Le Jazz Hot: How the French Saved Jazz

Show Info

The Andersons play Le Jazz Hot!
Written and performed by Peter and Will Anderson
With Peter and Will Anderson and their quintet

Peter and Will Anderson and their sleek jazz quintet transport you to the streets of Paris and the French countryside with sounds of swing and gypsy jazz. Had France not supported musicians like Django Reinhardt, Sidney Bechet, and Josephine Baker, America's great art form may not have survived.

SET LIST

Django Reinhardt:
Nuages
Rhythm Futur
Manior de Reves
Swing 42

Sidney Bechet:
Si Tu Va Ma Mere
Petite Fleur
Promenade aux Champs-Elysees

Josephine Baker:
There's a Small Hotel

Louis Armstrong:
La Vie En Rose
Cest si Bon

Claude Debussy:
Clair de Lune

Duke Ellington:
Paris Blues
Degas Suite

Dizzy Gillespie:
Afro Paris
Tour de Force

Kenny Clarke:
Rue Chaptal

Bud Powell:
Parisian Thoroughfare

Reviews

"Virtuosos on clarinet and saxophone!' - Stephen Holden, The New York Times

'A pair of swining musical siblings!' - Frank Scheck, New York Post

'Enlightening... a night filled with fervent, soulful music.' - Maxamoo

'A delightful melange of cold facts and hot licks - all five are impeccable talents!' - Lighting & Sound America Online