Cole Rumbough

Cole Rumbough is a jazz and cabaret singer dedicating his art to preserving and promoting the romance and songwriting genius of the Great American Songbook. His main influences are Ella Fitzgerald, Vic Damone, Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Mel Torme, Nat King Cole, Christine Andreas, and Marilyn Maye. He was born on January 16, 1991 in New York City but grew up mainly in Greenwich, CT.Cole is a student at The New School University, earning his double degree in Vocal Jazz and History, while simultaneously pursing a career in music. He has sung for various charity galas with the Peter Duchin and Alex Donner Orchestras in Manhattan, Palm Beach, and The Hamptons at venues such as the "21" club, La Grenouille, The Pierre Hotel, and The Breakers Hotel. In August of 2012, he was a winner of the Jazz Arts Forum Vocal Competition and performed in the Dobbs Ferry Jazz Festival.Cole's primary charity is the NYC Mission Society, Manhattan's oldest running charity, which operates many programs to help break the cycle of poverty for families and underserved youth in Harlem. He is the seventh generation in his family to serve the mission. Show less «