Celebration of Heritage Concert Series: The Life and Music of Irving Berlin

Robin Bessier’s band returns to the J with the next concert in the Jewish Jazz Connection series, exploring the music and life of composer and lyricist Irving Berlin. One of the most prolific contributors and shapers of the “great American songbook,” the Russian-born, self-taught composer rose up for an impoverished childhood to write over 1,500 songs over a 60-year career. Vocalists Robin Bessier’s band includes master musicians Chris Pena on piano and Mike Levy on bass.