Name Nicole Henry | Role Singer | |
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Albums Set for the Season: Live in Japan, Nearness of You Awards Soul Train Music Award for Best Traditional Jazz Performance Similar People Kirk Whalum, Gregoire Maret, Julian Lage, Gerald Clayton, Bob Marley Profiles | ||
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Nicole Henry is an American jazz singer. She has performed in the world’s most acclaimed jazz venues, including clubs such as the Tokyo's famed Cotton Club and Blue Note NYC. She has performed at numerous festivals including the Festival Miami and the San Jose Summer Jazz Fest (2014).
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- Nicole henry at this moment
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- Personal life
- Career
- Discography
- References
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Personal life
Henry grew up in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where she pursued the arts from a young age, singing in school and church, and studying cello and ballet. She graduated from the University of Miami. In a 2014 interview with CBS Miami, where she is based, she cited Dinah Washington and Sarah Vaughan as sources of inspiration.
Career
Henry launched her entertainment career with success in both singing and acting. Early in her career, she appeared in commercial acting roles and voiceover assignments. Her passion for singing was recognized when the Miami New Times named Henry “Best Solo Musician 2002”.
In 2004, Henry released her debut CD, The Nearness of You, on Banister Records. The song Teach Me Tonight reached #1 in Japan and was named HMV Japan's Best Vocal Jazz Album of 2005. Her 2008 album The Very Thought of You reached #7 on Billboard's jazz chart. Her 2011 release Embraceable reached the Top 20 on jazz and U.S. smooth jazz radio charts.
In 2012 she made her San Francisco debut at a private event and at The Razz Room. Sean Martinfield of The Huffington Post wrote "Nicole Henry emerges hands down as this generation's First Lady of Jazz."
In 2013, she sang new renditions of hits from the 1970s for her album So Good, So Right: Nicole Henry Live recorded in front of sold-out crowds at Feinstein’s in New York.
In 2013, Henry took home the "Soul Train award" for "Best Traditional Jazz Performance".
Henry sang the National Anthem at several major sporting events in the early 2010s, including the 2010 Orange Bowl, the OPEN 13 Mens Finals and at Miami Marlins games.
In 2016, Henry was a soloist for the candlelight service of Nine lessons and carols at St. George's Episcopal Church (Manhattan), when she sang "Mary Did You Know".
Discography
- The Nearness of You (2004)
- The Very Thought of You (2008)
- Teach Me Tonight (2009)
- Embraceable (2011)
- Set for the Season: Live in Japan (2012)
- So Good, So Right: Nicole Henry Live (2013)
- At This Moment (2014 - Single)
- Nicole Henry & James Bryan: Summer Sessions EP (2015)