Cole DeGenova

Cole DeGenova is a pianist, vocalist, songwriter, percussionist, poet, and all around chill guy from Chicago. Growing up in a musical family, he began studying music at age 4 and was working professionally as a musician around the city by age 15. While in his lessons studying classical, jazz, blues, and both Cuban and Brazilian percussion, he has also been influenced by the neo-soul and hip hop of his generation. Now at the Berklee College of Music in Boston he is looking to spread his music to a wider audience and continue to grow as a musician.Cole has performed with or opened for some of Chicago's top jazz and blues artists including: Kurt Elling, Patricia Barber, Orbert Davis, Jon Faddis, and Corey Wilkes. He was also chosen by the Jazz Institute of Chicago to perform with his trio at the world-famous Auditorium Theatre and was selected in 2005 to perform with the All-State Honors Jazz band by the Illinois Music Educators' Association. He has toured the midwest and Mississippi with blues band Hal Reed and the Mob and in 2007, toured Switzerland with his funk/R&B band Apollo Jones performing his original music. Cole was blessed in 2007, as well, to study piano with legendary pianist Danilo Perez. He also works increasingly more and more as a studio musician around Boston having to play in every style of music.Cole recently put together a new project called The People's Republic. A mix of funk, neo-soul, blues, and jazz they are looking to spread a positive social message with a phat groove. They are attracting a lot of attention in Boston as well as New York and will be touring the Baltimore/DC area this spring. Their first EP should be due out by summer 2008.

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