Get “Set for the Season” with Acclaimed Jazz Singer Nicole Henry

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International recording artist Nicole Henry will bring In the
Holidays at Aaron Davis Hall on Friday, December 8th as City
College Center for the Arts, CCCA presents a special concert
with the powerhouse jazz vocalist.
The 7:00 PM concert set for the season will feature holiday
favorites and familiar classics by the singer who is celebrated

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for her fluency with the American Songbook, classic and
contemporary jazz, popular musicand more.
From my Favorite Things to Mary,Did you know?
Henry's personalized renditions and heartfelt storytelling will
instill in New Yorkers the spirit of the holidays while
reminding all of the reason for the season.
The Miami based performer, a Soul Train Traditional Jazz

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Performance Award winner originally from Philadelphia,
has LED up stages of some of theworld's top venues and music
festivals over the past two decades.
Henry boasts 4 Top 10 Jazz albums on US Billboard, Jazz
Week, HMV Japan and UK Sweet Rhythms charts and has been
called the Vocal love Child of Whitney Houston and Sarah

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Vaughan by the Miami Herald, a Pop Soul superwoman by the New
York Times, and A Real Thing by Jazz Journal.
Among the musical greats that Henry has recorded with are Kirk
Whalum, Julian Lage, Gerald Clayton and Gil Goldstein.
She has also performed with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, the
Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra, Pasadena Pops and

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Michael Feinstein. Henry will be accompanied by
David Cook on piano, Richie Goods on bass, Jerome Jennings
on drums and Tim Jago on guitar.I can't think of a better way to
end our successful fall season at Aaron Davis Hall and help set
the tone for the holiday season than with the brilliantly
dynamic voice of Nicole Henry, said CCCA Managing Director

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Gregory Shank. Tickets for the concert are
Dollar Fifty and available at www.citycollegecenterforthearts.org.
Aaron Davis Hall is located on the campus of the City College
of New York at W 135th St. and Convent Avenue, 129 Convent Ave.
The concert is made possible with funding from the New York

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City Department of Cultural Affairs, National Endowment for
the Arts Council member Carmen de La Rosa, the City University
of New York, and the City College of New York.
About Nicole Henry Since her debut, Nicole Henry has
established herself among the jazz world's most acclaimed
performers, possessing a potent combination of dynamic vocal

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abilities, impeccable phrasing, and powerful emotional
resonance. Her passionate, soulful voice
and heartfelt charisma have earned her Soul Train Award for
Best Traditional Jazz Performance and four Top 10 Jazz
Albums on US Billboard, Jazz Week, HMV Japan and UK Sweet
Rhythms charts heralded by The New York Times, Wall Street

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Journal, The Japan Times, L Pius, Jazz Times, Essence, and
more, Henry tells real stories through peerless interpretations
of repertoire from the American Songbook Classic and
contemporary jazz, popular standards, Blues and originals.
She has captivated audiences in over 20 countries, headlining at

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venues and cities including New York, Tokyo, Madrid, Moscow,
Paris, Shanghai, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco
and Miami. Henry has also performed in more
than 30 music festivals worldwide and in some of the
world's most famous venues including Blue Note Jazz at
Lincoln Center, Blues Alley, Arsht Center, Feinstein's Green

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Mill Jazz, Saint Louis Madrid Jazz Festival, The Regatta Bar
and Catalina Jazz, the City College Center for the Arts.
The award-winning City College Center for the Arts hosts an
ambitious year round calendar ofprofessional performances in the
historic Aaron Davis Hall. Our mission is to provide a
creative Arts Center and focal point for the City College of

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New York, building a sense of community within the College,
elevating the profile of Aaron Davis Hall in the Greater New
York area, and connecting the College to the surrounding
community through the arts.