SmoothVibes.com has a great review of NO LIMITS posted! An excerpt follows:

If there was ever any doubt that our friends to the north know what's cool, it was erased when Nick Colionne succeeded Chris Botti as "International Instrumental Artist of the Year" at the 2007 Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards. Beyond his status as a top headliner for shows and festivals across the country, the guitarist has also become legendary for his electrifying performances on each of the annual All-Star Smooth Music Cruises since 2005 and for hosting the after-hours "Nick At Nite" jam sessions. His quick wit and expert comic timing also served him well as the host of this year's Seabreeze Jazz Festival on Florida's emerald coast. He's also the genre's most dapper and sophisticated fashion plate in the genre thanks to his crisply tailored, colorful Stacy Adams suits...

Now, on his Koch Records debut, he's doing more than just Keepin' It Cool, the name of his 2006 disc. He's boldly declaring there are No Limits with an album that genre crosses easily from jazz, R&B, funk and blues and includes more of his low toned, seductive vocals than ever before.

reviewed by Jonathan Widran

Nick's last release, Keepin' It Cool, was the #5 most played CD in 2006 on JazzLynx.com, so he was thrilled to know that his new CD No Limits had become the Showcase CD for the week of October 26, along with the feature article quoted below:

When Nick Colionne seemingly burst onto the smooth jazz scene back in 2004, it belied the fact he had been honing his craft for many years. The Chicago-based guitarist grew up surrounded by jazz, and by 15, he was playing professionally. Early in his career, Colionne enjoyed stints with The Impressions and Natalie Cole but, in the course of events, he returned to his jazz roots releasing a well-received debut in 1994. Although subsequent projects drew a small but avid following, for a time Nick thought he might be relegated to playing sideman gigs. However, that all changed for the better in 2004 with Just Come On In which was already Nick's 4th album overall. The project proved to be 'the' break-thru album for the year launching Nick on the path to star status in the genre!! A couple of years later Colionne picked up exactly where he left off with Keepin' It Cool, a release that garnered Nick a win as the International Smooth Jazz Artist of the year at the 2007 Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards!!

In the interim, Colionne has toured incessantly and with those successes still fresh in everyone's mind, he's back with "No Limits", a cd whose title well reflects his current philosophy on life and music. The project illustrates Colionne's coming of age if you will and therefore it's now a pleasure to place Colionne and that release into the soft sheen of our showcase spotlight - as is the custom, we've selected three great tracks, beginning with the fluid "Ports of Call"! At the start of Hour 2 is "Headin' Wes Before Dawn" as Nick pays tribute to one of his musical heroes that of course being Wes Montgomery. Meanwhile, we have one of our favourites entitled "The Big Windy Cat", and a track with autobiographical implications, as the closer! With a style that stretches across urban and contemporary, Nick Colionne's star continues its meteoric rise so that "No Limits" is rightly the phrase of the day!!

By the way - congratulations to Ted Hasiuk, founder of JazzLynx's radio show and website, who has picked up two new affiliates in Baltimore and Houston in the last month!

Upcoming dates - more in the works

2008

* December 6, Orlando, FL. 7:00 PM, Destiny Outreach Benefit (Project Compassion Gala), Stirling Sotheby's Global Gallery (rooftop), 121 South Orange Ave., Suite 1600, Orlando. Nick joins Smooth Jazz 103.1 WLOQ-FM Orlando in support of the Greater Orlando Food Outreach. For info visit www.wloq.com.

* December 14 - Detroit, MI. Royal Oak Theatre, Royal Oak, MI. Alexander Zonjic's Smooth Jazz Christmas Show with Nick, Richard Elliott, Paul Brown and more. Tickets at the box office or visit www.tickets.com.

2009 Preview

* January 16 - Jim Peterik's "World Stage", Milwaukee, WI. Northern Lights Theatre, Potowatomi Casino. Ticket info coming soon.

* January 17 - Jim Peterik's "World Stage", Glen Ellyn, IL.MacIninch Theatre, College of Du Page. Showtime 8 p.m. Early purchase discount for tickets, visit www.cod.edu/ArtsCntr/09_jimpeterik.htm

* - January 24 - Burnsville Performing Arts Center, Burnsville, MN. 126th Street and Pillsbury Avenue. The $20 million performing arts center celebrates its Grand Opening with Nick Colionne, opening act Four80East. Ticket info coming soon.

