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The Nick Colionne Newsletter )
January 2009
IN THIS ISSUE
  • VOTE FOR NICK!
  • Smooth Music Cruise 2009 Gets Ready to Sail
  • "NO LIMITS" #6 globally on Radio Wave Chart!
  • CharmCityJazz.com
  • NO LIMITS Tour Dates
  • Nick to Open $20M Burnsville MN Performing Arts Center
  • DAVE KOZ JOINS THE LONDON SHOW
  • NEW FEATURE: What Nick's Been Listening To
  • Nick's Webstore
  • "NO LIMITS" #5 on LIVE365!
  • FIRST TWO WINNERS OF EPIPHONE BROADWAYS ANNOUNCED
  • Contact Information
  • Well, 2008 was a really good year for me and I give thanks for it. I met so many cool people last year, and I hope all of you and more come out to see our shows in 2009 - we have some surprises in store that we hope you're going to like!

    My tour schedule is already shaping up nicely, check it out below to see where we'll be. Steve Butler, our booking agent supreme, is busy lining up lots of great dates so we'll be announcing many more in the next couple of months.

    This month we'll be in Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Caribbean - that's an interesting mix, don't you think?!!!!

    Peace,
    Nick



    This newsletter is produced by On The Edge Productions. We welcome your comments. Contact info at the end of the newsletter.

    photo of Nick in the crowd at the JazzTrax Catalina Jazz Festival by Fred Long


    VOTE FOR NICK!

    Nick has again been nominated as International Instrumental Artist of the Year by the Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards and will be performing at the event as well! Nick won this prestigious award on his first nomination in 2007. It would be tremendous if he were to win again, but it will take your votes to make that happen. As usual, the nominees selected in this category are all top players with many fans, so check the link below after January 12 and vote!

    The link will take you to the Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards website which has information on purchasing tickets for the awards show and has hotel info as well. This is a great show and if you can make it, you should!

    Smooth Music Cruise 2009 Gets Ready to Sail
    2009 cruise header

    The Cruise leaves from Miami on January 31! Nick (Jam Session Host), Cruise Host Norman Brown and guests Boney James, Larry Carlton, Heather Headley, Mindi Abair, Acoustic Alchemy, Marion Meadows, Alan Hewitt, Steve Cole, Michael Lington, Althea Rene, Greg Adams, Shilts, Chieli Minucci and some special surprise guests look forward to sun and music in the Caribbean! With port stops in Key West, the Bahamas and CoCo Cay and nonstop entertainment on board the ship, this is one terrific vacation!

    Very special pricing for the Cruise is available now through the middle of January...visit the website... it's not too late to join in on the fun!

    "NO LIMITS" #6 globally on Radio Wave Chart!

    Nick's current single "No Limits" has moved up to #6 globally on the RadioWave.com Smooth Jazz/Fusion chart with close to 340,000 streams!

    This chart measures internet and satellite radio airplay, including Live365, Sirius, XM, AOL, MTV, Rhapsody and more. In 2007 Nick had the #1 single of the year on this chart, which now captures and records more than 4,000,000 titles each week, from more than 4,800 monitored Internet and Satellite broadcasts. It is the world's largest airplay monitoring and information service.

    "No Limits" has also reached the Top Ten on SmoothJazz.com, is currently #12 on both the R&R chart and Mediabase Base Adult Smooth Contemporary chart reported by USA Today.

    Congratulations to NICK!

    CharmCityJazz.com
    Charm City Jazz

    Nick is featured on the home page of CharmCityJazz.com with a nice article. This is a very cool, up and coming website out of Maryland whose mission is to create a web based platform that serves the needs of music lovers, concert fans, and musicians. Nick encourages you to visit it and support the efforts of its founder, Roger Harris, as he promotes the cause of live music!

    NO LIMITS Tour Dates

    Upcoming dates - always more in the works

    2009

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

    * January 18 - Jim Peterik's "World Stage", Milwaukee, WI. 7:30 p.m., Northern Lights Theatre, Potowatomi Casino. For tickets visit http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/57586

    * - January 24 - Burnsville Performing Arts Center, Burnsville, MN. 126th Street and Pillsbury Avenue. Grand Opening with Nick Colionne, opening act Four80East. Tickets available thru Ticketmaster or at the box office (952-895-4680), 12600 Nicollet Ave South, Burnsville, MN.

    * 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 Ren�. To reserve your cabin, contact: 877-529-9729 for booking info and great Pricing Specials.

    * February 14 - Valentine's Day Show, Infinity Hall, Rt. 44, Norfolk, CT. Tickets: 866-666-6306, http://www.infinityhall.com/node/106. With Special Guest Brian Simpson...they bring the romance to you!

    * March 21 - Bishop Arts Theater, Dallas, TX. With Marion Meadows, ticket info coming soon.

    * April 17, 18, 19 - Seabreeze Jazz Festival, Panama City Beach, FL. Nick is the official host of this great jazz festival! Nick's Seabreeze Jam Session on 4.17, headline show on 4.18, host 4.19.

    * April 24 - Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards, Mississauga ON, Canada. Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Drive. Tickets: 905.306.6000 or toll-free at 1.888.805.8888.

