Concert: Jews and Jazz in America

Join Mickve Israel on a journey that follows American Jews from modest immigrants to Oscar-winning composers which include George & Ira Gershwin, Irvin Berlin, Cole Porter, Sammy Cahn, Richard Rodgers -and modern jazz pioneer performers such as Stan Getz, Benny Goodman, Herbie Mann, Mel Torme, Lee Konitz, Artie Shaw, Paul Desmond, and many others. The concert highlights the major contributions that these composers/artists brought to the stage, screen, and concert stage, many of which form the foundation of the “Great American Songbook." The concert will feature the talents of the Coastal area’s most gifted musicians in our beautiful Gothic sanctuary.