Formed at Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, in 1948, The Four Freshmen were a ground-breaking vocal group who influenced the Hi-Lo’s, the Beach Boys, Manhattan Transfer and countless other close-harmony outfits. The Four Freshmen is a multiple Grammy-nominated American male vocal band quartet that blends open-harmony jazz arrangements with the big band vocal group sounds, founded in the barbershop traditions. They are considered a vocal band because the singers accompany themselves on guitar, trumpet, bass, and drums, among other instrumental configurations. During their 62 years of performance, The Four Freshmen recorded 49 albums, CDs, and DVDs. The group tours internationally to sold-out audiences and records popular standards flavored with jazz harmonies since its late ‘40s founding. They won the DownBeat readers poll in 2000 for Best Vocal Group, over 50 years since they were formed.
