On Wednesday, April 30, the Count Basie Orchestra will celebrate 90 years swinging at the Kansas City Music Hall. "Everybody in the orchestra will be featured. And we'll just be doing what Mr. Basie began in 1935," director Scotty Barnhart told Up To Date.

Count Basie Orchestra got its start in Kansas City. It's returning to celebrate 90 years

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Count Basie Orchestra got its start in Kansas City. It's returning to celebrate 90 years

Count Basie Orchestra got its start in Kansas City. It's returning to celebrate 90 years

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