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Freddy Cole Quartet at Jazz Bakery's Movable Feast Series at Kirk Douglas Theatre
Courtesy of Redbeard Simmons | Posted on December 15, 2012
Where
Kirk Douglas Theatre
Jazz Bakery's Movable Feast Series
9820 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA
Map
(213) 628-2772
When
Sat, January 19, 2013
8:00pm
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Musicians
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***For a preview of this wonderful singer, tune into the Conan O'Brien TV Show Thursday Jan 10th. ***
Freddy Cole doesn't apologize for sounding like his brother, Nat “King” Cole. There are certain unmistakable similarities. He plays piano and sings and performs live with guitar and upright bass, just like Nat. Yet his voice is raspier, smokier, jazzier even. 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.
PRAISE FROM HIS PEERS:
Jon Hendricks — "Freddy Cole is a real Prince of Song, upholding a noble tradition as only he can."...