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June finds my first single "NO LIMITS" from my new CD of the same name on KOCH Records going to radio on the 16th for adds. Listen for it on a station near you soon! Look for my CD "NO LIMITS" to be available in stores and on-line on July 8. My summer tour schedule is shaping up great, and I will be visiting lots of cities across the country as well as going to Canada. I hope to see you at one of my shows!!!
Peace,
photo by Carol Ray
Upcoming dates, more in the works!!! 2008 Coming Up Next!
* June 3 - Epiphone Guitar Clinic, Sam Ash
Music
Store,
Burbank, IL. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Free! * June 10 - Epiphone Guitar
Clinic, Sam
Ash Music Store, Lombard, IL. 7 p.m. to
9 p.m.
Free! * June 21 - Clark County Jazz in
The Park Series, Las Vegas, NV. 500 S.
Grand Central Pkwy.
For info: (702) 455-8200,
www.co.clark.nv.us/Parks/Clark_County_Amphitheate
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* June 22 - Close Up2
Jazz Festival,
Chicago,
IL. Pritzker Park, State and Van Buren.
Noon to 9:45 p.m., Nick goes on at
8:30p.m. * July 10 - Epiphone Guitar
Clinic, Sam
Ash Music Store, Buffalo Grove, IL. 7
p.m. to 9 p.m.
Free!
* July 12 - Potomac Jazz Festival,
Colton's Point, MD. St. Clement's Island
Museum,
38370 Point Breeze Road, Colton's Point, MD.
301-769-2222 * July
19 - Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz,
Hartford,
CT. Bushnell Park.
www.hartfordjazz.com
* July 25 - East Lansing, MI.
Lansing Smooth Jazz 92.9 in cooperation with
BMRW Promotions presents "An Evening of
Smooth Jazz featuring Nick Colionne", East
Lansing Performing Arts
Center, 509 Burcham Drive. Showtime 7:00 p.m.
To purchase tickets:
http://www6.ticketingcentral.com/V2/Quantity.aspx?8CA875E1E932689
* July 26 - Harrisburg, PA. WSJW
Smooth Jazz 92.7 Presents A Night Of All Star
Jazz for Sickle Cell, The Forum. Call
717/214-ARTS for info and tickets. *
August 1- The Wave 94.7 Presents
Jazz at The Old Mill, Toronto, Canada. The
Old Mill Inn & Spa, 21 Old Mill Rd.,
www.oldmilltoronto.com,
(416) 236-2641 * August 9 - Long Beach
Jazz Festival, Long
Beach, CA.
www.longbeachjazzfestival.com
* August 22 - Penns Landing, Philadelphia,
PA. WJJZ's Smooth Jazz Summer Nights
Series.
7 p.m. at the Great Plaza. Columbus Blvd & Market
St., www.pennslandingcorp.com
* August 23 - Smooth Jazz at South Shore -
Guy Foreman Amphitheater, Washington Park,
Michigan City, IN. Nick and
co-headliner Mindi Abair rock the Indiana
Dunes! www.smoothjazzatsouthshore.com *
August 29 - Jazz On The Potomac, Lansdowne,
VA. Nick closes out this great summer
jazz series
at the spectacular Lansdowne Resort. For
info visit
www.lansdowneresort.com.
* September 6 - Kettle Moraine Jazz
Festival, West Bend, WI. Summer's final
great music festival in the Milwaukee/Chicago
area! Info and
tickets at www.kmjazz.com. *
September
20 - Wilson Creek Winery,
Temecula, CA, With Marion Meadows. For
info visit www.wilsoncreekwinery.com *
September 27 - WFFS's Jazz On The River,
Fayetteville, NC. * September 28 -
Atlanta Smooth
Jazz Festival, Mablehouse Amphitheatre
* October 9 - House of Blues, Chicago,
IL. World Stage with Jim Peterik. Ticket
info coming soon. * October 18 - JazzTrax
Catalina Jazz
Festival, Catalina Island, CA. For info
and tickets visit www.jazztrax.com 2009
* January 17 - World Stage with Jim
Peterik. Details coming. *
January 31 -
February 5,
Smooth Music Cruise. Celebrity Cruises'
"Century" luxury ship. Sailing from Miami
to Key West, Nassau and Coco Cay. Hosted by
Norman Brown, Jam Session Host Nick Colionne;
with Boney James, Mindi Abair,
Larry Carlton, Heather Headley, Acoustic
Alchemy, Marion
Meadows, Michael Lington, Steve
Oliver, Shilts, Alan
Hewitt , Althea Ren� and just announced -
Greg Adams and Steve Cole. To reserve
your cabin,
contact: 877-529-9729 for early booking pricing.
