Grace Elizabeth Agnes Annie Cole (8 September 1924 – 28 December 2006) was a British trumpeter and bandleader.
[1] Later in 1942 Cole switched to being a dance band trumpeter, initially joining Gloria Gaye's All Girls Band, who toured playing theatres and forces entertainment shows organised by the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA).
After 18 months she and Geldard left to join the Squadronaires, the most influential big band of the time,[4] where she was again the only woman.
However Cole found the male prejudice she experienced there made life uncomfortable, and she left to form her own all-female band,[7] which she fronted between 1952 and 1956.
The band performed jazz and pop, and broadcast with guest singers including Cleo Laine.