The great composer, band leader, educator, humanitarian and reed player Frank Foster, died today of complications from kidney failure at his home in Chesapeake, Virginia. He was 82. Born in Cincinnati ...

FORSTER Frank H. Jr., Age 82, Went home unexpectedly to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, September 7, 2025. Frank was born to Frank and Eileen Forster on May 25, 1943. Frank married the love of ...

Multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger Frank Foster, a key member of the Count Basie Orchestra who led the band after its leader’s death, died July 26 of kidney failure in Chesapeake, Virg. He ...

Shortly after being discharged from military service in 1953, tenor saxophonist Frank Foster joined Count Basie's band. By then, Basie's so-called New Testament band was in place and had been ...