This is what the crowd at the KIFM Gaslight Jazz Festival looked like from Nick and the band's perspective on stage! photo by keyboardist John Erickson
Nick had a terrific time at the ,b>St. Lucia
Jazz Festival early in May - he, Najee,
Ledisi and Alex Bugnon put on a powerhouse
show that will be televised on BET later
this year. Thanks to Najee and Fareed for
inviting Nick to join in on the fun! Nick
made his first appearance at the KIFM
Gaslight Jazz Festival in May, and had an
amazing time. He performed on the Staples
Stage which also headlined Mindi Abair and
George Benson that day. He started off by
drawing a crowd at soundcheck and couldn't
resist doing a little "James Brown" for them,
right down to the dance! His performance
later was off the hook, and when he went into
the crowd to say they went wild would be an
understatement. He signed autographs after
the show for an hour and a half, and then was
honored to be the special guest at the VIP
Party held by the pool at the ultra-cool
Solamar Hotel. Thanks to Mike, Kelly and
Doug at KIFM for a great time!
The next day Nick was the surprise guest at
the KSBR Birthday Bash in Mission
VIejo, CA. This was his
first
time at the Bash, which features dozens of
artists jamming together on stage throughout
the afternoon and into the night. Nick was
delighted to meet up with lots of his
musician friends, many of whom flew in
especially to participate. Thanks to Vienna
at KSBR
for the
invitation! May was also Graduation
month at St. Laurence K-8 School in Elgin,
IL, where Nick has been mentoring for 12
years. He was very proud of "his" 8th
graders and sends his love and support as
they prepare to attend high school this
coming fall. He also thanks all the families
who invited him to the kids' graduation
parties - it's great for his spirit, if not his
diet!
Carrie, the president of Nick's amazing fan club Kickin' With Nick, has put up a new web blog for Nick fans, whether they are fan club members or not. Check it out! The address is www.kickinwithnick.wordpress.com. Kickin' Members - be sure and sign up for this great new community that's all things Nick and you!!! Photos, videos, and a special section for member contributions and dialog are all part of the Kickin' web blog experience. If you're a jazz fan but not a member of Kickin' With Nick, joining is a great idea - lots of perks and a great fan community are only part of the reason to check out this very special group.
Greg Adams and Steve Cole have joined the cruise line-up! Check out cruise and new pricing via the weblink below, and join Nick and his music friends on this festival at sea! Be sure and mention Nick's special code "Nick001" when speaking with Cruises Only, the official travel agency for the cruise.
Nick will be launching a new website in July to coincide with the release of his new CD "NO LIMITS". The website will have all new content and a web store.
Anyone who knows Nick knows he loves to fish...he took this photo this week of his favorite spot, the Fox River in Illinois. He had a good day, too - caught five nice-sized fish!
Music Director and bassist Dave Hiltebrand and Nick sharing their favorite snack, chocolate chip cookies, outside the dressing room trailer at the KIFM Gaslight Jazz Festival. photo courtesy keyboardist John Erickson who brought the cookies!
Artist Manager: Carol Ray, On The Edge Productions (847) 359-9941 / e-mail: [email protected] Promotions: Tom Clark, On The Edge Productions (610) 918-3252 / e-mail: [email protected] Marketing/Media: Christine Clark, On The Edge Productions (610) 291-9278 / e-mail: [email protected]. Tour Manager: Dolores Ann, On The Edge Productions (630) 289-9159 / e-mail: [email protected] Booking Agent: Steve Butler, Mighty Music Corp (718) 682-3611 / e-mail: [email protected]
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E-mail:
[email protected]
Management:
Carol Ray, On The Edge Productions 847-359-9941
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