Cole Hankins

Born in Orlando, FL and raised in Albany, GA, Cole Louis Hankins began his musical career noodling around on an old Wurlitzer organ in his grandmother’s living room. After some formal training on the violin, he began to pick up instruments one by one and conquer them: guitar, bass, harmonica, drums, and trumpet, to name a few. In addition to his instrument studies, he also became an amateur music historian, studying American and English music forms: rock and roll, jazz, folk, country, bluegrass, and soul music. All of these influences, together with an open mind, have formed an always interesting (if sometimes eclectic) musical sensibility. Multiple stints in bands (bass, fiddle, and guitar in bluegrass bands; bass, drums, keys, and guitar in pop/rock bands) have enhanced his “well-rounded” approach to performance and interpretation.