LIVE: Bandleader Andrew Honors American Music in FirstWorks Gershwin Songbook
Friday, February 23, 2018
Vocalist and bandleader of the “Gershwin Big Band” Michael Andrew says there is unbelievable energy performing with a 17-piece band.
Andrew, hailed as “the next Harry Connick Jr.... a natural bandleader” by The New York Post, says they are celebrating the enduring musical legacy of George and Ira Gershwin.
The band is in Providence for a performance of “American Rhapsody: The Gershwin Songbook” as part of the FirstWorks Artistic Icons Series.
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