Michelle
Nicolle Quartet (Australia)
Australia's first lady of jazz - That's Michelle Nicolle.
Mo Award winner 2001, 2003 & 2004 (Australian Entertainment
Industry), National Jazz Award (Wangaratta Festival of Jazz 1998)
winner and A.R.I.A Finalist 2001,2004 (Australian Recording Industry),
Michelle Nicolle is a jazz musician whose chosen instrument is Voice.
Also a superb arranger and band-leader, Michelle Nicolle, with 5
beautiful albums is celebrated as Australia's finest jazz singer.
See our featured CDs page for
how to purchase the Michelle Nicolle CD 'What Kind of Fool'
In April and May the Michelle Nicolle Quartet will
perform at 3 international jazz festivals in New Zealand, Estonia
and Finland. An important feature of the 3 week tour will be an
Australian jazz showcase presentation as part of the Australian
government’s Anzac cultural program in Turkey with concerts
in both Ankara and Istanbul.
"This project has been assisted by the Australian
Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, and the Department
of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Cultural Relations Discretionary Grant
Program"
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"..an exceptional singer... who deserves attention
as an original and inspiring Jazz artist." - Cadence Magazine
(USA), June 2003
"Michelle Nicolle stands above any other jazz singer in the
country."- Weekend Australian, Dec. 2003
"...Michelle impressed from the start with
her talents, not only as a vocalist with a very wide octave range
but also as an excellent improviser." - Bangkok Post, October
2004
"..an album that confirms Nicolle's place as Australia's best
jazz singer." - Sunday Herald Sun, June 2001 (After the Rain
review)
"..I can think of no one else who finds, in the modern jazz
repertoire, such a sense of pure song." Gilbert Haisman, Evening
Post, NZ, Oct'01.
".formidable technique and a staggering range......more interesting
than most other jazz vocalists in the country."Rolling Stone
Line-up:
Michelle Nicolle - vocals/piano
Carl Dewhurst - guitar
Tom Lee - bass,
Ronny Ferella - drums
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