Clarinet and saxophone masters, Peter and Will Anderson return to 59E59 Theaters (Songbook Summit, The Joy of Sax, The Count Meets the Duke) with a tribute to two American icons, clarinetists Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw—for one week only.
Raised in poverty in Chicago, Benny Goodman was a classical clarinet prodigy who sparked an international swing craze in the 1930s, and premiered the first jazz concert at Carnegie Hall in 1938. Artie Shaw was a composer, author and master clarinetist, pushing musical boundaries by blending American swing with European and Latin styles. Both swing-era bandleaders were among the first to racially integrate their bands; their musical legacies have helped define the cultural identity of America.
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59 59 Theatre is located at 59 East 59th Street New York, NY, 646-892-7999
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