Faena Jazz Series: Stella Cole

Stella Cole is a rising star in the world of vocal jazz. Still in her ‘20’s, glamorous and charming, in a world dominated by pop music she has successfully introduced classics from The Great American Songbook to a new generation and captured their hearts with her heavenly voice. Stella Cole honors the classics songs of great songwriters such as Cole Porter, Stephen Sondheim, Sammy Kahn and Frank Loesserand the great interpreters of these songs: Nat ‘King’ Cole, Frank Sinatra, Mel Tormé, Rosemary Clooney and Judy Garland while bringing her own modern stamp to her interpretations. She first came to the attention of young people through her social media presence. In 2020, during the pandemic she began posting videos of herself on Tik Tok, singing at home. Clips of “Over the Rainbow” and Stephen Sondheim’s “Everybody Says Don’t” went viral, attracting over 800,000 followers. Her collaboration with music collective Post-Modern Jukebox on a cover of Miley Cyrus “Flowers” attracted over six million views. Since then, she has gone beyond her youthful audience to access fans all over the world. Her natural elegance and lovely voice have led to residencies at New York’s Birdland and Café Carlyle and in Paris at Ducs de Lombard. She has released three albums, produced by Matt Pierson (Samara Joy’s first producer), including “Snow”, a Christmas album and her most recent album, “It’s Magic”.