    * April 25 - 17th Annual Las Vegas City of Lights Jazz Festival, Las Vegas, NV. Clark County Government Amphitheatre. For tickets: 1-800-969-VEGAS or visit http://www.yourjazz.com. The amazing line-up is Boney James, Wayman Tisdale, Nick, Marion Meadows and Jessy J. Tickets also available in Los Angeles at Inglewood Tickets, 310-671-6400.

    * May 8-11 - Pizza Express, London, England. Nick and Brian Simpson are pleased to announce that Dave Koz will be joining them on this great gig! Two shows May 8 and 9, one show May 10 and 11. Ticket info coming soon.

    * July 4 - Hoop City Jazz Festival, Springfield, MA. With Special Guest Jackiem Joyner.

    portrait �Bettie Grace Miner, http://www.minerworksofart.com. Bettie has also done the artwork for the official 2009 Smooth Music Cruise poster!

    Nick to Open $20M Burnsville MN Performing Arts Center
    Burnsville

    Nick is honored to be the headline performer at the Grand Opening of the $20 million dollar Burnsville Performing Arts Center on Saturday, January 24, 2009 in Burnsville, MN, 20 miles south of the Twin Cities. This state of the art facility has been under construction over the last 18 months and will be opening to long-time area favorite Nick's show! Future performances will feature Mindi Abair, Joyce Cooling, East Bay Soul and other artists to be announced.

    Opening for Nick will be the excellent group Four80East. The day prior to the concert Nick will conduct a youth clinic at the PAC for the kids from The Garage, Burnsville's award winning youth center which focuses on the arts, mentoring and performance.

    Nick is honored to be a part of this momentous occasion. Ticket info can be purchased through Ticketmaster by clicking the link below.

    DAVE KOZ JOINS THE LONDON SHOW
    Koz and Nick

    You may have noticed on Nick's schedule that he and Brian Simpson, who will be performing together on Valentine's Day at Infinity Hall in Norfolk, CT, have teamed up to perform for four days in London, England at the famed Pizza Express.

    Nick and Brian are very pleased to announce that good friend Dave Koz will be joining them in the fun. These shows are going to be a blast!

    NEW FEATURE: What Nick's Been Listening To
    NICKSTOP10

    Nick shares with you the tunes that are tops on his iPod - here are his current TOP 10 faves !





    * Nick Colionne THE BIG WINDY CAT
    * Wes Montgomery UNIT 7
    * Maysa HIGHER LOVE
    * Tim Bowman SWEET SUNDAYS
    * Mindi Abair OUT OF THE BLUE
    * Eric Darius GOING ALL OUT
    * Beyonce AT LAST
    * Chris Standring HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT
    * Dave Koz LIFE IN THE FAST LANE
    * Gloria Lynne I'M GLAD THERE IS YOU

    Nick's Webstore

    Nick has a new webstore. Check it out!

    "NO LIMITS" #5 on LIVE365!
    Live365SmoothJazz

    Nick's hit "NO LIMITS" is #5 on the Live365.com Smooth Jazz Chart. This chart tracks the music played on all of Live365's internet stations. Nick thanks each and every station operator for their support!

    FIRST TWO WINNERS OF EPIPHONE BROADWAYS ANNOUNCED
    EPIBROADWAY

    Thanks to Epiphone Guitars and Haven Entertainment, the winners of an Epiphone Broadway guitar, designated for members of Kickin' With Nick, the official Nick Colionne Fan Club, have been announced. They are:

    Edwina Perkins of Washington, DC - random drawing winner, and Farida Richardson of Cherry Hill, NJ who recruited the most new members during the contest period. Congratulations to Edwina and Farida - their personally autographed guitars will be sent out to them this week!

    Although not part of the original contest, Nick was so overwhelmed with the support of Kickin' members in bringing new fans to Kickin' that he decided to provide prizes to the first runner-up, Diane Keyes of Sicklerville, NJ and second runners-up Rusty and Kathleen O'Brien of Fredericksburg, VA. Diane, Rusty and Kathleen will be receiving personalized monogrammed Kickin' stadium blankets.

    The next winners of the Broadway will be lucky passengers on board the 2009 Smooth Music Cruise.

    One winner will be drawn at Nick's guitar clinic on board the ship, with those booking under Nick's code Nick01 getting two extra tickets for the drawing.

    One winner will be also be drawn at his mainstage show which kicks off the cruise on the first night. Take a nap if you need to, because you must be present in the audience to win!

    For info on the 2009 Smooth Music Cruise and how to book, visit the link with the Cruise article at the top of this newsletter.

    Contact Information

    Artist Manager: Carol Ray, On The Edge Productions (847) 359-9941 / e-mail: [email protected]

    Promotions Manager: Tom Clark, On The Edge Productions (610) 918-3252 / e-mail: [email protected]

    Marketing/Media Manager: Christine Clark, On The Edge Productions (610) 291-9278 / e-mail: [email protected].

    Booking Agent: Steve Butler, Mighty Music Corp (718) 682-3611 / e-mail: [email protected]

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