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The Anderson Brothers Play Benny Goodman in the Theater at Birdland
Courtesy of Birdland | Posted on September 22, 2022
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Tue, September 27, 2022
5:30 pm
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Join us as The Anderson Brothers headline our Tuesday Night Residency in the Birdland Theater through the month of September!
With their quintet, reedmen Peter & Will Anderson present the work of the King of Swing, clarinetist Benny Goodman. Goodman’s 60-year career is highlighted by sparking the swing era in 1935, bringing jazz into Carnegie Hall, and leading the top big band of the 1930s swing era. He also helped bridge the divide between the jazz and classical worlds. Goodman’s small group with Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton, and Teddy Wilson was groundbreaking for its blistering tempos and swinging classics. ...