"The Count Meets the Duke" @ 59E59 Theaters at 59e59 Theaters

** See 59E59.org for COMPLETE list of showtimes:

Venue website: http://www.59e59.org/moreinfo.php?showid=228

Artist Website: PeterAndWillAnderson.com

Coming off their 2013 Drama Desk nominated show Le Jazz Hot, jazz virtuoso saxophonists and clarinetists Peter and Will Anderson perform the hits of big band legends Count Basie and Duke Ellington. Prepare to dive into the sultry sounds of Kansas City, New Orleans, and Harlem from the 1930's through 60's, while exploring the vast differences between the Count and the Duke. These swing-era celebrities toured to world with their orchestras, appeared in Hollywood films, and shaped the sound of American Music for generations to come...

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** See 59E59.org for COMPLETE list of showtimes:

Venue website: http://www.59e59.org/moreinfo.php?showid=228

Artist Website: PeterAndWillAnderson.com

Coming off their 2013 Drama Desk nominated show Le Jazz Hot, jazz virtuoso saxophonists and clarinetists Peter and Will Anderson perform the hits of big band legends Count Basie and Duke Ellington. Prepare to dive into the sultry sounds of Kansas City, New Orleans, and Harlem from the 1930's through 60's, while exploring the vast differences between the Count and the Duke. These swing-era celebrities toured to world with their orchestras, appeared in Hollywood films, and shaped the sound of American Music for generations to come. The Anderson's quintet will revisit Basie's "April in Paris," "Moten Swing," "Jumpin' at the Woodside," and Ellington's "Take the 'A' Train," "Caravan," "It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing" and more.

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