"Nick's latest release, No Limits, does not disappoint. With a terrific blend of R&B, blues, instrumentals and vocals, Nick puts his unbridled touch on each and every song. More so than any of his previous recordings, this CD is Nick Colionne - in passion, in emotions, and delivery. If you have ever been to one of his concerts, you feel the same groove throughout this CD. Aptly titled, this album proves that there are no limits to where he can go. With talent like Nick's, the sky's the limit." Read the rest of Bonnie Schendell's review by clicking on the link below.

"Guitarist and vocalist Nick Colionne's new recording is packed with an exciting blend of jazz, funk, R&B and a touch of the blues.... His passionate baritone voice is yet another reason to stay tuned to this amazing asset in his seemingly limitless repertoire. ...But in the long run, it's Nick Colionne's guitar prowess that takes this CD to the next level and makes it highly entertaining, romantic, bluesy and definitely without limits." Read the rest of Paula Edelstein's review by clicking below.

Upcoming dates, more in the works!!!

2008

* July 6 - Coltrane Jazz and Blues Festival, Dallas, TX 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Main Stage, hosted by Lynn Briggs. Info and tickets available at www.5borosentertainment.com.

* July 6 - Brooklyn Jazz Cafe, Dallas, TX. 9 p.m., for info on the festival and club appearance visit www.brooklynjazzcafe.com

* July 10 - Epiphone Guitar Clinic, Sam Ash Music Store, Buffalo Grove, IL. 6:30 p.m. p.m. to 8 p.m. Free!

* July 11 - XM Radio, Watercolors Channel 71 "Live". Nick joins host Lily for a live broadcast from the XM Watercolors studio in Washington, D.C. from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Be sure to tune in!

* July 12 - Potomac Jazz & Seafood Festival, Colton's Point, MD. THIS EVENT HAS SOLD OUT, NO TICKETS AT GATE. 8 p.m., St. Clement's Island Museum, 38370 Point Breeze Road, Colton's Point, MD. 301-769-2222

* July 15 - The V98.7 Smooth Cruise Series on board the Detroit Princess, Detroit, MI. 2 cruises 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. For info visit www.liveatnite.com.

* 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: www.wjzlonline.com/eveningsmoothjazz.asp

* 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.

* July 27 - WJJZ Sunday Brunch, Philadelphia, PA. Listen "live" as Nick chats with host and Program Director Michael Tozzi and Music Director Frank Childs. In the Philadelphia area, come to the Sunday Brunch to meet Nick! Location: Moshulu Restaurant, Penn's Landing, 401 S. Columbus Blvd. Visit www.wjjz.com for info.

* August 1 - The Wave 94.7 Presents Jazz at The Old Mill, Toronto, Canada, Canadian Debut of "NO LIMITS"!. 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 27 -Denver Jazz and Blues Festival, Denver, CO. 2400 Washington St., 7 p.m. This festival is going during the Democratic National Convention and should be exciting to say the least! Info at denverjazzfestival2008.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! The line-up is terrific, and it's got Nick's good friend and co-writer on NO LIMITS, Jim Peterik (Survivor, Ides of March) on stage right before Nick...musical fireworks for sure with these two! With Greg Adams and Tom Scott forming East Bay Soul earlier in the day and kick-off artist saxman Nelson Rangell, this is going to be a great day for music. 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 Third Annual Jazz On The River, Fayetteville, NC. Joining Nick will be Alex Bugnon and Ken Ford. For info visit http://www.wfss.org.

* September 28 - Atlanta Smooth Jazz Festival, Mablehouse Amphitheatre. Atlanta, GA. Join Nick and fellow headliners Wayman Tisdale and Boney James - two days of outstanding music! Visit www.atlantasmoothjazzfestival.com for info.

* 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 René and just announced - Greg Adams and Steve Cole. To reserve your cabin, contact: 877-529-9729 for booking info and Summer Specials.

Some of the participants at the Epiphone Clinic, Sam Ash Music, Lombard, IL. photo by Carol Ray

June saw Nick doing clinics for Epiphone Guitars and Sam Ash Music Stores, one in Burbank, IL and one in Lombard, IL. Meeting other guitar players and discussing his guitar, the Broadway Elitist, as well as passing along some of his playing knowledge makes these clinics really enjoyable! He has another clinic coming up in July at the Sam Ash Buffalo Grove store...one more opportunity to share some of his favorite things with clinic attendees.

