FEATURE By Rafa Carvajal
NICOLE HENRY'S 5TH
Annual Winter Concert he very talented and beautiful singer Nicole Henry brings her 5th Annual Winter Concert to the Colony Theater on Saturday, December 16 at 8 p.m., benefiting the Miami Music Project. Last year's concert was outstanding, so I recommend buying your tickets to Nicole's Annual Winter Concert before they sell out, by visiting colonymb.org or calling 800.211.1414. You can also choose to enjoy a VIP package with a reception starting at 6:30 p.m. With her amazing voice and strong command of any musical stage, Nicole Henry is one of the jazz world's most applauded chanteuses. Nicole was named Best New Jazz Artist of 2004 in Japan after the release of her very popular CD The Nearness of You. One year later, her Teach Me Tonight album became No. 1 in Japan and was named HMV Japan's Best Vocal Jazz Album of 2005. In 2008, Nicole's The Very Thought of You CD reached No. 7 on Billboard's jazz chart, thrilling jazz audiences across the U.S. She released her Embraceable CD in 2011 with more original songs, soul and even a touch of gospel, and it reached the Top 20 on jazz and smooth U.S. jazz radio charts. In 2013, Nicole released her 13-track live album So Good, So Right: Nicole Henry Live with her soulful renditions of some of her favorite classic hits of the '70s from such iconic artists as Bill Withers, Aretha Franklin, Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, The Commodores and Gladys Knight.
Rafa Carvajal: Tell us about your upcoming 5th Annual Winter Concert to benefit Miami Music Project. Nicole Henry: Well, to start, I can't believe it's been five years already! Miami Beach has been my musical home since my unofficial debut singing at one of Kitty Meow's CafĂŠ Torino Drag Nights back in the '90s! And although I've been fortunate to travel all over the world singing, it's great coming back here where I recorded my first CD and had my first paying gigs. This annual concert at the Colony Theatre started for me in 2013, when my team and I took a leap of faith
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PHOTO PROVIDED BY NICOLE HENRY
Wire Magazine sat down for a chat with Nicole prior to this year's Winter Concert.