The Fabulous Dorseys To Perform Jan. 31

Two extraordinary jazz woodwind players, identical twins Peter and Will Anderson, will present "The Fabulous Dorseys" at The University of Scranton on Saturday, Jan. 31, at 7:30 p.m.

The free concert performed by a sextet of New York's finest musicians will begin with a pre-concert talk at 6:40 p.m. in The Houlihan-McLean Center (Mulberry Street at Jefferson Avenue.) Its focus: the late Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, and the brothers' journey from Northeastern Pennsylvania to their rise as national stars.

Identical twins Peter and Will Anderson are two of the most extraordinary jazz woodwind players today, hailed as "virtuosos on clarinet and saxophone," according to The New York Times. The Andersons have performed with jazz greats throughout the U.S. and abroad - over 40 U.S. states, throughout Brazil, Japan, and the U.K. Their program, "The Fabulous Dorseys," brings the remarkable story of Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey to life.

Performed by a sextet of New York's finest musicians, the show traces the Dorsey brothers' journey from their start in the coal regions of Northeastern Pennsylvania as teenage professionals on trombone and saxophone through their rise as national stars with the Dorsey Brothers Band, to the dramatic 1935 sibling split that sent them on separate paths, followed by their long-awaited reunion a decade later.

All events will take place in The Houlihan-McLean Center (Mulberry Street at Jefferson Avenue) and are free of admission charge, unless otherwise noted.