THE FOUR FRESHMEN perform with the same unmistakable sound of the original group – a vocal harmony like no other! Four part harmony, a twist of elegance, a splash of swing, and a whole lot of fun!

The Four Freshmen have strongly influenced many groups over the 61 years of their existence, including Take Six, ABBA, The Swingle Singers, Manhattan Transfer and the Beach Boys. They were originally modeled after big band vocal groups like the Modernaires (Glenn Miller) and The Pied Pipers (Tommy Dorsey). Founded in 1948 at Butler University in Indianapolis as Hal's Harmonizers, a barbershop quartet, they soon adopted a more jazz-oriented repertoire and renamed itself the Toppers and developed their own style of improvised vocal harmony. In September of 1948, the quartet went on the road as The Four Freshmen and soon drew the admiration of jazz legends such as Dizzy Gillespie and Woody Herman who helped them connect with Capitol Records.

Over the years since its inception, 24 musicians have been part of the group including the current members, Brian Eichenberger, Curtis Calderon, Vince Johnson and Bob Ferreira who are some of the best jazz talents in the business. This group not only preserves the Freshmen sound, they enhance it with their youth, vitality and talent, giving a new treatment to the Great American Songbook.

The Four Freshmen are the longest lasting vocal harmony group, and in their 60 plus year history they have bragging rights to over 50 albums, an overwhelming 70 top selling singles, and 6 Grammy Nominations. The Four Freshmen Live from Las Vegas is their most recent CD release. Some of their most requested songs, including It's a Blue World, Day In, Day Out, Skylark, Poinciana, and Mood Indigo , will be heard in their concert.

Four Freshmen History (from 4Freshman.com)