Derrick Coles

Derrick Coles is a multi-talented composer, arranger, instrumental and vocal performer and writer. A native of Atlantic City, New Jersey, Coles has made his home for many years in Cleveland, Ohio. He is composer of many popular individual songs and song collections, which have been recorded and published. As a professional pianist, both in the field of jazz and as a church musician, Coles has long experimented with seeking an innovative approaches to jazz improvisation. His method was born from...See more

Derrick Coles is a multi-talented composer, arranger, instrumental and vocal performer and writer. A native of Atlantic City, New Jersey, Coles has made his home for many years in Cleveland, Ohio. He is composer of many popular individual songs and song collections, which have been recorded and published. As a professional pianist, both in the field of jazz and as a church musician, Coles has long experimented with seeking an innovative approaches to jazz improvisation. His method was born from actual performance as well as through scientific means. Coles is currently an acclaimed jazz pianist notably in the State of Ohio, celebrated for his unique and distinctive piano styling. See less