Breakin' Convention Lunchtime Performance: Noel Freidline Trio

Overview

Join us for FREE lunchtime performances at Levine Center For The Arts.

Grab your lunch at one of the food trucks 11:45 AM-1:15 PM Monday, Oct. 9-Friday, Oct. 13. 

Monday's Featured Performer: Noel Freidline Trio

Noel Freidline is a 1991 graduate of the University of North Florida, BA in Music.  A pianist, vocalist, writer and arranger, Noel has been the leader of his own group since 1991.

Noel performs regularly with the Charlotte Symphony, both as a featured artist and ensemble member.  Noel also performs regularly with touring Broadway shows, most recently “Jersey Boys,” “Bring It On,” “Dream Girls,” “Les Miserable,” and “Wicked.”  Noel has opened for such diverse artists as Tony Bennett, saxophonist David Sanborn, Kenny G, Rosemary Clooney, pianist Dave Brubeck, vocalist Layla Hathaway, jazz legend Roy Ayers, and vocalist Jennifer Holliday.

Noel was named Best Jazz Musician by Charlotte Magazine in 2006 and in 2009 and was named “Best Musical Director” by the Metrolina Theatre Association of the Carolinas.  A dilettante of pop culture, Noel has become a popular lecturer for theatres and museums, creating and presenting multi-media presentations on everything from Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons to Mel Brooks.  In 2011 Freidline was chosen for the Blumenthal Performing Arts Association (Charlotte, NC) Center Stage Award in recognition of his excellence in service to the arts.