Alexis offers a variety of shows that span jazz, cabaret and orchestra
ALEXIS COLE TRIO - Performing a tight evening of remixed jazz standards, Alexis on keys and singing with her long time trio with David Finck on bass and Kenny Hassler on drums, move together with a seeming telepathy through the jazz standard repertoire and beyond.
THE MUSIC OF GIGI GRYCE - Together with Gryce's biographer Noal Cohen, they explore Gryce's fascinating life, with never before heard compositions with unpublished lyrics by jazz greats. A perfect music and lecture program for libraries and arts centers.
BIG BAND JAZZ CELEBRATION - Alexis is the consummate big band singer. With a great book of excellent original charts by many exemplary arrangers, Alexis is the perfect guest artist for your Big Band or Jazz Orchestra, including strings!
I'LL TAKE NEW YORK: GREAT SONGS OF A GREAT CITY - Join Alexis and her trio as they celebrate the pulse and history of NYC through music both popular and obscure. You’ll hear fresh takes on classics like Rodgers & Hart’s “Manhattan,” Sinatra’s “New York, New York,” and Billy Joel’s “New York State of Mind,” coupled with less familiar songs that shine a light on different corners of Gotham; it’s a sonic tour of the spices of life in the big city that never sleeps.
SONGS OF THE SEASON: WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS - An upbeat and soul stirring Christmas show featuring father and daughter plus rhythm section and horns with all original arrangements of holiday classics.
COMMON GROUND - Together with her father, pianist and organist Mark Finkin, bassist Nick Morrison and drummer Kenny Hassler, the group performs Finkin's inspiring and upbeat Christian music, stirring the soul and bringing people together. In these tense times, they invite Christians from across the political spectrum to come together and find their common ground and minimize the divide through their shared love in Jesus Christ.
CANARY IN COMBAT BOOTS - Dispatches from Cole's time in Basic Training alongside songs from the rich musical legacy of WWII
BOTH SIDES OF JONI WITH MONIKA HERZIG: Both Sides of Joni, released March 31, 2023, features a set of reimagined Joni Mitchell songs supporting her messages of truth, life, and wisdom with jazz sensibilities by an all-star cast of musicians including renowned vocalist Alexis Cole and arranger/ pianist Monika Herzig. The album and release tour are dedicated to beloved jazz vocalist Janiece Jaffe who brought the project to life and unexpectedly left this world November 23, 2022.
WOMEN IN JAZZ: Together with an all female band including Alexis will performs songs from the classic and contemporary American Songbook penned by women. Treasured favorites like Close Your Eyes, Willow Weep for Me, and Can't We Be Friends meet up with songs from the New Standards: 101 Lead Sheets by Women Composers book released in 2022, edited by Terri Lyne Carrington.
VALENTINE'S DAY JUKEBOX: WHERE YOU PICK THE SONGS - A set of romantic jazz favorites, followed by a set of audience requests, where specific songs can be dedicated to loved ones.
LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME: TIN PAN ALLEY TALKS TINDER - The Great American Songbook just got PERSONAL. Alexis' show about the perils of dating and the embrace of the single life, Tin Pan Alley Talks Tinder shows that though much has changed since the days of Tin Pan Alley, the music shows us how much has stayed the same in love.
DISNEY LOVE SONGS WITH STRINGS - Selections from Alexis' album Someday My Prince Will Come featuring original arrangements for rhythm section and horn(s) plus string quartet. Can also include a children's choir!