Great American Songbook Foundation

Founded by Michael Feinstein in 2007, the Great American Songbook Foundation is a 501(c)(3) Grammy affiliated non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the music of the Great American Songbook. The Great American Songbook is the canon of the most important and influential American popular songs and jazz standards from the early 20th century. These popular and enduring songs, created for Broadway theatre, musical theatre and Hollywood musical film between the 1920s and 1950s, are often referred to as American standards. The Foundation is committed to perpetuating this music and its history via initiatives to preserve the physical artifacts of the Songbooks creators, performers and publishers, and by making these cultural treasures accessible through intergenerational programming that focuses on interactive, educational and immersive experiences for all ages. PRESERVING HISTORY - Songbook Archives & Library house more than 500,000 items from such arti...