Gershwin on the Fringe, a set on Flickr. U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance jazz trumpet professor Bill Lucas is in U-M’s Duderstadt Studio this month working on a new project — Gershwin on the Fringe — that taps into the lifeblood of Gershwins’ creativity by bringing a classical brass quintet together with a jazz combo. The resulting CD project will be released this spring with concerts in Ann Arbor and Detroit. Professor Lucas plays both jazz and classical music regularly as he is also a member of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Other U-M faculty involved include David Jackson […]

In celebration of George’s 115th birthday this week, I was a guest on Craig Fahle’s radio show on WDET in Detroit. Every time I get to talk about the Gershwin Initiative at the University of Michigan or the new George and Ira Gershwin Critical Edition, I get even more excited about the project. Click on the image above or here to listen to the segment on the Web. Thanks go to Craig and WDET for taking the time to celebrate this momentous opportunity.