Michael Feinstein
Michael Feinstein, 'Ambassador of the Great American Songbook', is joined by special guests and the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra to celebrate Broadway's song-writing legends.
Michael Feinstein, the multi-platinum-selling, two-time Emmy and five-time Grammy Award-nominated entertainer dubbed "The Ambassador of the Great American Songbook," is the leading interpreter of American standards. He's played at Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House, the Hollywood Bowl, the White House and Buckingham Palace and now joins the sixty piece Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert orchestra and Broadway maestro Larry Blank for a very special Friday Night Is Music Night, dedicated to the art and craft of the great songwriters.
Michael's fascination with the American Songbook began in Columbus, Ohio. It was here that he began playing piano at the age of five. After graduating from high school, he worked in local piano bars for two years, moving to Los Angeles when he was 20. Then the widow of the legendary concert pianist-actor Oscar Levant introduced him to Ira Gershwin in July 1977. Michael became Gershwin's assistant for six years, which earned him access to numerous unpublished Gershwin songs, many of which he has since performed and recorded. Gershwin's influence led to his becoming a composer and arranger of his own original music and an outstanding interpreter of music legends such as Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer, Duke Ellington, Harry Warren and of course George and Ira Gershwin.
Tonight he shares personal memories of those greats, together with their music and songs, in the company of his special guests.
This concert was originally broadcast in September.
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Michael Feinstein and the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra Cb Larry Blank
STRIKE UP THE BAND
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra CB Larry Blank & Michael Feinstein
I Won't Send Roses
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra CB Larry Blank & Michael Feinstein
A LOT OF LIVIN' TO DO
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JOE STILGOE TRIO
ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE
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Michael Feinstein & Joe Stilgoe & Mike Smith, Pete Callard & Dan Richardson
Ding Dong the Witch is Dead
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra CB Larry Blank
Raintree County
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra CB Larry Blank & Maria Friedman & Michael Feinstein
HOW ABOUT YOU
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra CB Larry Blank & Maria Friedman
Has He Come Too Late
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra CB Larry Blank & Michael Feinstein
You And I
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra CB Larry Blank & Michael Feinstein
Astaire Medley
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra CB Larry Blank
An American In Paris
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Michael Feinstein
EMBRACEABLE YOU
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra CB Larry Blank & Michael Feinstein
Alexander's Ragtime Band
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JOE STILGOE TRIO
YOU GIVE A LITTLE
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra CB Larry Blank & Michael Feinstein
NO ONE IS ALONE
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra CB Larry Blank & Maria Friedman
BROADWAY BABY
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra CB Larry Blank & Michael Feinstein, Maria Friedman & Joe Stilgoe
Sinatra Medley
Broadcasts
- Fri 5 Sep 2014 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
- Fri 31 Oct 2014 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2