All That Jazz
Nick Colionne, the Chicago born, bred and still-residing guitarist began learning guitar at age nine from his stepfather Edward. With jazz as a staple in his home, the seeds of greatness were planted. He was such a quick study that he quickly began winning talent shows and turned professional at 15, touring the world with rock bands and some of the greatest legends of R&B, like The Staples Singers and Curtis Mayfield. Launching his solo career in 1994 with "It's My Turn" which reached #13 on the national charts, Nick hasn't looked back since.
With the release of his current CD Just Come On In, Nick Colionne joined the ranks of today's premiere jazz artists. His first single "High Flyin" reached #2 on the R&R Smooth Jazz, #1 on the radio streaming internet airplay charts per RadioWaves.com, and #1 on the World Jazz Top 20 Singles charts compiled by Top-40 Charts.com.
Just Come On In's second single "It's Been Too Long" quickly climbed the R&R chart, was selected as one of the top 5 songs for summer by R&R, and reached #2 on the World Jazz Top 20 Singles chart as well as #16 on R&R. Both are among the most played in Recurrent.
Nick Colionne's sustained chart topping Radio history and his incredible live performances have propelled him to the upper echelon of smooth jazz stardom. Most recently, Nick Colionne was inducted into 100 Black Men of America. He was also honored with the prestigious award of International Instrumentalist Artist of the Year at the 2007 Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards, succeeding the 2006 winner, Chris Botti. Other nominees in that category included Brian Culbertson, Wayman Tisdale, Gerald Albright and Rick Braun. For more of Nick Colionne, log on to www.nickcolionne.com.
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