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Musician presents benefit concert for Music
Hall Center for the Performing Arts.

SUZANNE CHESSLER

Special to the Jewish News

John Tanasychuk, Detroit Free Press, January 8th, 1999

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JN: Why jazz?
MF: The great thing about the classic
[American] songs is that they are very
adaptable. I still sing the songs the same
way, but the accompaniment is differ-
ent. I enjoy the variety of the improvisa-
tions that the musicians do
in certain sections.

S finger-pianist Michael
Feinstein is a little jazzier
these days.
While he stays
true to the all-American
standards that have given
JN: Anything else new in
him an international con-
your concert?
cert and recording career,
MF: The song "Too
he's added some jazz
Marvelous for Words." I
arrangements.
found two full sets of lyrics
That's what a Music
that Johnny Mercer wrote
Hall audience will experi-
for that song that were never
ence Saturday, April 21,
recorded or published, and
when Feinstein, 44,
I'm aoinab to be including
appears with a six-piece
them because they're mar-
combo. The concert will
Michael Feinstein
velous words and because it's
benefit the hall's educa-
fun to present a familiar
tional programs and its
song with words that are not familiar.
annual Ford Detroit International
Jazz Festival.
JN: How's your club in New York
Feinstein's appearance, with an
City doing?
afterglow for premium ticket holders,
MF: I've had Feinstein's at the Regency
follows a Carnegie Hall concert the
for about a year and a half. It's been a
evening before. It also comes close
wonderful experience because it's filled a
behind concerts and recording ses-
gap in New York in the sense that there
sions with the Israel Philharmonic
aren't that many nightclubs anymore.
Orchestra and heralds a fall CD
release featuring the orchestra playing
JN: Have you added anything special
American standards.
to your music memorabilia collec-
The entertainer, who has performed
tions lately?
at just about every large area venue,
MF: I have two paintings by Ira
has visited Michigan for personal rea-
Gershwin. One is evidently the view
sons. Raised in Ohio, he has been in
from his apartment in New York. The
the metro Detroit area for family gath-
other is a still life of a bowl of fruit. I
erings that include his aunt, Bette
found them through an art dealer in
Cohen, and lots of cousins.
Pasadena.
I keep them on the wall
Feinstein, with a new Web site,
near the piano in my living room.
www.michaelfeinstein.com , talked about
his latest activities with The Jewish News:
JN: Are you involved with any Jewish
organizations?
JN: What do you have planned for
MF: I'm regularly involved with the
your Music Hall concert?
Jewish Home for the Aged in Los
MF: I'm going to be working with
Angeles. I'm going to get involved with
instrumentation similar to what is on
the Tel Aviv Foundation, which raises
my new album (Romance on Film,
money to help beautify the city
Romance on Broadway). It's going to be
fun for me because I've never been in
the Detroit area with this configura-
Michael Feinstein will perform 8
tion of musicians. It gives me the flexi --
p.m.
Saturday, April 21, at the
biliry of doing things at the piano and
Music
Hall Center for the
while moving around. As far as the
Performing
Arts in Detroit. $25-
repertoire goes, it will include romantic
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afterglow.
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of the Gershwin, Berlin and other
standards that people connect with me.

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