George Gershwin claimed he frequently heard music “in the heart of noise” and said the idea for Rhapsody in Blue came to him while travelling on a train. He poured the rhythms and noise of the ...

When Theron Brown was an undergraduate jazz studies student at the University of Akron, the thought of performing George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" was ... for Mary Lou Williams’ "Zodiac ...

In 1924, Gershwin composed “Rhapsody in Blue” after a commission from bandleader Paul Whiteman. Many music critics posit the piece was a portrait of New York City in the Jazz Age. Overall ...

Packed with Gershwin’s own dazzling piano solos, Rhapsody in Blue has become one of the most famous orchestral pieces of all time. Growing up in New York City, George Gershwin’s musical gift ...