Count Basie Orchestra

Barbara Morrison: Still a Performer at the Center of Hearts

One year after revered songstress, vocal teacher and community activist Barbara Morrison’s passing at age 72, her legacy is humming along in full swing. The City of Los Angeles has renamed the corner of 43rd Street and Degnan (where the Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center has stood for the past 14 years) “Barbara Morrison Square.” It was dedicated on the singer’s birthday last year, September 10, which also marked the date of the First Annual Barbara Morrison Jazz and Blues Festival.

Quintessential Jazz Evening

Jul. 8 Come out for a “Quintessential Jazz Evening” – a fundraiser to make “Harry’s House at the Golden Inn & Village”- a home for alzheimer’s and assisted living, a reality in 2018! The Rona Barrett Foundation Invites the community to this Special Benefit Concert with the legendary Count Basie Orchestra & special guest artist Paula Cole at The Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara, Saturday, July 8, 2017 @ 7PM; 5:00 PM – Pre-Concert VIP Reception with “Grazing Feast” and open bar Courtesy of LA Fond Winery. Call The Rona Barrett Foundation for VIP Tickets at (805) 688-8887 or visit