MICHAEL
FEINSTEIN CELEBRATES WITH "HOLIDAY HEART SONGS"
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 December 7th through 31st. The
new show, "Holiday Heart Songs," features seasonal standards and contemporary
classics that touch the heart and move the spirit. New Year's Eve
will be a special evening at the hotel with performances by Mr. Feinstein
and acclaimed vocalist and songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway. will play
the following schedule: Tuesday through Saturday at 8:30 pm with late
shows on Friday and Saturday at 11:00 pm. PLEASE NOTE: There will
be no performances Friday December 24th or Saturday December 25th,
but there are performances Monday, December 20th and Monday, December
27th. All shows have a $60 cover. There is a $40 minimum for early
shows and a $30 minimum for late shows.
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 latest
CD, Only One Life: The Songs of Jimmy Webb, was named one of the "10
Best CDs of the Year" by USA Today. In 2003 he received his fourth
Grammy Award nomination for his Concord Records 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 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. This fall he completed a sold-out two week engagement
at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London's West End.
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 evolved into a captivating performer, composer and arranger
of his own original music, and an unparalleled interpreter of music
legends such as Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer, Duke Ellington
and Harry Warren.
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