The Four Freshmen Today

The present group (Group #22) started playing together in September, 2001. They are:

Brian Eichenberger

Brian sings lead and plays bass, guitar and keyboard.


Brian Eichenberger, 24, sings the lead part while playing bass, guitar and piano. From July of 1996 until January 2000, he sang the 2nd part in the harmony with The Freshmen. Now, Brian from Apple Valley, Minnesota has become only the third lead singer in the 54 year history of the Freshmen. Brian got the call to join the Freshmen while studying jazz arranging and performance under Phil Mattson at the School for Music Vocations in Creston, Iowa.




Curtis Calderon

Curtis sings the second part in the group harmonies and plays trumpet and flugelhorn.


Curtis Calderon, 26, is the "Freshest Freshmen," having recently joined the group. Hailing from San Antonio he began his jazz career in earnest playing trumpet at the age of 11. As a teenager he took lessons from a highly regarded music teacher, "I couldn't wait for my lessons, I took as many as I could. Of course it helped that the teacher was a beautiful female. It was my first crush." From all those lessons Curtis joined the renowned John Marshall High Jazz Band which won many consecutive national competitions. Curtis earned his stripes by going on the road with Russ Morgan's big band. Coming home to San Antonio he was a regular fixture at The Landing Jazz Club where the Four Freshmen's Brian Eichenberger discovered him. Curtis has been featured on over a dozen CDs including "Live from the Landing", on Scat Cat Records.

Vince Johnson

Vince sings baritone voice and plays guitar, trombone and bass.


Vince Johnson, 30, an accomplished singer, singing third part harmony as well as playing, bass, guitar and trombone, Vince brings a distinguished resume to The Freshmen. He received his Bachelor of Music in 1994 from California State University Long Beach and his Masters degree in Jazz Studies from the University of Southern California in 1996. Before joining the Freshmen in December of 1999, Vince worked as an accompanist, educator and performer, which included performing throughout the world for Princess Cruises. .




Bob Ferreira

Bob sings bass voice, performs vocal solos, plays drums and flugelhorn.


Bob Ferreira, 31, began singing the fourth part harmony and playing the drums for the Freshmen in 1992. Originally from Seattle, Washington, Bob's introduction to Freshmen harmony began when he studied with former Freshmen Kirk Marcy at Edmond Community College in his home state. Marcy soon had Bob in his college group "Soundsation" singing arrangements by The Four Freshmen, Singers Unlimited, The Swingle Singers, and other top jazz vocal groups. Later, while concentrating on classical voice training at Central Washington State, Marcy recommended Bob for an audition with the Freshmen.




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