Nick and the band went to Las Vegas to perform at the Jazz Series at the Clark County Amphitheater and although the daytime heat was something else, by the time the evening show was ready to start the temperature had dropped and the huge turn-out was ready to rock! Nick and the band put on a great show, as always, and the audience was terrific. A good time was definitely had that evening!

The next night Nick was back in Chicago with the band, headlining the Close Up 2 Jazz Festival's final day. Thunderstorms early in the evening didn't dampen the crowd's enthusiasm for their hometown boy when he took the stage, and it was a great show and a great time.

A really fun thing in June was Nick's participation in an on-line chat with CitySoundsRadio.com. Thanks to Dick Fairchild, Jean and session host Shermy from City Sounds Radio as well as the many fans who logged in, this was a really fun, unique experience (especially when Nick got the hang of using the emoticons...he and Jean were trouble!). While the chat was going on, selections from Nick's new CD NO LIMITS were being played on the jazz music channel, with "Hard Line" being played on the blues channel. How cool is that? Nick is definitely looking forward to doing this again.

On the personal side, June was a busy month for Nick. He recorded some material in his studio for good pal Maysa for her upcoming project. He also did a photo shoot with his long-time personal photographer, Phil Onofrio, noted music and art photographer from Chicago (Phil's photo heads up this month's newsletter). It was great to visit with Phil as always, and the out-takes are hilarious! Visit Phil's website, www.philonofrio.com.

Nick also got in some fishing with a short trip and as many single days as he could fit into his schedule. He caught one of the largest bass he's ever hooked so it was a good month!

Michele Witten, publisher of SmoothJazzNotes.com, recently did a terrific interview with Nick...and the bonus is the large number of photos she published along with the article. Michele is a very talented photographer with an eye for fun (catch the photo of Nick's shoes!). You'll enjoy everything about this article!

Anne Aufterheide, a long time music industry veteran, is now a writer and reviewer for SmoothViews.com and their July issue features a very personal chat with Nick. Anne and Nick have known each other for several years and their talk reflects their ease with each other as they touch on many things, both intimate and professional. You won't want to miss reading this insightful and often funny and touching interview.

Coming over the July 4th weekend - Baldwin "Smitty" Smith interviews Nick for JazzMonthly.com. There's sure to be a lot of interesting dialog as Nick and Smitty go way back and are "cruise" buddies (Smitty has conducted numerous artist and panel interviews on board the Smooth Jazz Cruise series). Of course, they will have to stop having fun long enough to do the interview - when the two of them get together it's usually a laugh fest!

The inimitable Art Good, creator of a thousand things jazz including JazzTrax.com, Jazz Trax 24 hour internet radio, Big Bear Jazz Festival and the world famous Catalina Island Jazz Festival (not to mention a syndicated radio program with a station list longer than your arm!) will be debuting the CD "NO LIMITS" and featuring Nick through interview and music during the July 5 weekend programming. Visit the JazzTrax website to see how you can listen to this very special program.

Nick will be performing at the JazzTrax Catalina Island Jazz Festival Saturday, October 18. Opening for Nick for the third time at the festival will be the lovely Jessy J. Editor's Note: If Art gives out prizes for his best looking show, this one wins hands down!!!!

Haven Entertainment has announced Summer Specials for the 2009 Smooth Music Cruise. Please check their website for details.

Nick and host Norman Brown hope to see you on board as they and the stellar line-up of artists put on the greatest shows and provide the best entertainment you're likely to see on land OR on sea!

Special pre-release pricing of $11.99 is available on NO LIMITS through Nick's new webstore....this pricing disappears July 8 when the CD hits the stores, so take advantage of this special offer. You can use your credit card to make a safe and secure purchase!

Artist Manager: Carol Ray, On The Edge Productions (847) 359-9941 / e-mail: jazz@nickcolionne.com

Promotions: Tom Clark, On The Edge Productions (610) 918-3252 / e-mail: funkyjazznc@gmail.com

Marketing/Media: Christine Clark, On The Edge Productions (610) 291-9278 / e-mail: christine.clark1001@gmail.com.

Tour Manager: Dolores Ann, On The Edge Productions (630) 289-9159 / e-mail: dolores@nickcolionne.com

Booking Agent: Steve Butler, Mighty Music Corp (718) 682-3611 / e-mail: mightymusiccorp@aim.com