When I was a young member of the National Press Club, still in my 20s, one of the old timers told me about a legendary musical evening he had attended in the club’s early days. It was a gathering in ...

It’s hard to read a biography of George Gershwin, who died at 38, without feeling a sense of loss. But rather than bemoan the composer’s premature passing, Richard Crawford, a musicologist and ...

The life of a beloved American composer reflected through his music, writings, and letters. New York City native and gifted pianist George Gershwin blossomed as an accompanist before his talent as a ...

The song "Summertime" was written by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward and although not thought to be directly involved, Ira Gershwin gets an official ...

Joni Mitchell was recently feted at an all-star tribute concert in Washington, D.C. as the recipient of the Library of Congress’ Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. During the concert, which will be ...

Lana Del Rey has released a cover of George Gershwin’s classic “Summertime” alongside an accompanying video. In the clip, she and “the gang” are seen cruising in a vintage car following a “Covid test” ...

George Gershwin's time in the Carolinas launched the musician on such a spree of creativity that it led to what some critics call one of his finest works. Getty Images On June 16, 1934, George ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. "Summertime" is an aria composed in 1934 by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera ...

Lana Del Rey has shared her own version of George Gershwin’s 1935 song “Summertime,” accompanied with a video. Check it out below. On Instagram Live earlier this month, the singer said that she had an ...

Laurence Maslon is an arts professor at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. His most recent book is “Broadway to Main Street: How Show Tunes Enchanted America.” I like a Gershwin tune, but ...

George Gershwin, the maestro of the American Songbook, comes across as a serious composer who fused jazz and classical music in this admiring but bloodless biography. University of Michigan ...

Lana Del Rey, who knows a thing or two about summer, has just shared a cover of George Gershwin's jazz standard "Summertime" to benefit the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonics. She's already ...