Count Basie
Count Basie
William James "Count" Basie was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. His mother taught him to play the piano and he started performing in his teens. Dropping out of school, he learned to operate lights for vaudeville and to improvise accompaniment for silent films at a local movie theater in his home town of Red Bank, New Jersey. By 16 years old, he increasingly played jazz piano at parties, resorts and other venues. In 1924, he went to...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPianist
Date of Birth21 August 1904
CityRed Bank, NJ
CountryUnited States of America