- Count Basie: On August 21, his birthday, Count Basie was Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.
- Count Basie: The Spanish site, Vintage Music, discusses the life of Count Basie.
- Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter: According to JazzTimes, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter will be among the jazz musicians playing at the Hollywood Bowl on August 29, 2012.
- Bud Powell: Howard Mandel reviews the new biography of Bud Powell, Wail: The Life of Bud Powell, at JJA News.
- Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Chuck Mangione, Modern Jazz Quartet, Sonny Rollins: At JazzWax, Marc Myers explores the use of jazz artists in advertisements in two posts: Part 1 and Part 2. The artists include Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Chuck Mangione, the Modern Jazz Quartet, and Sonny Rollins.
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