I had the honor of playing the last Pittsburgh Mellon Jazz festival in 2002 opening for Dr. John. The year before, Pittsburgh-based Mellon Bank had sold it's retail banking operation and this was the last year they would underwrite events…Read more
Oct 23 2016
CDs available
Currently the Richie Cole Plays Ballads & Love Songs is available as a digital download through CD Baby, Amazon, iTunes and here at Mark Perna Music. It is available for purchase as a CD only through CD Baby and here…Read more
Oct 21 2016
It's HERE!!!
Richie Cole Plays Ballads & Love Songs is now available both CD and as a download! Available at CD Baby, Amazon and iTunes or click on "MPM Store" right here on this very website and we here at Mark Perna…Read more
Oct 19 2016
The Making of Richie Cole Plays Ballads & Love Songs
The attached video is the definitive story of how Richie Cole Plays Ballads & Love Songs came to be.
Oct 19 2016
Richie Cole Ballads Quartet on the Saturday Light Brigade radio program 10/15/16
On October 15, 2016, The Richie Cole Plays Ballads & Love Songs quartet performed on the syndicated public radio program The Saturday Light Brigade with long time host Larry Berger. You can listen to the program here: http://neighborhoodvoices.org/live-music-richie-cole-quartet Special thanks…Read more
Oct 17 2016
Reviews!!! 10/17/16
Richie Cole Plays Ballads & Loves Songs have garnered two reviews so far.
The first is from the Midwest Record Entertainment Reviews, News and Views 10/15/16
The first is from the Midwest Record Entertainment Reviews, News and Views 10/15/16
RCP
RICHIE COLE/Plays Ballads & Love Songs: A session that happened by happenstance, most…
Sep 28 2016
Downbeat magazine 9/28/16
I was just notified that our new album, Richie Cole Plays Ballads & Love Songs is going to be reviewed in the January issue of Downbeat magazine! Woo-hoo! I'll post the review when it's published.
Sep 5 2016
The first Trailer for Richie Cole Plays Ballads & Love Songs posted 9/5/16
The first section is actual video from the recording session on 9/8/15. The interview was done at the 3rd Street Art Gallery in Carnegie, PA on 9/1/16. Aaron Jackendoff was the videographer on both sessions. He and I cut it…
Aug 30 2016
Recording Update posted August 30, 2016
We are just about done with the album cover for Richie Cole Plays Ballads & Love Songs. It should be going to Disc Makers in short order. I'll post the artwork here as soon as we have everything finalized. The…Read more