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Michael Feinstein, the multi-platinum-selling, two-time Emmy- and five-time Grammy Award-nominated entertainer dubbed The Ambassador of the Great American Songbook, is considered one of the premier interpreters of American standards. Feinstein was just twenty years old when he got the chance of a lifetime: a job with his hero, Ira Gershwin. His new book The Gershwins and Me: A Personal History in Twelve Songs shares unforgettable stories and reminiscences from the music that defined American popular music, along with rare Gershwin memorabilia that he collected through the years.

Michael Feinstein, the multi-platinum-selling, two-time Emmy- and five-time Grammy Award-nominated entertainer dubbed The Ambassador of the Great American Songbook, is considered one of the premier interpreters of American standards. Feinstein was just twenty years old when he got the chance of a lifetime: a job with his hero, Ira Gershwin. His new book The Gershwins and Me: A Personal History in Twelve Songs shares unforgettable stories and reminiscences from the music that defined American popular music, along with rare Gershwin memorabilia that he collected through the years.

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