Michael Feinstein

Quick Facts

Full Name	Michael Feinstein
Occupation	Pianist
Date Of Birth	Sep 7, 1956(1956-09-07)
Age	68
Birthplace	Columbus
Country	United States
Birth City	Ohio
Horoscope	Virgo

Michael Feinstein Biography

Michael Feinstein is one of the most popular and richest Pianist who was born on September 7, 1956 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Musician, anthropologist and archivist. To reclaim classical works that he loved, he founded the Great American Songbook.

In an episode of TV’s thirtysomething, he performed But Not For Me and Love Is Here To Stay. in dream sequences.

After graduating from high school, Feinstein worked in local piano bars for two years, moving to Los Angeles when he was 20. Through the widow of concert pianist-actor Oscar Levant, in 1977 he was introduced to Ira Gershwin, who hired him to catalogue his extensive collection of phonograph records. The assignment led to six years of researching, cataloguing and preserving the unpublished sheet music and rare recordings in Gershwin’s home, thus building an archive of not just Ira’s works but also those of his composer brother George Gershwin, who had died four decades earlier. During Feinstein’s years with Gershwin, he also got to know Gershwin’s next-door neighbor, singer Rosemary Clooney, with whom Feinstein formed a close friendship lasting until Clooney’s death. Feinstein served as musical consultant for the 1983 Broadway show My One and Only, a musical pastiche of Gershwin tunes.

By the mid-1980s, Feinstein was a nationally known cabaret singer-pianist famed for being a proponent of the Great American Songbook. In 1986, he recorded his first CD, Pure Gershwin (1987), a collection of music by George and Ira Gershwin. He followed this with Live at the Algonquin (1986); Remember: Michael Feinstein Sings Irving Berlin (1987); Isn’t It Romantic (1988), a collection of standards and his first album backed by an orchestra; and Over There (1989), featuring the music of America and Europe during the First World War. Feinstein recorded his only children’s album, Pure Imagination, in 1992. In the 1987 episode “But Not For Me” of the TV series thirtysomething he sang “But Not For Me”, “Love Is Here to Stay” and Isn’t It Romantic? as parts of dream sequences.

In 2008, he married Terrence Flannery at a ceremony conducted by Judith Sheindlin, a television judge.

Michael Feinstein Net Worth

Michael Feinstein is one of the richest Pianist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michael Feinstein 's net worth $70 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After high school, he performed in piano bars. After he moved to Los Angeles, he was hired by He performed in piano bars following high school. He was hired by Ira Gershwin after he moved to Los Angeles to develop the Gershwin archives. to help develop the Gershwin archives.

As the musical consultant, he worked as a musician on the Gershwin-oriented Broadway production My One and Only starting in 1983.

Michael Jay Feinstein (born September 7, 1956) is an American singer, pianist, and music revivalist. He is an interpreter of and an anthropologist and archivist for the repertoire known as the Great American Songbook. In 1988 he won a Drama Desk Special Award for celebrating American musical theatre songs. Feinstein is also a multi-platinum-selling, five-time Grammy-nominated recording artist. He currently serves as Artistic Director for The Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, Indiana.

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Who is Michael Feinstein Dating?

According to our records, Michael Feinstein married to Terrence Flannery. As of December 1, 2023, Michael Feinstein’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2000, the Library of Congress appointed Feinstein to its newly formed National Recording Preservation Board, an organization dedicated to safeguarding America’s musical heritage.

Facts & Trivia

Michael Ranked on the list of most popular Pianist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Michael Feinstein celebrates birthday on September 7 of every year.

In 2008, The Great American Songbook Foundation, founded by Feinstein, located its headquarters in Carmel, Indiana. The Foundation’s two-fold mission includes the preservation, research, and exhibition of the physical artifacts, both published and non-published, of the Great American Songbook and educating today’s youth about the music’s relevance to their lives. The Foundation houses an archive and reference library; plans exist for a free-standing museum. The organization also holds an annual Great American Songbook Vocal Academy and Competition that invites high school students from around the country to compete in regional competitions; Feinstein has been a judge and mentor for the summer intensive each year from its inception in 2009. Finalists gather at the Foundation’s headquarters for a vocal “boot camp” and final competition. The winner receives scholarship money and the opportunity to perform with Michael at his cabaret in New York.

What is Michael Feinstein doing now?

Feinstein is also a multi-platinum-selling, five-time Grammy-nominated recording artist. He currently serves as Artistic Director for The Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, Indiana.

Where did Michael Feinstein grow up?

Michael was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio , where he started playing piano by ear as a 5-year-old. After graduating from high school, he moved to Los Angeles when he was 20. The widow of legendary concert pianist-actor Oscar Levant introduced him to Ira Gershwin in July 1977.

When was Michael Feinstein born?

September 7, 1956 (age 65 years)

Who played Mr Feinstein on 7th Heaven?

“7th Heaven” The Magic of Gershwin (TV Episode 2006) – Michael Feinstein as Mr. Feinstein – IMDb.

What nationality is George Gershwin?

American