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Together, they make this Valentine’s greeting sizzle comfortably like the memories of an old flame... vocals give a heartfelt impression that convince naturally while her bass playing, based in the mainstream sound of , , Red Mitchell and Rufus Reid, keeps the listener glued to the beat. ALL ABOUT JAZZ Background Born in Newcastle, Australia, Nicki started her musical training with the piano at the age of four, and soon after took up the flute as well. She con- tinued to play flute and piano throughout her school years, but switched to double bass at the age of 15 because her sister Lisa, who plays alto sax, Groovin’ the backline with Anton Fig. Iridium NYC wanted a bassist for her group. After completing high school, Nicki moved to Sydney to study jazz at the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music and shortly after began to play with well-known Australian musicians such as Mike Nock, Dale Barlow, Paul Grabowsky, Bernie McGann, and Ten Part Invention. She also toured Australia with Russian musicians Daniel Kramer and Alexander Fischer and American trumpeters Bobby Shew and Chuck Findley. Nicki studied with various bassists in Australia, and when visiting bassists such as Ray Brown and John Clayton were in town, Nicki would take a lesson with them. She is also the recipient of two awards, the first With and John Oats. being a scholarship to Pan Pacific Music Camps at the age of 16, and first Iridium NYC place in the 1992 Jazz Action Society’s Annual Song Competition for her composition Come and Get It, which is the opening track of Nicki and Lisa’s debut CD. She was also nominated for the annual Australian Young Achievers Award by the Arts Council of Australia who granted her the funds to come to New York to study with Rufus Reid. Nicki Parrott came to New York in May 1994. Since June 2000, Nicki has played on Monday nights at the with the legendary and inventor, Les Paul. Nicki and her sister, Lisa Parrott head- lined at the prestigious Tribute to Mary Lou Williams festival at the Backstage with Rebecca Kilgore and Lynn Roberts. Feinsteins NYC Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. in May 2002, which was broadcast on National Public Radio. She is also the resident bassist with the Kitchen House Blend which premieres and performs new music by New York composers. Since coming to New York she has performed with such notable musicians as , Clark Terry, Jose Feliciano, Rebecca Paris, , , , Patti Labelle & the New York Pops Orchestra, , , Marlena Shaw, , David Krakauer, Ken Peplowski, , Scott Hamilton, Larry Carlton and Victor Wooten. Nicki has also per- formed in several Broadway shows such as Avenue Q, Imaginary Friends, With her “boss” of more than 10 years, the legendary Les Paul. Iridium NYC You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Summer of ’42 and Jekyll and Hyde. Nicki has performed at many major festivals around the globe including the Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival, , Jazz in July at the 92nd Street Y, Litchfield Jazz Festival, Detroit Jazz Festival, and the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival. She has also performed at the Berlin Jazz Festival, the Cully Lavaux and the Ascona and Berne Jazz Festivals in Switzerland, the Edinburgh and Grimsby Jazz Festivals in the UK, the Krakow Music Festival in Poland, the Ottawa Jazz Festival in Canada, Fujitsu Jazz Festival in Japan and various festivals throughout Australia. Backstage with Bucky Pizzarelli and . Kennedy Center DC