Bio

The Frim Fram 4, based in Boise, Idaho, specializes in the classic songs and tunes of the Jazz Age. Taking their name from a number by the Nat King Cole trio, the Frim Fram 4 was founded in 2001, relying on the same instrumentation of piano, stand-up bass, vocals, and the exiting new sound of the electric guitar. These days the line up has Cody Ramey on the stand up bass, Dr. Andrew Cortens on the piano, Jonah Shue on electric guitar and violin, Greg Belzeski on drums and congas, and everyone joining in on vocals. Old School Gang Singing lives!

While the band’s first motivation was to rejuvenate the hit records from the Nat King Cole trio, other icons of Jazz have influenced their direction and repertoire. Over the years the fabled and supra-secret Frim Fram Book of Swing has grown to include arrangements from Nat King Cole, Ellington, le Hot Club de France , Sinatra, Louis (Armstrong, Jordan, and Prima) , Bobby Darin, Tony Bennett , and many others. The Frim Fram 4’s unflagging devotion to the initial conditions of the music they play has made them Champions of Swing in the eyes and ears of many of the region’s peoples.

For more than 7 years the Frim Fram 4 has been entertaining audiences every Thursday night from 8:45-Midnight at Pengilly’s Saloon, one of Boise’s oldest and esteemed institutions. While being the initial launch pad of this Space Age ensemble, Thursday night at Pengilly’s has gained such a following and notoriety that it was chosen as one of the Sexiest Places in the World to take and, yes, plant a smooch on a date by Cosmopolitan Magazine.