Nicole Metzger

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Nicole Metzger (2013)

Nicole Metzger (born May 18, 1969 in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse ) is a German jazz singer .

Life

Nicole Metzger began her classical guitar training at the age of nine. At the age of 15 she started her first musical projects as a lead singer in various bands. In 1986 she met the opera soprano and singing teacher Brigitta Seidler-Winkler, who she trained to be a professional singer and terlological singing teacher using her method of the “New Immesheim School”.

In 1988, Metzger began her five-year degree as a musical actress at the American Performing Arts Company and the Frankfurt Musical School. In 1993 she completed her studies with the stage maturity test . This was followed by several musical engagements in France ("Aldonza" in The Man of La Mancha ) and Germany ("Soulgirl" in Little Shop of Horrors ). At the same time, she worked as a singer and band leader in the blues, gospel, but above all in the jazz area.

Since 1995, Metzger has devoted himself exclusively to jazz. She gives concerts and appears at festivals as a band leader of her permanent band projects or as a guest soloist, in ensembles ranging from duo to big band.

As a singing teacher for jazz, pop and musical singing, she gives lessons, supervises professional singers on tours and conducts workshops.

reception

“Nicole Metzger is one of the most complete singers of the premier class called jazz mainstream on the international scene. But despite their stunning technical perfection, the magic is always palpable, the warmth of voice and personality. "

- Martin Kunzler, Rororo Jazz Lexicon

honors and awards

  • 1991 winner of the national musical singing competition of the VDMK
  • 2006 1st prize at the "International Duo Competition Voice & Guitar" with their duo "Body & Soul"

Discography

  • At any Other Time - Nicole Metzger & The New York Connection (2001) with Joe Fonda , Michael Jefry Stevens , Harvey Sorge
  • Second Take - Nicole Metzger & NM5 (2007) with Keith Copeland , Rudi Engel, Jean-Yves Jun, Wesley "G"
  • Body & Soul - Nicole Metzger & G Wesley . (2010)
  • That's What I Want to Do - Nicole Metzger & The New York Connection (2011) with Michael Jefry Stevens, Joe Fonda, Harvey Sorgan
  • The passage of time - Nicole Metzger & The French Connection (2010) with Jean-Yves Jung, Jean-Marc Robin, Dietmar Fuhr, Marcel Löffler, Angela Frontera, Zelia Fonseca
  • One way or another life is - Nicole Metzger (2020) with Jean-Yves Jung, Hanns Höhn, Jean-Marc Robin, Daniel Prandl, Jens Loh, Jens Biehl

Lexical entries

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Martin Kunzler: Rororo Jazz Lexicon .
personal data
SURNAME Butcher, Nicole
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German jazz singer
DATE OF BIRTH May 18, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Neustadt an der Weinstrasse