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photo by Don Mitchell © 2007 Epiphone Guitars This newsletter is produced by On The Edge Productions. We welcome your comments and suggestions.
For booking and other
information, see
contact information at the end of the
newsletter.
What do Nick, a Blue Man, an Astronaut and a Hollywood Director Have in Common?Sunday, October 7 at the Preston Bradley Hall in Chicago from 7-10 pm there will be a Benefit & Celebrity Auction - "Lunch in the Limelight", with the proceeds going to the Franklin Fine Arts Center, a Chicago magnet elementary school for the visual and performing arts. The Auction is being run by The Friends of Franklin, a non-profit organization, so the winning bid is tax deductible! Their mission is to raise funds and provide community resources and support for Franklin Fine Arts Center, located in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood. This small inner-city magnet school serves 368 children from all over the city with 40% at or below poverty level, yet Franklin has been recognized as one of the Top 20 schools in Chicago by Chicago Magazine! Lunch with various celebrities will be bid on, with the winner being treated to lunch with the artist they "win". Nick is delighted to be part of this effort to provide resources to a school in need that focuses on academics AND the performing arts. If you would like to bid on line to help the school and have lunch with Nick, please click on the link below. Bidders outside of the Chicago area can choose to have lunch (or possibly supper, depending on the schedule for that date) with Nick when he comes to a venue near them...the prize does not have to be redeemed until June 2008. All rules and regs as mentioned on the Lunch in the Limelight website (www.lunchinthelimelight.com) apply, of course!
Nick's newest single from his chart-topping CD "Keepin' It Cool" is the title track, and is at radio now. It's signature Nick, with a great groove and that touch of funk that only Nick can provide. Contact your favorite radio station and make sure they know you want to hear "Keepin' It Cool".
Nick's new Tour ad can be seen in the October issue of Smooth Jazz News! Check Nick's website often, as new dates are continually being added to Nick's tour.
* October 6 - Catalina Island Jazz Trax
Festival.
Catalina Island, CA. Who doesn't love this
festival?!!! Tickets:
www.jazztrax.com. * October 7 - Lunch In
The
Limelight, Benefit & Celebrity Lunch Auction,
Chicago, IL. 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Preston
Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center,
78 E. Washington St. at Michigan Ave. Bid on a
lunch date with Nick (see first article).
www.lunchinthelimelight.com or call 773-509-1410
for info.
* October 13, 14 -
Rehoboth Beach Autumn Jazz Festival,
DE. Nick will join in "Celebrating
the Music of Marvin Gaye and Motown" on
Saturday and the Grand Finale jam session
on Sunday. For information www.rehobothjazz.com
* October 26 - Quad Cities Smooth Jazz Fall
Festival, Davenport, IA. Redstone Room,
129 Main Street. Show 7 p.m., ticket info
563-324-4208
or visit
www.smoothjazzseries.com/fallfestival *
October 28 - Jazz on The Green, Estero
Community Park, Estero, FL. This three
day festival benefits The Children's Hospital
of Southwest Florida and Epiphone
Guitars, which Nick endorses, has
graciously provided a guitar and case to be
auctioned off to benefit the kids. Thank you
for your generosity, Epiphone - you are the
best in all ways! For info on Epiphone visit
www.epiphone.com, and for info on the festival
visit
www.jazzonthegreen.com
* November 4 - Rancho Mirage Art Affaire,
Rancho Mirage, CA. For info visit
www.ci.rancho-mirage.ca.us or call (760)
324-4511.
Rancho Mirage is one of Nick's manager's
favorite
places, and this two-day arts & jazz festival
promises
great weather, art, music and food. Best of
all, it's
free to
to the public! * November 10, 11 -
private benefits in Chicago and
Maryland * November 23-December 22 -
Brian Culbertson's "A Soulful Christmas"
Tour. See tour schedule in last
article.
* January 18-20, '08 - San
Diego, CA. All Star Smooth Cruise 3 Day
Land
Festival. * January 21-26, '08
- All Star
Smooth Cruise,
Norman Brown, Cruise Host; Nick Colionne, Jam
Session Host.
