Or you could call him George Gershwin (composer of "An American in Paris"), Frederic Chopin or Ludwig van Beethoven, musicians he plays (as he plays piano) onstage in his trilogy of one-man plays.

American music swings into summer with hits from Gershwin’s pathbreaking opera, Porgy and Bess. Letting their instruments do the singing, the New Jersey Symphony soars through “Summertime,” “It Ain’t ...

American music swings into summer with hits from Gershwin’s pathbreaking opera, Porgy and Bess. Letting their instruments do the singing, the New Jersey Symphony soars through “Summertime,” “It Ain’t ...

There’s no mystery as to how George Gershwin’s piano music ought to sound. He recorded many of his scores, film snippets of Gershwin at the piano are readily available on YouTube, and books by pianist ...

Concerts MSO's "Gershwin!" promises an unforgettable night of lively entertainment Friday night, at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, I had rhythm, I had music and I had my man - in this case ...

Don’t look for deep themes and poignancy in “Nice Work If You Can Get It.” That’s not the point. “It’s a lot about fun,” said Mariah MacFarlane, who plays bootlegger Billie Bendix in the musical set ...

Jazz and blues joined classical music form on a historic day in 1924, at the world premiere of George Gershwin’s groundbreaking “Rhapsody In Blue” in New York City. It didn’t take long for Gershwin, a ...

Although Felder has appeared at TheatreWorks as various composers over the years, he has never performed “George Gershwin Alone” for South Bay audiences. He’ll stage the benefit performance from one ...

Pennsylvania-based David Leonhardt Jazz Group, noted for its presentation of both straight and modern jazz, eschews the latter on this CD turning its considerable talents and energy to the music of ...

With a crisp attack and seamless, lyrical phrasing, pianist Bill Charlap interprets this collection of ten Gershwin songs with authority. His septet allows plenty of room for each artist to speak his ...

A collection of George Gershwin interpretations by the avant-jazz legend traces his roots in the swing era, fleshing out a seldom-heard side of the astral voyager. Beyond these gateway LPs, however, ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A patient at a British hospital played Mahler and Gershwin on the violin while a tumour was removed from her brain so that surgeons could preserve her ability to play music and her ...