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| Award Winning Vocalist Nicole Henry's Touring Season Nicole Henry begins her tour tonight in San Miguel, Mexico to perform four concerts between August 11-17. Returning to the states for four days, Nicole will be a featured artist on the CD 101.9 FM stage in New York City at the Harlem Day Concert, Sunday, August 21st, being put on by the Discover Harlem/Harlem Chamber of Commerce. Next it's off to Asia for seven concerts, to reinforce why Japan named her “Best New Jazz Artist of 2004.” There Nicole will be backed by the Eddie Higgins Trio on two, sold-out concerts at the COEX Theater in Seoul, Korea August 23rd and 24th followed by dates in Tokyo (August 26 & 29), Nagoya (August 28). Nicole Henry will also share the bill with the likes of Nicholas Payton and Eric Alexander at the Tendo Jazz Festival, Tendo, Japan on Saturday August 27th performing jazz standards as heard in her top-selling CDs, The Nearness of You (#2/HMV, Japan) and Teach Me Tonight(#1/HMV, Japan), a collaboration with the Eddie Higgins Trio.. More About Nicole Henry: A singer and actress, Nicole Henry has performed at jazz festivals and at such renowned venues as the Rainbow Room with the Cab Calloway Orchestra, the Lincoln Center with the Juilliard Jazz Octet and Times Square’s Virgin Megastore. She frequently performs at such highly rated chains as Ritz Carlton, Loews Hotel and Emeril's. She's been interviewed and highly reviewed by such media as Billboard, Cadence Magazine, Swing Journal, Prairie Home Companion, Sirius Satellite Radio, DownBeat, Jazz Times, Goldmine Magazine, XM Satellite Radio and more. And she has shared the stage with music legends such as Isaac Hayes, Roberta Flack, Kenny Werner, Tom Scott, Jennifer Holliday and Joan Osborne. Nicole's also completed various national advertising campaigns for Verizon Wireless, Amtrak, McDonald's, Air Jamaica, Rite Aid, Bank of America, Hershey's Swoops, Sears Optical and has also acted as the spokesperson and voice-over talent for such companies as Office Depot and Mars Candy. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Jazz News :: home page |