With class and elegance, a stellar list of international jazz performances and three TOP-10 CDs, Nicole Henry sings in a most genuine fashion, inspiring and touching hearts.
“She has grace, presence, a superb and sumptuous voice…a style unseen these days.”
- Jazz Hot France
- Jazz Hot France
“She can sell a power ballad as well as Whitney, Diana and Patti.”
- Jazz Times
- Jazz Times
“She phrases…(and) never loses sight of the subject at hand. At the same time she holds back the force of her tart-timbered voice until the right dramatic moment to unleash its considerable power.”
- New York Times
- New York Times
In 2004, Nicole released her solo debut CD, The Nearness of You to critical acclaim. In Japan, after climbing to #2 on HMV Japan Jazz Charts, and staying in the TOP 10 for three months HMV Japan named Nicole “Best New Jazz Artist of 2004.” Her follow-up CD, Teach Me Tonight with the Eddie Higgins Trio reached #1 at HMV Japan, and earned her their honor of “Best Vocal Jazz Album of 2005.”
One of Nicole’s most recent projects was her extremely successful monthly show at the Metropolitan Room in New York which spanned 13 months, from May 2009 to May 2010. She received rave reviews from music industry mega critics Stephen Holden of the NY Times and Chuck Taylor former writer and senior editor of Billboard magazine. Her shows drew such attention on the scene that in less than a year’s time, the 25th Annual Bistro Awards honored Nicole with the “Outstanding Jazz Vocalist” Award, where she joined good company with many of the best NY nightlife performers.
Professionally, Nicole is a member of the actors union, Screen Actors Guild; and a voting member of The Recording Academy.
Career Performance Highlights:
Jazz a Juan les Pins, French Riviera
Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival
Lincoln Center w/ the Juilliard Jazz Octet, NYC
Five National Tours of Japan, including Nango & Tendo Jazz Festivals
Four Tours of Central Mexico including Tribute to Billie Holiday
Madrid International Jazz Festival, Spain
Tomsk Philharmonic Hall, Russia
Blues Alley, Washington, D.C.
The Dakota, Minneapolis
Duc des Lombards, Paris
The Rainbow Room & The Cotton Club, NYC w/ the Cab Calloway Orchestra
Prishtina Jazz Festival, Kosovo
Iridium, NYC
Anthology, San Diego
COEX Theater, Seoul
Jazziz Bistro, Fort Lauderdale
100 Century Avenue, Shanghai
Catalina Jazz Club, Los Angeles
Jazz in Jeans Festival w/ the Novosibirsk Jazz Orchestra, Russia
The Metropolitan Room, NYC
Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, Pittsburgh
Carnival Center for the Performing Arts (Arscht Center), Miami
Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Fort Lauderdale
Jazz a Juan les Pins, French Riviera
Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival
Lincoln Center w/ the Juilliard Jazz Octet, NYC
Five National Tours of Japan, including Nango & Tendo Jazz Festivals
Four Tours of Central Mexico including Tribute to Billie Holiday
Madrid International Jazz Festival, Spain
Tomsk Philharmonic Hall, Russia
Blues Alley, Washington, D.C.
The Dakota, Minneapolis
Duc des Lombards, Paris
The Rainbow Room & The Cotton Club, NYC w/ the Cab Calloway Orchestra
Prishtina Jazz Festival, Kosovo
Iridium, NYC
Anthology, San Diego
COEX Theater, Seoul
Jazziz Bistro, Fort Lauderdale
100 Century Avenue, Shanghai
Catalina Jazz Club, Los Angeles
Jazz in Jeans Festival w/ the Novosibirsk Jazz Orchestra, Russia
The Metropolitan Room, NYC
Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, Pittsburgh
Carnival Center for the Performing Arts (Arscht Center), Miami
Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Fort Lauderdale
Additional Background Information- Nicole Henry
Born in Philadelphia, Nicole was raised in the arts haven of Bucks County with a mom who played classical piano and made sure Nicole and her sister played at least one instrument. Along with taking ballet and singing in the school and church choirs, she studied cello for six years and sang the national anthem at virtually every high school basketball and football game.She earned a full academic scholarship to University of Miami, where she studied architecture for two years before changing majors to advertising and theater. While in college, she recorded songs for a dance music DJ/producer named Noel Sanger and went on the road performing at night clubs. Then in 1998, one of their songs “Miracle,” was on Billboard's Dance Music Charts for eight weeks, reaching #8.
It was then she realized a far reaching music career was possible. "I knew I wanted to use art to affect people's lives. And that's what I can accomplish through my singing…help people relate to their feelings, and then celebrate those feelings."
Committing to a full-time entertainment career in 2000, the singer/songwriter began producing original material and took the opportunity to tour the U.S. as a background vocalist with RCA band, Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise. By 2002 Miami New Times had named her "Best Local Solo Musician."
In addition to her singing gigs, Nicole began booking lead acting roles in national television commercial campaigns for Verizon Wireless, Amtrak, McDonald's (with Venus and Serena Williams), Air Jamaica, Rite Aid Pharmacies, Hershey's Swoops, Sears Optical and others. She was also the lead actress in the feature-length, independent films, In Plain Sight and Chapter and Verse, and starred in a four-part pilot of a children's television series, The Lemonade Stand, aired on select US stations. She also starred in the independent short film Miami Chronicles sponsored by the Independent Film Channel. All three of these films feature original songs by Nicole.
Tour:
| October 7 | 21st New York Cabaret Convention @ Rose Hall, Jazz Lincoln Center Opening Night Performance | New York, NY |
| October 8 | The Metropolitan Room | New York, NY |
| October 14 | Setai | Miami Beach, FL |
| October 24 | Setai Sunday Brunch | Miami, FL |
| October 26 | Upstairs at the Van Dyke | Miami Beach, FL |
| November 5 | Nicole Henry & Friends in Concert @ Deering Estate | Miami, FL |
| November 17 | Jazz Roots Program @ AT&T Ampitheater *opening for Michael Feinstein | Dallas, TX |
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