In the context of his time and setting, George Gershwin was something close to an American Mozart. Like Mozart, he died in his 30s, still at the height of his powers.

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 ...

"Summertime" might be the opening word in George Gershwin's iconic song, but as Rob Kapilow points out to Performance Today host Fred Child, that's not where the music really starts. The eight ...

Willie Nelson is set to release a new collection of songs penned by George and Ira Gershwin. The album, Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin, features well-known hits by the legendary duo, as ...

Willie Nelson, last year's recipient of the Library of Congress's Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, will salute the brothers George and Ira with a new album. Nelson established himself as an ...

Its last production was a regional performance in Brockton, Massachusetts, six years later, and after Gershwin’s premature death in 1937, the whereabouts of the show’s sheet music — save for ...

Summertime for George Gershwin Porgy and Bess debuted 75 years ago this fall, ... Porgy, to music, Heyward insisted that Gershwin come to Charleston to do a bit of fieldwork.

James Taylor, Brandi Carlile, Annie Lennox and Angélique Kidjo are among the artists performing on Joni Mitchell: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, airing on PBS this evening.

Music: Gershwin Memorials. 2 minute read. ... Four times during the life of the late George Gershwin, ... satin-voiced Negro Maxine Sullivan, singing Nice Work and Summertime (from Porgy and Bess ...

I like a Gershwin tune, but I would have liked Gershwin, too. George Gershwin’s sheer generosity of spirit radiates through Richard Crawford’s “Summertime: George Gershwin’s Life in Music ...

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 ...