Gig Review: Count Basie Orchestra (May 26, Wgtn)
Count Basie Orchestra: 80th Anniversary Tour
Opera House
Tuesday, May 26
It’s the 80th Anniversary Tour, celebrating 80 years since Count Basie first formed his Orchestra. William James “Count” Basie breathed his last in April of 1984 – and only a couple of the members of this current line-up ever worked with him – so the ongoing orchestra is about honouri…
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