* 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, Greg Adams, Steve Cole, Alan Hewitt and Althea René. To reserve your cabin, contact: 877-529-9729 for booking info and great Pricing Specials.

* February 14 - Valentine's Day show, tba.

* March 21 - Dallas, TX. Bishop Arts Theater, Dallas. details coming soon.

photo by Carol Ray

Nick had a great time at Chicago's House of Blues in October, performing once again on Jim Peterik's World Stage show. This show is without a doubt as much fun for the entertainers as it is for the audience, and the great mix of artists Jim puts together can't be beat. This time around it included Dave Bickler and Jimi Jamison of Survivor fame, Martha Davis of the Motels, Ray Parker Jr. and so many more it would take another paragraph to list them all! There will be more "World Stage" in January of 2009 and Nick can't wait! Thx Jim!

Another highlight of the month was performing with Norman Brown and Shilts on board The Spirit of New York in the Smooth Music Cruise All Star Jam. The boat was jam packed with a partying crowd and the music was off the hook, as was the backdrop for the cruise - the Manhattan skyline at night, Lady Liberty lit up against the night sky, and we were lucky enough to catch the last day of a special art installation, Waterfalls, which consisted of huge illuminated water displays cascading down at various spots along the cruise, including under the bridges of lower Manhattan. Unbelievable. Thanks to Bill Zafiros, Rich Engel and Henry Anderson for putting this really amazing evening together.

The JazzTrax Catalina Jazz Festival was incredible as usual. The weather was gorgeous as Nick took the stage in the Ballroom and proceeded to rock the crowd with an incredible performance that earned him one standing ovation after another throughout the show. Thanks as always to Art Good for a great time.

Closing out the month was a very special event - WGRV "The Groove" presented the Space Coast Jazz Festival "Jazz Cares" in Melbourne, FL. The proceeds from this concert weekend went to aid the victims of tropical storm Fay, which never made hurricane status and yet managed to devastate the area with flooding that destroyed hundreds of homes and disrupted thousands of lives. Nick and his music director and bass player Dave Hiltebrand gave the audience a great show as they closed out the Saturday line-up. Randy and Jan, we love you!

photo of Nick in the audience at the JazzTrax Catalina Jazz Festival © Cary Gillaspie, ScenicJazz.com

Nick will be sharing with you the tunes that are tops on his iPod in each newsletter from now on - here are his TOP 10 faves for November!

* Dave Koz LIFE IN THE FAST LANE
* Maysa - LET'S FIGURE IT OUT
* Shirley Horn - HERE'S TO LIFE
* Jim Peterik's Lifeforce - UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER
* Walter Hawkins - UNTIL I FOUND THE LORD
* Wes Montgomery - UNIT 7
* James Brown - GET ON THE GOODFOOT
* Eric Darius - GOING ALL OUT
* Kirk Whalum - NOW 'TIL FOREVER
* ZZ Top - TUSH

and of course, a little N.C.!

Nick has a new webstore. Check it out!

Sail away on the 2009 Smooth Music Cruise as Nick hosts the Jam Sessions!

Nick and Cruise 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! For info and some great pricing visit the link below....

photo of Nick and Norman by Carol Ray.

Thanks to Epiphone Guitars and Haven Entertainment, you have five ways to win an Epiphone Broadway guitar, one of Nick's favorites. The Broadway has a retail value of $1300 and if you win one, it will be autographed to you personally by Nick!

First way to win - be a member of Kickin' With Nick, the Nick Colionne fan club. On January 4, 2009, one lucky Kickin' member will have their name drawn and will be the winner of guitar #1!

Second way to win - be the Kickin' member who signs up the most new members by January 4, 2009 and win guitar #2!

Third way to win - book the 2009 Smooth Music Cruise under Nick's code, NICK01, and be invited to a special, Nick's folks-only, guitar clinic on board the beautiful Celebrity Century, where a winner will be drawn during the clinic...that's guitar #3!

Fourth and Fifth ways to win - book the 2009 Smooth Music Cruise where one guitar will be given out to a lucky audience member during each of Nick's two mainstage performances...that wraps it up with guitars # 4 and 5!

For info on the 2009 Smooth Music Cruise and how to book, visit the link above this article.

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

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

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

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