Cooie's Trio at von Trapp Bierhall Brewing & Restaurant

Cooie DeFrancesco’s clear and vibrant vocal stylings bring lyrics to life, whether she’s singing traditional tunes, popular songs, or originals. Her melodic and soulful voice brings new life to both traditional and popular songs, and her music encompasses a dollop of blues, a touch of jazz, a bit of folk and some old time rock & roll. Cooie brings to each song her unique interpretive skills, using expressive vocal arrangements to take a lyric back to its foundation. Her beautiful voice is a joy to the soul, and her passion for a song's meaning and spirit will evoke the same feelings in you.
Adlai Waxman is a seasoned and accomplished musician - keyboardist, singer, lyricist, and composer. Originally from Toronto, he came to Vermont by way of Nashville, tendering his mastery at the keyboard and his vocal skills in performing session work in multiple genres. His 2012 EP Circumstance and Dreams EP spent two weeks on CD BABY’s Rock Americana chart. Adlai’s 2009 release “Down at Joe's” was nominated for a Just Plain Folks award (also known as the ‘grass roots grammys’) for best male singer songwriter album 2009.
Mowgli Giannitti is an active and diverse artist, trained in jazz and classical practice and theory, currently working with musicians whose careers span the globe and industry, and engaged in an extreme range of styles and sounds including Opera, Jazz, Jam Rock, Contemporary Classical, Folk, Funk, Bluegrass, Old-Time, Celtic, Latin, and Free Jazz. Mowgli attended Bennington College with a focus in contemporary composition, jazz bass, and classical voice.
As a composer, Mowgli has collaborated professionally with dancers, choreographers, actors, and directors as well as dedicated concert ensembles, including choreographer Souleymane Badolo, Drop Forge Theatre, director Jean Randich, members of the Taconic String Quartet, and the Sage City Symphony. As a bassist, Mowgli has worked and recorded alongside award-winning artists such as Amir Milstein, Bertram Lehmann, and Edmar Colon. As a vocalist, he has worked under composer Kitty Brazelton as a lead role in her developing opera, The Art of Memory - funded by a grant from American Opera Co. NYC - and has worked briefly but busily in San Francisco under music directors David Montgomery, April McNeely, and Tim Salaver as soloist, section leader, and quartet member.
Mowgli currently performs primarily in the northeastern United States as a bassist/vocalist in the bands The Melting Nomads, The Terrible Mountain String Band, Satyrdagg, The Heavy Nettles, and now with this trio. As a solo artist, he can be found as a substitute for just about anything.