Jared Freiburg
PIANOMANIA!
Jared Freiburg is a singer, pianist and producer who was born and raised in West Des Moines, Iowa. While most of his generation listened to pop music in the early 2000s, he was instead exposed to numerous 50’s and 60’s styles by way of his parents and grandparents that set him up for a dense musical palette at a young age.
At the age of five he learned how to play piano which quickly became an obsession. His passion deepened as he participated in various choral, musical, and theatrical ensembles throughout high school, honing his craft and finding inspiration in the works of legendary piano icons like Ray Charles, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Harry Connick Jr., and Billy Joel. In 2015, at the age of 17, Jared was selected as one of four males in the country to represent The GRAMMY Foundation in a vocal jazz ensemble – which recorded the GRAMMY Jazz Camp 23 album at Capital Studios in Los Angeles, CA. The prestigious ensemble also performed at the 2015 GRAMMY Awards.
After High School, Jared attended the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music in Long Beach, CA where he studied Jazz Performance for a brief period – ultimately deciding to change direction, accepting an offer to begin his professional career performing in the role of Jerry Lee Lewis with Broadway’s Million Dollar Quartet onboard Norwegian Cruise Line in 2016, a position he maintained for four years.
More recently, Jared has headlined in his show PIANOMANIA!, which blends together his experience as a rock and roll pianist along with his other musical passions including jazz, blues and country music into a high-energy and entertaining stage show. With this group, Jared currently tours consistently around the United States and onboard various cruise lines. This resulted in his departure from Million Dollar Quartet with the exception of reprising the role of Jerry Lee Lewis in the world premiere of Million Dollar Quartet Christmas in 2021, as well as participating in the official cast album released in 2022. With his band, Jared Freiburg & The Vagabonds, Jared recently recorded a new 10-track album entitled MESS AROUND which was released on November 1st, 2024.