The Ted Rosenthal Trio Presents: The Great Jewish American Songbook

Music Program Presented by American Jewish Historical Society, co-sponsored by American Society for Jewish Music and YIVO Admission: $25 AJHS/AJSM/YIVO members, seniors: $15

The Great Jewish American Songbook program will offer Jazz interpretations of famous Jewish composers including George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, Harold Arlen, Jerome Kern. Trio will feature Grammy Award winner, trumpeter Randy Brecker. The concert will be followed by a conversation with Ted Rosenthal about the experience of Jewish immigrants Jazz musicians, their contributions to the American Jazz Repertoire of the 20th century, and their relationship to the African American Jazz musicians they were working with.

"Exquisite interpretations of some of The Great American Songbook's most beloved compositions" - allaboutjazz.com