New York's Best Dressed Two Man Band!

Free kazoos, impeccably tailored outfits, rowdy sing-alongs, furious banjo strumming, and a set full of quirky, clever, sometimes-naughty original tunes. That’s The Two Man Gentlemen Band’s formula for a good, old-fashioned musical spectacle. Hailing from New York City, The Two Man Gentlemen Band combines hot jazz, old-time country, tin pan alley, and vaudevillian swing to create a joyous two-man sound that is all their own. Performing with plectrum banjo, string bass, kazoos, and foot percussion, The Gentlemen whip themselves into a frenzy that is unlike any acoustic duo on the road today. With the energy of a band two or three times their numbers, The Two Man Gentlemen Band concocts a ruckus that is lively, danceable, and insanely fun.

The music provides a perfect foundation for The Gentlemen’s wry, idiosyncratic lyrics, which vary in subject from the historical, to the romantic, to the bawdy, to the inane. On their latest album alone, (Heavy Petting, SBR18) The Gentlemen sing an ode to William Howard Taft, compare true love to the square root of two, celebrate the skills of a female kazooist, challenge each other to a badminton duel, and extol the virtues of, you guessed it, heavy petting. Though they pepper many of their tunes with playful innuendo, The Gentlemen – being Gentlemen, after all - never utter a vulgar word. The unifying element in their music is not the occasional naughty insinuation, but rather the clever, good-natured wit that shines through in each of their songs – especially when they are performed live on stage.

Beginning with the ritual distribution of free kazoos (provided by the band’s sponsor, Kazoos.com) and ending with a camp-revival-like shout-along about our fattest president, a live performance by The Two Man Gentlemen Band is a non-stop festival of interactive, old-fashioned entertainment. Banjoist Andy Bean serves as master of ceremonies and scarcely allows the band or the audience to take a breath. Equal parts vaudevillian comic, depression-era huckster, and society gentleman, Bean cajoles the audience to participate; scolding them playfully when they cannot answer one of his trivia questions (“What’s the difference between a blimp and a zeppelin?”) and offering constructive critiques of their performance during one of the show’s many kazoo-alongs (“You sound like a swarm of locusts!”). Two years of full-time street-performing in New York City’s Central Park taught the gentlemen this: when the band slows down, the audience takes a hike.

So, The Two Man Gentlemen Band never slows down. And the audience never stops smiling.

Off the stage, these two young men remain perfectly well mannered. This gentlemen business is no act! They tip their hats for ladies, say Sir and Ma'am, and even provide "Lessons in Etiquette" on their website. Seldom are they seen without hats, neck-ties, and cheerful expressions. The Two Man Gentlemen Band looks forward to meeting you!



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"One of the most inspired acts touring the country!"
-Joe Scott, Go Triad, Winston-Salem, NC

"The Two Man Gentlemen Band fires off their old-timey country folk ditties with such good natured pop that they transcend schtick"
-Hank Shteamer, Time Out New York

“These gentlemen back up their dandy visages with top-notch musicianship, fine vocal harmonies and a wryly humorous subtext to their anachronism.”
- Stuart Harmening, The Savannah Morning News (Savannah, GA)

“The Gentlemen push the comic curtain wide open, searching for at least a grin with nearly all of their songs. Even tracks about disasters like the Hindenburg explosion are spry enough to sound like two men shaking off sadness with musical smiles.”
- Grayson Currin, The Independent (Chapel Hill, NC)

"AWESOME. These guys rule in a totally old-timey, banjo and stand-up bass way. They've got charisma, energy and kazoos, and they definitely have fun up there, with compositions that are a little bit dorky and a little bit dirty. Banjo player Andy Bean works the crowd, addressing members of the audience and his own band with the honorific "friend," and employing other affectations of a Depression-era huckster. Their lyrics are twee and hilarious, and each song clips along at approximately twelve-million bpms... The band should be atop every geek's play list. They played, not one, but two songs related to mathematics — and Bean worked the word "erudite" into his introduction to a song which used the square root of two as a metaphor for love. (The other math-related song led to a listing of prime numbers; we as a crowd made it to 11 (someone said 9, ending the fun)... A song about Badminton brought about the first instance of audience participation. We were instructed to chant, "Smack the bird" (or alternatively, "Smack the cock" — you see what I mean about a little bit dirty?) during the chorus... To cap off this complete and joyful celebration of dorkitude, we had a brief discussion on William Howard Taft — the last president to have facial hair in office — followed by a song... I have such a crush on Bean, and his fedora."
Emily Hulme, AM NY's AM/FM blog

"The Two Man Gentlemen Band , at the very least, should go down in the history books as the duo who made the kazoo hip again."
Bluegrass Journal

"I don’t know what it is about banjos, kazoos, and pork-pie hats that makes the kids go crazy, but it’s clear that I’ve seen the future of musical comedy. With an upright bass player, a banjo, a small drum set, and various novelty bells and whistles, retro-Vaudeville pickers the Two Man Gentlemen Band got a jaded crowd of New York industry folk to clap, stomp, and shout out prime numbers (the last for their charming love song “Square Root of Two”). By the time they got around to a sing-along about William Howard Taft (“the last president to wear facial hair”), I was smitten—these zinger-happy, fast-talking folkies are gentlemen indeed."Pop Matters

"The Two Man Gentlemen Band does old-timey country-folk that can get mighty raucous" - Time Out New York

"The Two Man Gentlemen Band play an antiquated but very lively form of 20’s kazoo and banjo powered speakeasy folk-jazz."
SongsIllinois

"The Two Man Gentlemen Band is literally some good old-fashioned fun. The duo plays unabashedly nerdy tunes about subjects like William Howard Taft in a jaunty Depression-era style."
AMNY

"please partake of their genteel naughtiness. You'll thank us for it. Promise!"
TheRichGirlsAreWeeping


"Comprised of a banjo and upright bass, this duo provides comical bite-sized songs that revolve around one (and often more) of the following: joyful sweetness, double entendre, history, politics and math. The important thing is, it's catchy and it's funny."
Enchanted Pants

"You’ll dig these guys, who are a collision of Tin Pan Alley and locker-room humor."
Orlando Weekly

"Hats off to the Two Man Gentlemen Band. The show was a blast."
The Bus Stops Here

"Given that we're talking about a couple of guys who dress like they're from the 1930s, play music that wouldn't seem out of place at a vaudeville show and make ample use of kazoos, The Two Man Gentlemen Band could easily veer into being way too precious.

But good songs are the best kind of saving grace, and Andy Bean and Fuller Condon have filled "Heavy Petting" with clever, upbeat music that you'd almost have to call rollicking. It fits, given the time-travel nature of the duo. Fans of old-time country, early jazz and anything recorded on half-inch thick 78 rpm records will find a lot to love."
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky and Southern Indiana)

"The Two Man Gentleman went on first, and they were a riot! They handed out free kazoos, as they do at all their show. The Gents are extremely well read, and their songs are about the most obscure things and events. They are absolutely hysterical! I took some videos, but I’m afraid my hand wasn’t quite steady because, try as I might, I just couldn’t stop myself from laughing."
Ammuse's Weblog
"With songs that honor President William Howard Taft for being larger than life and that compare true love to the square root of two, the duo's original compositions create the foundation for their onstage folly. The songs are mostly off-center and sometimes off-color."
-By TAMARA McCLARAN, Shorelines (FL) Jacksonville.com