Pierce Freelon

Pierce Freelon is a GRAMMY® nominated artist, picture book author, podcaster & ice cream maker. His GRAMMY® nominated children’s music albums AnceStars (2023) and Black to the Future (2021) have been featured on NPR, Billboard and Today Show. Pierce is the author of two children's picture books with Little, Brown Books for Young Readers: Daddy and Me: Side by Side (2023) and Daddy-Daughter Day (2022). He is co-creator of the PBS Kids podcast Jamming on the Job and is the voice of its star Beat-master BoomBox! He is the founder of Coco Fro, a vegan freeze-dried ice cream company. Pierce is a Dad to two creative and hilarious kids, loves reading Octavia Butler books with his wife of 18 years, and is proud that he can still dunk a basketball in his 40s!