MICHAEL
FEINSTEIN CELEBRATES THE HOLIDAY SEASON AT NAMESAKE CLUB
FEINSTEIN'S
at the Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue, NYC - 1-212-339-4095 - http://www.feinsteinsattheregency.com/)
will celebrate New York's favorite holiday tradition with the return
engagement of Michael Feinstein from November 25th through December
27th. The new show, "The Great American Holiday Songbook," features
seasonal standards in addition to contemporary holiday classics. The
show will play the following schedule: Tuesday through Saturday at
8:30 pm with late shows on Friday and Saturday at 11:00 pm. There
will be no performances on November 27th, December 5th, December 11th
or December 23rd through 25th. All shows have a $60 cover and $30
minimum. Jackets are suggested, but not required.
Michael Feinstein,
one of the premiere interpreters of American popular song, has been
a household name since the success of his 1988 one-man Broadway show,
Isn't It Romantic. He enjoys an active performance calendar, including
major concert halls, symphony orchestras, intimate jazz clubs and
college campuses. More than a mere performer, he is nationally recognized
for his commitment to the American popular song, both celebrating
its art and preserving its legacy for the next generation. His new
CD, Only One Life - The Songs of Jimmy Webb, was released this fall
by Concord Records.
In 2003 he
received his fourth Grammy Award nomination for his Concord release,
Michael Feinstein with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, his first
recording with a symphony orchestra. Recently he hosted and produced
The Great American Songbook, a PBS Special and DVD set from Warner
Brothers that traces the history of popular music in our country and
debuted at the 2002 Palm Springs Film Festival.
His own record
label Feinery, a new Concord subsidiary, records favorite current
artists and restores recordings & musical broadcasts showcasing the
nation's most admired and enduring entertainers. In addition to running
Feinstein's at the Regency in New York, his new club Feinstein's at
the Cinegrill recently opened at the Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles.
The Library of Congress has elected Michael to the exclusive "National
Sound Recording Advisory Board." He and other industry leaders recently
met in Washington D.C. for a forum on safeguarding America's musical
heritage.
Michael started
playing piano by ear when he was five and, as a teenager, he played
at weddings and parties in Columbus, Ohio. After graduating from high
school, he worked in local piano lounges for two years, moving to
Los Angeles when he was 20. Through the widow of legendary concert
pianist-actor Oscar Levant, he was introduced to Ira Gershwin in July
1977. He became his assistant for six years, granting him access to
numerous unpublished Gershwin songs, which he has since performed
and recorded. Gershwin's influence provided a solid base upon which
Michael has not only evolved into a captivating performer, composer
and arranger of his own original music, but has also become an unparalleled
interpreter of music legends such as Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Johnny
Mercer, Duke Ellington and Harry Warren.
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