FEEL FOR YOU (Track 5) - Cole DeGenova (All Instruments, vocals), Courtney Cintron (background vocals)
Influences
The ancestors, Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder, Jamiroquai, D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, Che Guevara, The Roots, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Led Zeppelin, Keith Jarrett, Sly and the Family Stone, Parliament/Funkadelic, Micheal Jackson, Charles Mingus, Jack Kerouac, Thelonious Monk, Donny Hathaway, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Common, Mos Def, Jill Scott, Talib Kweli, Ralph Ellison, Richard Wright, Outkast, Fela Kuti, Roy Hargrove, Irakere, Caetano Veloso, The Meters...to name just a few
anything with soul, anything that makes you move...
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“Cole is a very inspiring and soulful person.” – Meshell Ndegeocello
Cole DeGenova is a pianist, vocalist, songwriter, percussionist, and poet. Coming from a musical family he began studying piano at age four. By 15 he was working as a professional musician around his native Chicago, performing alongside some of the city’s jazz and blues greats such as Kurt Elling, Patricia Barber, Orbert Davis, Jon Faddis, and Corey Wilkes before the age of 20. As a teen, he was ranked by the Illinois Music Educators Association as one of the top high school jazz pianists in the state. Cole has since toured all across the country and in Europe as a sideman or performing his own original material, a blend of neo-soul, jazz, and funk. A recent Berklee College of Music graduate, Cole was also blessed to study under the tutelage of piano greats Danilo Perez and Joanne Brackeen. Because of his versatility, he is now an in-demand studio musician in Boston having been featured on records by the likes of hip-hop outfit Reup and singer-songwriter Keppie Coutts. He has also recently performed alongside Grammy-winners Paula Cole and Meshell Ndegeocello.
As lead vocalist and keyboardist, Cole also leads his own group, the raucous Cole DeGenova & The Peoples Republic, touring back and forth across the US. Their first album JUST PEOPLE AGAIN was released in summer 2009. It was produced by Geoffrey Nielsen with help from Grammy-winner Meshell Ndegeocello. It’s now available on Itunes as well as myspace. Check out myspace.com/thepeoplesrepublicmusic for updates.
We are very excited about playing at such an awesome jazz club. We have some great sets lined up for you, so don't miss it. Friday and Saturday November 20th and 21st, 5:00-8:30p at Andy's Jazz Club in Chicago
Aaron Koppel -Guitar, Matt Nelson; (Lupe Fiasco, Matthew Santos) -Keyboard, Graham Czach; (Chicago Afrobeat Project) -bass, Robert Tucker (Matthew Santos) -drums
DJ SLUGO then Fathered a RESPECT MY GRINE Family! WithOut the BIG EGo TRIPN, he can't finish! Cuz From BLOK 2 Block, ClLUB 2 Club, DJ 2 DJ, CHITOWN 2 MIDWEST WE AIN'T STOPPN!!!! FOR FUTURE RMG VOL'S SUBMISSION INFO(4real this shhhhh..is not stopping!) Contact: DJ SLUGO http://www.myspace.com/djslugo http://www.myspace.com/respectmygrine DJSLUGOMUSIC@GMAIL.COM
Rootless Experience Opening for Humans Live this Friday Jan - 2- 2009 at Ribco We Start at 10:00 and go to 11:00. Then we will be live at MOJO'S on 2 street Downtown Davenport. IA Jan- 12 2009 5:30
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