LE JAZZ HOT: HOW THE FRENCH SAVED JAZZ Set for 59E59 Theaters, 12/3-29

59E59 Theaters will present LE JAZZ HOT: HOW THE FRENCH SAVED JAZZ, created by Peter and Will Anderson and featuring their jazz quintet. LE JAZZ HOT: HOW THE FRENCH SAVED JAZZ begins performances on Tuesday, December 3 for a limited engagement through Sunday, December 29. Press opening is Wednesday, December 11 at 7:30 PM. The performance schedule is Tuesday - Thursday at 7:30 PM; Friday at 8:30 PM; & Saturday at 5:30 PM & 8:30 PM; and Sunday at 3:30 PM & 7:30 PM. Please note, there is no performance on December 25 and an additional performance on Friday, December 27 at 5:30 PM. Performances are at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues). Tickets are $25 ($17.50 for 59E59 Members) for performances through December 15; $35 ($24.50 for 59E59 Members) for performances through December 29. To purchase tickets, call Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200 or go to www.59e59.org.

Peter and Will Anderson, with their sensational jazz quintet, whisk audiences to the streets of Paris and the French countryside with rollicking swing and hot gypsy jazz. With a set list filled with top French and American jazz artists like Django Reinhardt, Sidney Bechet, Josephine Baker, Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie, who found a warm welcome in France's thriving jazz scene, LE JAZZ HOT: HOW THE FRENCH SAVED JAZZ is a fascinating look at the France's contribution to what is thought of as a quintessentially American art form.

Called "virtuosos on clarinet and saxophone" (New York Times) and "remarkable" (Wall Street Journal), identical twins Peter and Will Anderson are one of the most extraordinary duos in jazz performing today. They "play with a passion, unpredictability, and sense of discovery" (All About Jazz). They were first influenced by Charlie Parker and Duke Ellington, and as young as 13, toured the U.K., playing traditional jazz and swing music. Born and raised in the Washington, D.C. area, they were mentored by saxophonist, Texas-native Paul Carr, before attending Juilliard in New York City, where they currently reside.

They are saxophonists of choice for Wynton Marsalis, Jimmy Heath, the Village Vanguard Orchestra, Wycliffe Gordon, Michael Feinstein and the New York City Ballet. Leading their own ensemble, they've performed at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Iridium, Symphony Space, Blues Alley, East Coast Jazz Fest, Mid-Atlantic Jazz Fest, New Jersey Jazz Society, Pennsylvania Jazz Society, 54 Below, Highlights in Jazz, Buck-Hill Skytop Music Fest, Treetops Music Fest, Central Illinois Jazz Fest, Jacob Burns Film Center, Louis Armstrong House, Bickford Museum Theater, Stony Brook and Michigan State Universities.

They have produced and performed in two highly-acclaimed Off Broadway roadway jazz shows at 59E59 Theaters in 2010 and 2012, honoring Artie Shaw and the Dorsey Brothers, the last of which sold out for 30 consecutive shows. Peter and Will are featured in HBO's Boardwalk Empire and on the Grammy-winning soundtrack with Vince Giordano's Nighthawks, with whom they frequently perform. The Andersons and their band can be heard regularly Thursday nights, 9pm at 59E59 Theaters' E:Bar in Manhattan. Their debut recording from 2013, Correspondence (Smalls Records), features Kenny Barron. Most recently, the Andersons released The Music of the Soprano Masters (Gut String Records) featuring the legendary saxophonist Bob Wilber.

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