jazz Piano
Christmas Instrumental
Stride
Harlem Renaissance
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Latest Setlist (04/03/2016):

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  1. Wind Machine
  2. Four Five Six
  3. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
  4. Li'l Darlin'
  5. In a Mellow Tone
  6. 9:20 Special
  7. Soft as Velvet
  8. Whirly Bird
  9. From One to Another
  10. Basie Power
  11. Blues in Hoss' Flat
  12. I Wish You Love
  13. I Love Being Here With You
  14. Basie
  15. One O'Clock Jump

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 4 concerts
2025 9 concerts
2024 3 concerts
2023 1 concert
2022 2 concerts
2021 1 concert
2020 6 concerts
2019 10 concerts
2018 14 concerts
2017 10 concerts
2016 8 concerts
2015 15 concerts
2014 3 concerts
2013 7 concerts
2012 6 concerts
2011 3 concerts
2010 12 concerts
2009 1 concert
2008 12 concerts
2007 2 concerts
2004 1 concert
2002 1 concert
1999 1 concert
1996 1 concert
1994 1 concert
1993 1 concert
1992 1 concert
1990 1 concert
1989 1 concert
1988 4 concerts
1986 4 concerts
1985 1 concert
1984 3 concerts
1983 1 concert
1982 2 concerts
1980 1 concert
1979 1 concert
1976 2 concerts
1974 3 concerts
1972 1 concert
1970 1 concert
1968 1 concert
1958 1 concert
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