Deborah Silver & The Count Basie Orchestra Score 2026 Grammy Award Nomination

"One listen and you know, Deborah Silver is the real deal" - Quincy Jones

"Ringer of the week… The Count Basie Orchestra continues to swing, and swing hard. Silver has a strong and confident delivery." - Jazz Weekly

Monday, November 10 - On Friday, Billboard #1 Jazz Artist Deborah Silver and the legendary Count Basie Orchestra received a GRAMMY Award Nominationfor Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album for their Billboard chart topping album " BASIE ROCKS! Deborah Silver & The Count Basie Orchestra ." Produced by Rolling Stones drummer extraordinaire Steve Jordon,"BASIE ROCKS!" re-imagines timeless Rock classics from artists including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Sting, Elton John and others. Following their 2024 GRAMMY win for Best Large Jazz Ensemble, the new album celebrates the iconic Count Basie Orchestra's 90th Anniversary. This announcement marks Silver's first GRAMMY Award Nomination.

Released on May 2, 2025, the orchestra's Musical Director Scotty Barnhart calls the collection "an unprecedented recording that shows what's possible when an outstanding and versatile vocalist joins forces with the world's greatest jazz orchestra." Special guest Trombone Shorty is featured along with highly-respected jazz musicians including Arturo Sandoval, Bill Frisell, Kurt Elling, andGeorge Coleman. Rocker/producer Steve Jordan describes this project as "where classic rock meets classic big band."

The 11 track project is packed with hits like Peter Frampton's smash "Baby I Love Your Way" (with guest Peter Frampton as a special nod to his recent Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame nomination), and an incredible version of The Rolling Stones' "Paint it Black" (with Arturo Sandoval on trumpet), Paul McCartney's "Band on the Run", Soft Cell's "Tainted Love", Elton John's "Benny and the Jets" and more surprises.

You can also catch Silver delivering her powerhouse big band and swing arrangements of classic rock hits plus surprising selections from the Great American Songbook on Episode 6 of Recorded Live at Analog, on PBS. Recorded Live at Analog is produced live at the celebrated Nashville venue in the Hutton Hotel. Its state-of-the-art acoustics and intimate setting create a close connection between artist and audience that can be seen and heard. View preview here . For the full list of local PBS airdates, please click here .

ABOUT DEBORAH SILVER

A chart-topping, two-time #1 Billboard vocalist Deborah Silver has earned high praise from entertainment icons. Music legend Quincy Jones declared, "Whatever she sings she owns, making every note matter! One listen and you know…she is the real deal." Rex Reed raves, "When Deborah Silver takes over a mic, she's a thrill - a swinging show-biz whirlwind."

Deborah Silver has captivated audiences worldwide. Her acclaimed PBS special-currently airing across the U.S.-highlights her best-selling new album, "Basie Rocks!" Recorded with The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra, it reimagines classic rock favorites with a big band twist. Known for her distinctive style and irresistible charisma, Silver also brings fresh life to timeless treasures from The Great American Songbook. She has collaborated on hit duets with celebrated artists across genres, including Bill Medley, Jack Jones, Ronnie Milsap, Diane Schuur, Steve Tyrell, Pam Tillis, Freddy Cole, Ann Hampton Callaway, and Ray Benson & Asleep At The Wheel.

Her previous hit albums include: "Glitter & Grits," produced by industry legend Ray Benson, and featuring musicians from his multi-Grammy award winning band Asleep at the Wheel. Glitter & Grits reinforced Silver's immense versatility, as an artist taking us on a journey from jazz to the unique Western swing style dynamically bringing these songs to life. This album was voted Broadway World's Best Commercial Recording, landed the #1 spot on both Traditional Jazz and Western Swing Charts, and crossed over to become #3 on the Weekly Top 50 Country Album Chart. "The Gold Standards," produced in 2016 by Steve Tyrell with stunning arrangements by Alan Broadbent, was an out-of-the-box smash reaching #1 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Album chart while landing at #1 on the Billboard Heatseeker Album chart and the #2 spot on the overall Billboard Jazz Album chart.

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ABOUT THE COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA

In the history of Jazz music, there is only one bandleader that has the distinction of having his orchestra still performing sold out concerts all over the world, with members personally chosen by him, for nearly 40 years after his passing. Pianist and bandleader William James "Count" Basie was and still is an American institution that personifies the grandeur and excellence of Jazz. The Count Basie Orchestra, today directed by Scotty Barnhart, has won every respected jazz poll in the world at least once, won 18 Grammy Awards, performed for Kings, Queens, and other world Royalty, appeared in several movies, television shows, at every major jazz festival and major concert hall in the world. CBO is now featured on Jazz singer Deborah Silver's album "Basie Rocks!" The most recent honor is a 2023 Grammy Win of Best Large Jazz Ensemble for "Basie Swings the Blues!" Other honors include their 2022 Grammy Nomination for "Live At Birdland," a 2018 Grammy Nomination for "All About That Basie," which features special guests Stevie Wonder, Jon Faddis, and Take 6 among others, and the 2018 Downbeat Readers Poll Award as the #1 Jazz Orchestra in the world. Their critically acclaimed release in 2015 of "A Very Swingin' Basie Christmas!" is the very first holiday album in the 80-year history of the orchestra. Released on Concord Music, it went to #1 on the Jazz charts and sold out on Amazon! Special guests include vocalists Johnny Mathis, Ledisi, our own Carmen Bradford and pianist Ellis Marsalis. A BBC TV produced documentary on Mr. Basie and the orchestra entitled "Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes" premiered on PBS in the US and UK in 2019 coinciding with the orchestra's 85th Anniversary. It features interviews by Quincy Jones, Scotty Barnhart, Dee Askew, John Williams, and several other important members and associates of Mr. Basie and the orchestra.

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