The Andersons Jazz Up 59E59 Theaters with 'THE COUNT MEETS THE DUKE' Tonight

59E59 Theaters will welcome jazz virtuosos Peter and Will Anderson for the world premiere of THE COUNT MEETS THE DUKE: THE ANDERSONS PLAY BASIE AND ELLINGTON. THE COUNT MEETS THE DUKE: THE ANDERSONS PLAY BASIE AND ELLINGTON begins performances tonight, December 8 for a limited engagement through Sunday, January 3.

The performance schedule is Tuesday - Thursday at 7:30 PM; Friday at 5:30 PM & 8:30 PM; Saturday at 2:30 PM, 5:30 PM & 8:30 PM; and Sunday at 3:30 PM & 7:30 PM. Please note, there is no performance on 12/25 (Christmas Day). Performances are at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues). Tickets are $25 ($17.50 for 59E59 Members) for performances from December 8 - 20; $35 ($24.50 for 59E59 Members) for performances from December 22 - January 3. To purchase tickets, call Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200 or go to www.59e59.org.

59E59 audience favorites Peter and Will Anderson return for the festive season! Mining the long, storied careers of Duke Ellington and Count Basie, THE COUNT MEETS THE DUKE swings through the sultry sounds of Kansas City, New Orleans, and Harlem from the 1930's through 60's. Modeled on their 2013 Drama Desk nominated show Le Jazz Hot, and featuring the Andersons' signature musical style, THE COUNT MEETS THE DUKE features filmed archival interviews with each musical master while Al Hirschfield's famous caricatures add a touch of whimsy to Basie and Ellington's toe-tapping music. Songs like "April in Paris," Morton Swing," "Take the A Train," and "It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got that Swing" are juxtaposed with original compositions by Peter and Will that were inspired by the two jazz titans, whose musical friendship spanned decades.

Peter Anderson (tenor saxophone, clarinet) and Will Anderson (alto saxophone, clarinet) are joined by Jeb Patton on piano, Clovis Nicolas on acoustic bass, and Phil Stewart on drums.

Called "virtuosos on clarinet and saxophone" by the New York Times, Washington, D.C. natives Peter and Will Anderson were drawn to jazz at a very young age. While still teenagers, they were selected internationally for talent programs such as Betty Carter Jazz Ahead, the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, and NFAA Young Arts. Endorsees of D'Addario woodwind products, Peter and Will attended Juilliard in New York City, where they currently reside. They've appeared with the Jimmy Heath Big Band, Jazz @ Lincoln Center Orchestra, Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, and Bob Wilber Sextet.

Peter and Will have headlined at The Blue Note, Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, New Orleans Jazz Festival, Sarasota Florida Jazz Festival, South Carolina's Jazz Corner, Seattle's Triple Door, Miami-Dade's Cultural Arts Center, Cleveland's Nightown, The Studios of Key West, The Amarillo TX Museum of Art, and The Arizona Music Festival. Their ensemble has performed in 30 U.S. States, toured Japan, and featured four times in NYC's famed "Highlights in Jazz" series, alongside legends Lou Donaldson, Paquito D'Rivera, and Wycliffe Gordon. As guest clinicians, Peter and Will have visited Temple University, College of Charleston, University of Scranton, Hunter College, Stonybrook University, Michigan State University and others.

Peter and Will's 2012 release for Smalls Records, Correspondence, features Kenny Barron and was chosen by Vanity Fair magazine alongside Miles Davis in "Four New Releases to Make You Love Jazz." Most recently, Peter and Will are featured on JAZZIZ Magazine's Winter 2014 CD Soundtrack. Their recent release, Reed Reflections, was called by the Washington Post, "imaginatively unfolding in ways that consistently bring a fresh perspective to classic jazz tunes." Peter and Will's newest album, Deja Vu, features Albert "Tootie" Heath, and was called "a burner that reveals the band's cohesiveness and spirit" by Mike Joyce in JazzTimes.