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Nicole Zuraitis is a GRAMMY Award-winning (2024) jazz singer-songwriter, pianist and arranger, New York-based bandleader and winner of the prestigious 2021 American Traditions Vocal Competition Gold Medal. With a \u201cheart as big as her remarkable voice,\u201d (<\/span>Jazz Police<\/span><\/i>), Nicole has positioned herself as one of the top artists and “prolific songwriters” <\/span>(Broadway World)<\/span><\/i> to watch in jazz and beyond.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As a recording artist, Nicole has released five albums as leader, and her sixth album <\/span>How Love Begins, <\/span><\/i>co-produced with eight-time GRAMMY-winner Christian McBride, released July 7th, 2023, featuring all original music was awarded the GRAMMY for BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM.\u00a0 Besides leading her quartet, Nicole is the premier vocalist for the Birdland Big Band and frequently headlines iconic NYC jazz clubs like Dizzy\u2019s Club at Lincoln Center, Birdland, the Blue Note, the Carlyle,\u00a0 54 Below and the late, great 55 Bar. She has appeared as a featured soloist with the Savannah Philharmonic, Asheville Symphony and Macon Pops and has supported iconic singers like Melanie, Morgan James, Darren Criss and Livingston Taylor on piano and vocals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole’s arrangement of Dolly Parton’s <\/span>Jolene, <\/span><\/i>co-written with renowned drummer and bandleader Dan Pugach, was nominated for a 2019 GRAMMY\u00ae, spring boarding her career and making her a household name in the modern-day jazz landscape. In 2020, she was named in the top 40 under 40 for 2020 in Connecticut Magazine, and her weekly live stream during the Covid-19 crisis, “Virtual Piano Lounge,” was featured in <\/span>Forbes Magazine<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0 Nicole has collaborated with an extensive list of luminaries, including Christian McBride, David Cook, Gilad Hekselman, Veronica Swift, Benny Benack, Stephen Feifke, Cyrille Aimee, Antonio Sanchez, Dave Stryker, Omar Hakim,\u00a0 Rachel Z, Helen Sung, and Bernard Purdie. She is a proud educator and currently vocal faculty at NYU and Suny Purchase.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

An ardent activist with a decade-long track record of giving back, her album release coincides with a self-produced music festival and day of activism for<\/span> Save the Sound<\/span><\/a>. Org. For more information, visit www.nicolezmusic.com or tag @nicolezmusic.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nicole Zuraitis is a GRAMMY Award-winning (2024) jazz singer-songwriter, pianist and arranger, New York-based bandleader and winner of the prestigious 2021 American Traditions Vocal Competition Gold Medal. 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