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Cole DeGenova is a pianist, vocalist, songwriter, percussionist, and
poet. Coming from a family of musicians 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, and
Jon Faddis before the age of 20. Cole has since toured all across
the country, Europe, and South America as a sideman or performing
his original material, a blend of neo-soul, jazz, and rock. A recent
Berklee College of Music graduate, Cole was also blessed to study
under the tutelage of piano greats Danilo Perez and Joanne Brackeen.
He has since worked with the likes of legendary producers George
Massenburg, Queen producer Dave Richards, and Michael Woodrum,
performed alongside Paula Cole, Meshell Ndegeocello, and opened for
poet Saul Williams and rapper Gza.

As lead vocalist, songwriter, and keyboardist, Cole 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 arrangement help from Meshell Ndegeocello and is a solid
testament to the group’s eclectic and vibrant style. Their new album
ANOTHER COUNTRY, recorded in Nashville and Chicago, is set to be
released Fall 2011.
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