Hilary Kole Quartet at Birdland

Hilary is a singer composer and arranger who can be seen performing throughout the US Europe and Japan with her small ensemble and as a guest artist with symphony orchestras including the NY Pops, Indianapolis Symphony and The Colorado Symphony among others. Before becoming a solo orchestral artist, she co-wrote and starred in the critically acclaimed, Off-Broadway reviews, Our Sinatra, and Singing Astaire both of which had long New York runs and toured extensively nationwide. She made her professional career debut at the legendary Rainbow Room as the youngest singer ever to grace the stage. From there, she made her concert hall debut at Lincoln Center and has appeared at Carnegie Hall in a Tribute to Oscar Peterson as well as at the Canadian Memorial to Dr...

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Hilary is a singer composer and arranger who can be seen performing throughout the US Europe and Japan with her small ensemble and as a guest artist with symphony orchestras including the NY Pops, Indianapolis Symphony and The Colorado Symphony among others. Before becoming a solo orchestral artist, she co-wrote and starred in the critically acclaimed, Off-Broadway reviews, Our Sinatra, and Singing Astaire both of which had long New York runs and toured extensively nationwide. She made her professional career debut at the legendary Rainbow Room as the youngest singer ever to grace the stage. From there, she made her concert hall debut at Lincoln Center and has appeared at Carnegie Hall in a Tribute to Oscar Peterson as well as at the Canadian Memorial to Dr. Peterson at Roy Thompson Hall alongside Quincy Jones and Herbie Hancock. Additional major concert appearances include headlining in New York City at Town Hall, The Blue Note, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops. Hilary also headlines throughout the world at major Jazz Festivals including the Umbria Jazz Festival, The Montreal Jazz Festival, as well as throughout Japan and Europe. As a recording artist, Hilary has recorded with music legends David Brubeck, Oscar Peterson, Michel LeGrand, Hank Jones, John Pizzarelli, Monty Alexander, Kenny Barron, and Freddy Cole among others. Hilarys debut recording, Haunted Heart was released to critical acclaim in 2009, (Gold Disc Award in Japan, 4 stars in Downbeat) and her sophomore recording, You Are There was named as Record Of The Year in USA Today, as well as the 2010 Bistro Award for Record of the Year. Her third release, A Self- Portrait has been named as a top ten in USA Today. Her newest record will be released at the end of 2024. Hilary is also currently composing a three act original musical. She is also an award winning composer (Delius Award, National Federation of Music) and received her BA from Manhattan School of Music in composition. Hilary is proud to be making her return to Birdland, where she lead many jazz parties and headlined for many years.

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