Meet Michael Feinstein
Michael Feinstein headlines J Live at the Gordon April 8
When Michael Feinstein moved to California at the age of 20, he went to a psychic to receive some life’s direction. A waiter at a piano bar where he was playing had suggested he do so.
“I had never been to a psychic,” he says, “And I figured $25, what the heck?”
The psychic told him that in the future he’d be singing music and be known as much for the way he “set up” songs, in addition to the way he’d be singing them. That’s exactly what Feinstein is doing today.
Feinstein’s breakthrough performance came together in the spring of 1985 when, by default, he was offered a gig at San Francisco’s Plush Room, a venue for jazz and cabaret artists.
“Someone fell out and they needed someone to do a show,” Feinstein recalls. This was the first time he did a show where the audience was focused on...
On Saturday night, January 28th, the Gordon plays host to an uproarious night of humor with comedian, actor, and writer 
