Jazz Articles about Nica Carrington

About Nica Carrington

Album Review

Nica Carrington: Times Like These

Read "Times Like These" reviewed by Richard J Salvucci

by Richard J Salvucci
October 6, 2022

Every once in a while you chance on a singer and think, “This is a find." Some people barely knew that Julie London was a singer—she didn't consider herself one, certainly—but she had a lovely voice, did not embellish the lyrics, told a story, and got out of the way. She was one of those 1950s signers who really never registered, unless you happened to focus on her looks, which distracted from her talent. So now one thinks, “She should ...

Album Review

Nica Carrington: Times Like These

Read "Times Like These" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
October 3, 2022

Even though she had been singing, more or less, since she was a child, it was not until the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic that New Yorker Nica Carrington came to realize that tomorrows come with no guarantees, and that the time had come to buckle down and get serious about her craft. After moving from one voice coach to another, Carrington happened upon Jazzvoice.com, an online resource founded by singer and educator Alexis Cole that offers private lessons, classes and videos. ...

Album Review

Nica Carrington: Times Like These

Read "Times Like These" reviewed by Pierre Giroux

by Pierre Giroux
September 25, 2022

Intrepid may be the best word to use to describe the singer Nica Carrington's self-produced debut album. Not many months before recording it, Nica, who had been taking voice lessons, came across the highly regarded Los Angeles based pianist, arranger, and jazz voice instructor John Proulx, who thought that she showed such promise that he was willing to produce her first release. Wanting to do everything to provide the framework for success, Proulx brought along two esteemed and seasoned jazz ...