Nick and the beautiful Grand Teton Mountains, Jackson Hole, Wyoming. photo by Dolores Ann The first day of September saw Nick off to the Showplace Arena in Upper Marlboro, MD, where he, Bobby Caldwell and Norman Brown's Summer Storm closed out the Second International Metropolitan Jazz Festival. Emmett Roberts, CEO/COO of Shortcake Entertainment Group, with the Prince George's County Chamber of Commerce in full support, put on one heck of a party. September 6 found Nick at the Herberger Theatre in Phoenix, AZ, delivering a lecture on the business of jazz and performing with the student jazz band for Arizona State University in the "Jazz Lecture Series". Phoenix. Before his lecture, Nick played with a trio of extremely talented young musicians (Chris Peña on keys, Brady Putzke, bass and Jason Adams, drums), all jazz students at ASU studying with Michael Kocour, Director of Jazz Studies. Special thanks to Hassan Abdul-Kareem for producing this very special event . To see excerpts of Nick performing with the ASU students, visit Nick's YouTube page, via the link in the You Tube article later in this email. Sacramento, CA was was a blast, when Nick and Boney James played to a sold-out crowd at the Guzzetta Grove on the property of the Radisson Hotel. The Smooth Jazz 94.7 KSSJ Summer Series event brought the audience to its feet with a high energy evening that left everyone wanting more. Thanks to PD Lee Hansen for introducing Nick to Sacramento audiences - they are great! Next up was a private event in Chicago (thanks Carolyn!) which Nick and the band had a great time at. ThenNick performed at Ken Bedford's ABCAP "Anaia's Breast Cancer Awareness Program" Benefit in Chicago, helping to raise money for a cause close to him and his family. A visit to Jackson Hole, Wyoming was up next, for a performance at the Jackson Hole Golf & Tennis Country Club to a celebrity-studded audience. The scenery was fantastic and the hospitality was great. Thanks to Bruce Pollock for showing Nick the Real West! Rounding out the month was the Jazz Cafe, Charlotte, North Carolina, a beautiful club with a great audience. Thanks to Tammy Greene for a really special evening.
Nick has some new videos up on You Tube that you can view. The first is of his performance with the student jazz band from ASU, and the second is an interview with him that features some of "his" kids from St. Laurence K-8 School where he has mentored for many years. If you want to know what kind of an impact he's had on the kids, this is the video for you!
Late Breaking News - The tour dates are set for Brian Culbertson's "A Soulful Christmas". Join Brian, Nick, Gerald Albright, Howard Hewitt and new artist Victoria White as they celebrate the holidays in your town...this is one groovy Christmas show and you won't want to miss it. Visit www.asoulfulxmas.com for links to purchase tickets, and watch for additional dates! A Soulful Christmas 2007 Tour Dates November 23 Indianapolis, IN Music Mill November 24 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre November 25 New York, NY Town Hall November 27 Alexandria, VA The Birchmere November 28 Alexandria, VA The Birchmere December 1 New Haven, CT Lyman Center for the Performing Arts December 2 Collingswood, NJ Scottish Rite Auditorium December 8 Sparks, NV Nugget-Celebrity Showroom Casino December 9 Sacramento, CA Crest Theatre December 11 San Diego, CA Anthology December 13 Phoenix, AZ Celebrity Theatre December 14 Las Vegas, NV Boulder Station Casino December 15 Palm Desert, CA McCallum Theatre December 16 Anaheim, CA The Grove of Anaheim December 18 Los Angeles, CA The Wilshire Theatre December 20 Seattle, WA Paramount Theater December 21 Portland. OR Crystal Ballroom December 22 Redwood City, CA Fox Theatre
Nick hosts the Jam Sessions for the third time. Join him, host Norman Brown and many of your favorite music stars for a full-filled week.
Artist Manager: Carol Ray, On The Edge Productions (847) 359-9941 / e-mail: jazz@nickcolionne.com Promotions: Christine & Tom Clark, On The Edge Productions (610) 918-3252 / e-mail: funkyjazznc@gmail.com Booking Agent: Steve Butler, Mighty Music Corp (718) 682-3611 / e-mail: mightymusiccorp@aim.com Marketing/Media: Dolores Ann, On The Edge Productions (630) 289-9159 / e-mail: dolores@nickcolionne.com
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E-mail:
jazz@nickcolionne.com
Management:
Carol Ray, On The Edge Productions 847-359-9941
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