FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 5, 2021

CONTACT: Erin Brownfield, Director of Marketing, Community School of Music and Arts 650.917.6800, ext. 305; [email protected]

Community School of Music and Arts Presents A Celebration of Charlie Parker performed by Peter & Will Anderson on August 28

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) presents the first concert in our Fall 2021 Community Concert Series. Join Peter and Will Anderson for an in-person jazz performance celebrating American jazz legend Charlie Parker on Saturday, August 28 at 7:30pm PDT. The event will also be livestreamed on CSMA’s YouTube channel.

Charlie Parker was a legendary Grammy Award-winning jazz saxophonist who, along with Dizzy Gillespie, invented the music style called bop or bebop. Though his life was brief and marred by tragedy, he changed the course of music and is considered one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time. Peter and Will Anderson fell in love with Parker’s music through recordings and over the years have been able to perform with musicians who played with Parker including Barry Harris, Hank Jones and Jimmy Cobb.

Identical twins Peter and Will Anderson are two of the most extraordinary jazz woodwind players today. Born and raised in Washington D.C., the Andersons moved to New York City to attend The Juilliard School. They performed with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Wycliffe Gordon, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Paquito D’Rivera, Wynton Marsalis and can be heard on the 2014 Grammy-winning soundtrack of HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” with Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks. The Andersons have performed across the country, Brazil, Japan and the United Kingdom.

Peter and Will Anderson will also lead a free workshop where they will discuss jazz history, jazz improvisation and careers in music on Sunday, August 29 at 2:00pm in Tateuchi Hall. Students are encouraged to bring their own instruments. Read more about Peter and Will on our Arts4All blog.

Founded in 1968, the Community School of Music and Arts is Northern California’s largest non-profit provider of arts education programs. With a $6 million budget and 160-member staff and faculty, CSMA is one of the ten largest community schools in the United States. Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, CSMA is dedicated to making the arts and arts education accessible to all, regardless of age, experience, background or financial means. This event is part of CSMA’s 2021-2022 Community Concert Series. In keeping with CSMA’s mission to provide Arts for All, Community Concerts are free and open to the public. CSMA provides unique music and visual arts programming and events for audiences of all ages and backgrounds.

The Community Concert Series is supported by the Applied Materials Foundation. For artist interviews, please contact Erin Brownfield, Director of Marketing at 650-917-6800, ext 305 or [email protected].

EVENT CALENDAR INFORMATION:

WHAT: Peter & Will Anderson - Charlie Parker Celebration

WHERE: Tateuchi Hall, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View CA

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CSMA’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/CSMAMV

WHEN: Saturday, August 28, 7:30 pm PDT

COST: Free. Donations are welcome. https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/csma

INFO: Attendees are required to wear face masks. This event is not ticketed; seats are first-come-first-served. Please arrive early. www.arts4all.org; 650-917-6800, ext 305 ###

Founded in 1968, the Community School of Music and Arts is Northern California’s largest non-profit provider of arts education programs. With a $6 million budget and 160-member staff and faculty, CSMA is one of the ten largest community schools in the United States. Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, CSMA is dedicated to making the arts and arts education accessible to all, regardless of age, experience, background or financial means.