To watch Stella Katherine Cole perform is to be transported back in time. Her voice, personality, and presence all shine with a timeless quality, as if she’s been plucked straight out of an old MGM movie. The joy she derives from the music of the Great American Songbook is irresistible. Spend a few minutes scrolling through the thousands of comments on her viral singing videos, and 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 will perform 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 deep emotional vulnerability. The sensitivity and honesty in Stella’s performances is deeply 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 will set her versions of these classics apart from any you’ve heard before.