Extraordinary musicians Peter & Will Anderson present the life and music of Cole Porter with an entertaining narrative and live performance featuring pianist and vocalist Conal Fowkes. Songs include “Night and Day,” “Begin the Beguine,” “I Get a Kick Out of You,” “I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” and “Just One of Those Things.” Hailed by the New York Times as “Virtuosos on clarinet and saxophone,” Peter and Will Anderson are two of the most extraordinary jazz woodwind players today. Born and raised in Washington, DC, the Andersons have headlined the Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, live on Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion; and can be heard on the Grammy-winning soundtrack of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire with Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks. They received a 2014 Drama Desk nomination for their off-Broadway show Le Jazz Hot and won a 2018 Bistro Award. For more information, please visit: www.PeterAndWillAnderson.com
Conal Fowkes is a Grammy winning pianist, double-bassist, vocalist, arranger and teacher. Born in Zambia and having spent most of his early childhood in Mexico, Conal moved to London, England, studying at the Royal College of Music. Since moving to New York, he has made several appearances on Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion and the Rosie O’Donnell Show and was featured soloist in the hit Broadway show, One Mo’ Time. He can be heard and seen in the films Lipstick On Your Collar, Madame Suzatska, Ghost World, Finding Forrester, The Aviator, Proud and The Loss of a Tear-drop Diamond. He is featured on the soundtrack of Woody Allen’s film You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger and plays the voice and piano of Cole Porter in Allen’s film Midnight in Paris. He is featured playing the theme, “Blue Moon” in Allen’s 2013 release and plays in Cafe Society.