Freddy Cole at Central Pennsylvania Friends Of Jazz at Millersville University's Ware Center

Sunday, November 10th, 2013
Freddy Cole - The Ware Center
Freddy Cole Quartet - 3pm
42 N Prince St. Lancaster PA`` for tickets - 717-872-3811
Price: Adults $28 Members $24 Students $10
The Ware Center is handling ticket purchase for this CPFJ event.

Legendary vocalist/pianist Freddy Cole will grace the Ware Center stage as part of the 2013 CPFJ Fall Concert Series. This event is in conjunction with Millersville University's Ware Center and all tickets will be sold through their offices.

On Sunday, November 10 at 3:00PM at The Ware Center, Lancaster, PA, CPFJ is proud to welcome The Freddy Cole Quartet, featuring Freddy Cole piano/vocals, Elias Bailey bass, Curtis Boyd drums, Randy Napoleon guitar. ...

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Sunday, November 10th, 2013
Freddy Cole - The Ware Center
Freddy Cole Quartet - 3pm
42 N Prince St. Lancaster PA`` for tickets - 717-872-3811
Price: Adults $28 Members $24 Students $10
The Ware Center is handling ticket purchase for this CPFJ event.

Legendary vocalist/pianist Freddy Cole will grace the Ware Center stage as part of the 2013 CPFJ Fall Concert Series. This event is in conjunction with Millersville University's Ware Center and all tickets will be sold through their offices.

On Sunday, November 10 at 3:00PM at The Ware Center, Lancaster, PA, CPFJ is proud to welcome The Freddy Cole Quartet, featuring Freddy Cole piano/vocals, Elias Bailey bass, Curtis Boyd drums, Randy Napoleon guitar.

Living jazz legend Lionel Frederick Cole was born in 1931, the youngest of Edward and Paulina Nancy Cole’s five children. His three elder brothers - Eddie, Ike and Nat (twelve years Freddy’s senior) - were all musicians. Freddy began playing and singing in Chicago clubs as a teenager. Although he was ready to hit the road at 18, his mother intervened and he continued his musical education at the Roosevelt Institute in Chicago. Freddy moved to New York in 1951, where he studied at Julliard and found himself profoundly influenced by John Lewis, Oscar Peterson and Teddy Wilson.

It was back in New York that Freddy successfully laid the groundwork for a career that continues to flourish to this day. He developed a vast repertoire of songs in Manhattan bistros and concurrently began to supplement his live performances with television and radio commercial jingle work. Freddy recorded several albums for European and English companies during the 1970s that helped him develop a loyal overseas following.

He developed a stand-up act, a better rapport with audiences, and learned to sing in other languages. He plays piano and sings and performs live with guitar, drums and upright bass. He has emerged from the awesome shadow cast by his elder brother, Nat King Cole.

In truth, his phrasing is far closer to that of Frank Sinatra or Billie Holiday than that of his brother and his timing swings a little more. His vocals – suave, elegant, formidable, and articulate – are among the most respected in jazz. Cole’s career continues to ascend as he has moved into the front ranks of America’s homegrown art form with a style and musical sophistication all his own.

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