Michael Feinstein
Albums
The pairing of premier era-gone-by pianist/crooner Michael Feinstein and the legendary Maynard Ferguson Big Band is such a rousing success that [more]
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Romantic inspiration can be found in many places, but song stylist Michael Feinstein finds his in motion picture film scores and Broadway musicals on his [more]
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As it says on the back cover, Michael Feinstein With the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra is the first [more]
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There are major songwriters whose names are as well known as those of the singers of their songs, and there are others who are largely unknown, requiring a list of [more]
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"One carries a major torch for The Great American Songbook. The other has written more standards in the past 40 years than just about any other contemporary composer. Two very good friends, Michael Feinstein and Jimmy Webb, collaborating on an album for the first time, have created Only One Life, a song cycle of love, passion, hope and regret that promises to be one of the most memorable pop albums ... And one that is more than a bit overdue." —David Leaf, Emmy® and Grammy® Award-nominated writer and television producer
There are thousands of songs from the '30s, '40s, and '50s that are considered popular standards and Michael Feinstein has covered a good [more]
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Appearances
The pairing of premier era-gone-by pianist/crooner Michael Feinstein and the legendary Maynard Ferguson Big Band is such a rousing success that [more]
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Romantic inspiration can be found in many places, but song stylist Michael Feinstein finds his in motion picture film scores and Broadway musicals on his [more]
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As it says on the back cover, Michael Feinstein With the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra is the first [more]
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There are major songwriters whose names are as well known as those of the singers of their songs, and there are others who are largely unknown, requiring a list of [more]
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"One carries a major torch for The Great American Songbook. The other has written more standards in the past 40 years than just about any other contemporary composer. Two very good friends, Michael Feinstein and Jimmy Webb, collaborating on an album for the first time, have created Only One Life, a song cycle of love, passion, hope and regret that promises to be one of the most memorable pop albums ... And one that is more than a bit overdue." —David Leaf, Emmy® and Grammy® Award-nominated writer and television producer
There are thousands of songs from the '30s, '40s, and '50s that are considered popular standards and Michael Feinstein has covered a good [more]
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Rosemary Clooney is one of the most important interpreters of American popular song, and one of my most prominent influences as a singer and piano player. -Diana Krall
After finishing her period as one of the Clooney Sisters with Tony Pastor's orchestra, Rosemary Clooney became famous for her pop hits on the Columbia label in the early '50s. [more]
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Although the 50-year copyright limit on recordings in Europe has resulted in many shoddy unlicensed reissues of popular recordings still in print in their legitimate [more]
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Biography
- Born 1956
Michael Feinstein was born in Columbus, OH, and developed an interest in the piano and in show music at an early age. After moving with his family to Los Angeles in 1976, he met Oscar Levant's widow, who in turn introduced him to Ira Gershwin. He was hired by Gershwin in 1977 to help organize the Gershwin archives, and continued to work with the lyricist until Gershwin's death in 1983.
In 1984, Feinstein launched a career as a pianist and singer devoted to the music of the '30s and '40s, playing at private parties in the Los Angeles area. He had a seven-month residence at the Mondrian Hotel, during which Liza Minnelli threw a party in his honor (February 1985) that got his name around. In January 1986 he opened at the Algonquin Hotel in New York, where a six-week engagement stretched to 16 weeks.
Feinstein's debut album, Live at the Algonquin, mixed the songs of Irving Berlin and Oscar Levant with more current material by Stephen Sondheim and Gretchen Cryer. By 1988 he had been signed to Elektra Records, for whom he has recorded a series of albums spotlighting the work of specific composers, among them 1998's Michael & George: Feinstein Sings Gershwin, as well as a children's album. In 2002, Feinstein released The Michael Feinstein Anthology, a collection that spanned his work from 1987-1996, and participated in an episode of the PBS show {#Great Performances}. The following year, he earned a Grammy nomination for Michael Feinstein with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Feinstein released Sings the Jule Styne Songbook on Rhino Encore in 2008. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
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