Topic: George Gershwin

Featured

20 of the smartest nonfiction titles for summer reading

Some of this summer's best books will introduce you to Machu Picchu, hippie physicists, Parisian walks, and a serial imposter. And that’s just the nonfiction.
05/27/2011 04:24 pm

All Content

Difference Maker Pianist spreads goodwill for America through the power of music

John Ferguson founded American Voices, a nonprofit whose mission is to help aspiring young artists around the world pursue their interest in American jazz, Broadway, break dancing, and classical music.
Top Picks: Woody Allen's 'Manhattan,' an all-star blues concert, and more top picks

One website shows Google and Twitter's first days on the Internet, saxophonist and composer Tim Berne releases a new album, 'American Masters' celebrates jazz legend Cab Calloway, and more top picks.
Culture Cafe Goat Rodeo's eclectic mix is bluesy and original

The four musicians who participate in 'The Goat Rodeo Sessions' somehow make the jumble of musical genres work.
Porgy and Bess: newly conceived version of 'folk opera' tests the waters

Updated, musical-theater-style 'Porgy and Bess' offers a more 'intimate' narrative but has raised controversy.
09/09/2011 05:20 pm
20 of the smartest nonfiction titles for summer reading

Some of this summer's best books will introduce you to Machu Picchu, hippie physicists, Parisian walks, and a serial imposter. And that’s just the nonfiction.
05/27/2011 04:24 pm
The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris

How 19th-century America’s romance with Paris helped to change the course of US history.
05/24/2011 05:44 pm
Top Picks: 'Beauty and the Beast,' Farm Aid, 'Ondine,' and more recommendations

Newly restored 'Beauty and the Beast' on the big screen, Farm Aid music festival at 25, 'Ondine' fairy tale out on DVD, and more top picks.
09/30/2010 11:07 am
US Library of Congress honors Paul McCartney

The former Beatle performed at a private concert for Nancy Pelosi, Stevie Wonder, and Jerry Seinfeld. He will play for President Obama at the White House Wednesday.
06/02/2010 12:10 pm
The House that George Built

06/29/2009 01:00 am
Terrorism & Security New York Philharmonic's 'sing song diplomacy' in North Korea

Its performance in Pyongyang Tuesday has spurred intense debate over how to interact with the North.
02/25/2008 12:00 am