George Gershwin’s story is one of the American Dream. Born to Jewish Russian immigrant parents, he grew up in the Jewish tenements of New York, speaking Yiddish, playing in the streets and getting into trouble. He sold his first song at the age of 17 for 50 cents, or about $15 in today’s money. Eight years later he would write Rhapsody in Blue, a piece that not only became his most famous but also is the one synonymous with 1920s big city life as portrayed in movies and theater. For one night only, Gershwin’s timeless songs will be reimagined by another prominent New York jazz musician, Victor Lin, a returning figure to Stanford’s Jazz Workshop.
Wed, July 15, 7:30pm, $52-$62
Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford
