Stella Cole

Stella Cole brings her songbook-focused show to Birdland for an early evening set. The listing does not name an accompanying ensemble or specify the format, but it presents Cole as an interpreter of classics: her debut recording ranges from “When the Sun Comes Out,” “The Boy Next Door” and “Over the Rainbow” to “Moon River” and Billie Eilish’s “My Future.” That recording includes orchestra arrangements by Alan Broadbent, though the event page does not say whether an orchestra will appear at this performance.

Cole came from rural Illinois and is now described as New York City based. She rose to prominence through videos and renditions of jazz standards, Broadway material and Great American Songbook favorites, introducing those songs to a wide online audience. She has appeared and toured as a featured artist with Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox, including a collaboration on a cover of Miley Cyrus’s “Flowers.” Her social media work has drawn praise and reposts from Michael Bublé, James Taylor and Meghan Trainor; Betty Buckley, David Foster and Donna Murphy are also among those said to have praised her. The available material includes no independent performance reviews, though the Emelin Theatre calls her voice “captivating” and her stage presence “commanding.”