The Four Freshmen

The Four Freshmen is a Grammy®-nominated American male vocal band quartet that blends open-harmony jazz arrangements with the big band vocal group sounds of The Modernaires (Glenn Miller), The Pied Pipers (Tommy Dorsey), and The Mel-Tones (Artie Shaw), founded in the barbershop tradition. The Four Freshmen is considered a vocal band because, in addition to singing, it accompanies itself on guitar, trumpet, bass, and drums, among other instrumental configurations.