An Evening with Stella Katherine Cole

After six sold-out performances, Stella Katherine Cole returns to Blue Strawberry - the site of her first solo concert in August of 2022 - for three more, on November 30, December 1 and December 2. In just one year, Stella has gone from 300,000 social media followers to more than 800,000.
To watch Stella perform is to be transported back in time. Her voice, her personality, and her presence shine timelessly, as if she’d been plucked straight out of an old MGM movie. The joy she feels from the music of the Great American Songbook is both palpable and irresistible. If you spend a few minutes scrolling through the thousands of comments on her viral singing videos, you’ll see she has people of all ages falling in love with this music.
On her highly anticipated debut studio album, produced by Matt Pierson, Stella performs a collection of her favorite standards with an all star band featuring Alan Broadbent, Ben Paterson, and Chico Pinheiro. For Stella, singing is putting herself inside the lyrics of a song and letting the story carry her away. She sings these songs like they were written about her own life, an approach that requires a deep vulnerability. The sensitivity and honesty in Stella’s performance is profoundly moving. People wiping tears from their eyes is not an uncommon sight throughout Stella’s performances. In combination with her rich tone and impressive vocal control, her unique approach to song interpretation set her versions of these classics apart from any you’ve heard before.
Stella Katherine Cole is a multifaceted performer based in New York City. You might know her from social media, where she has amassed well over 800,000 followers and nearly 6 million likes of her videos, beloved by a worldwide audiences of all ages. Her videos have been praised and reposted by Michael Bublé, James Taylor, Meghan Trainor, Betty Buckley, Stephanie J Block, and Donna Murphy. In New York, Stella has performed at iconic venues such as Dizzy’s Jazz at Lincoln Center, Birdland, 54 Below, Town Hall, Mezzrow, and the Cafe Carlyle as a guest soloist with Darren Criss. She has toured the country with Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox (PMJ). She recently collaborated with PMJ on a jazzy cover of "Flowers" by Miley Cyrus. The music video has already racked up a combined total of 5 million views between PMJ's youtube and Stella's social media.

Event Type: Community Event
When: Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 07:30 PM
Location: Blue Strawberry STL
Neighborhood: City-Wide
Ward: Many Wards
Admission: Charge. $30.00
Contact: 314-256-1745
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