Nicole Henry

Since her debut in 2004, her passionate, soulful voice & heartfelt charisma have earned her a Soul Train Award for “Best Traditional Jazz Performance," and 4 Top 10 U.S. Billboard, Jazz Week & HMV Japan jazz albums. Henry performs an eclectic mix of jazz standards & reimagined pop tunes with the sweet yet powerful voice that has made her a favorite with audiences and critics alike. She has captivated audiences while headlining in over 20 countries & has also performed in more than 30 music festivals worldwide and in some of the world’s most famous jazz venues. In late 2021, she released her 8th CD that reached #4 on U.S. jazz charts. Henry has recorded with some of today’s musical greats including Kirk Whalum, Julian Lage, Gerald Clayton and Gil Goldstein and has performed with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra and Michael Feinstein. In late 2019, Ms. Henry returned to the theatrical stage & garnered critical praise in the musical “The Bodyguard,” and in 2021-22, performed in the new musical “A Wonderful World,” the story of Louis Armstrong. “I had the sense of being in the presence of a pop-soul superwoman…” – The New York Times “….the vocal love child of Whitney Houston and Sarah Vaughan." - Miami Herald “(Henry) can sell a power ballad as well as Whitney, Diana and Patti.” - Jazz Times “Few voices can set a listening room on fire, then let it burn into a cinder like Nicole Henry’s.” - Hot House Jazz