Bio
Voted “Best Pop Artist of 2022” by the Chicago Reader, Cole DeGenova’s unique blend of alt pop, jazz, R&B rootwork, poignant lyrics, and deep grooves has been moving audiences since the early 2010s. The singer/songwriter and virtuoso keyboardist began his career as a teenage jazz pianist around his native Chicago, but after a short stint at Berklee College of Music, hit the road bringing his dynamic live show and soulful original music to venues around the country and worldwide. He has been seen collaborating most recently with International Anthem artist Daniel Villarreal, retro-rock artist Neal Francis, as well as the likes of alt-R&B crooner Gallant, New Orleans fusion outfit Naughty Professor, The Heard, and jazz rock trio Hanging Hearts.
Cole released his most recent EP Domamine in 2024 in collaboration with 600 Block Records, a follow up to his his 2020 album Really Human, released by the Philly based label Ropeadope Records and featuring production by Georgia Anne Muldrow and the anthemic nu-funk banger “We Broke.”
As an in-demand session player and touring musician, DeGenova has also worked with the likes of Chance the Rapper, Lupe Fiasco, Isaiah Sharkey, Brett Dennen, Makaya McCraven, Dave King (The Bad Plus), Dave Shaw (The Revivalists), Chali 2na, legendary engineer Eddie Kramer, photographer Bruce Webber, Versace, and was featured on the Latin Grammy winning “Fantastico” by Lucky Diaz. He is also a two-time recipient of the City of Chicago DCASE Artist Grant.
