Jazz at George's featuring Nicolas Bearde

A supremely gifted singer-entertainer who is fluent in soul, jazz and R&B styling, Nicholas Bearde has been compared to vocal icons like Lou Rawls, Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway and Jon Lucien. All of the considerable talent of this Bay Area-based vocalist will be on display during his engagement at Jazz @ George's! Jazz Recording artist, songwriter and educator, Nicolas Bearde , blends genres of jazz, soul and blues as he takes you on a musical journey. A seasoned and highly respected showman on stage, Bearde's personality and sense of humor, manifest themselves in his expressive ballads and up-tempo tunes, with an engaging rapport that captures and draws the audience into his performance. For the past 20 years, Nicolas has delighted audiences with his vocal acrobatics as a member of Bobby McFerrin's renowned a cappella ensemble, " Voicestra", while carving out his own remarkable solo career style. With classic stylings and cool interpretations of jazz standards and blues - a sound that one reviewer described as "smooth and buttery", Nicolas is the definitive jazz romantic. Combining his original music with songs from the Great American songbook and hit tunes by an eclectic group of writers such as Burt Bacharach, Rogers and Hart, Duke Ellington and Jon Lucien, Nicolas swings with the best of them and brings a tenderness and delicacy to classic ballads, like no other. "Versatility and Romance are hallmarks of Nicolas Bearde's music" Lee Hildebrand - San Francisco, Chronicle "Sophisticated jazzy soul that sends the hardcore into a state of pronounced delirium" - Dean Johnson - London, UK Bearde has a deep, soulful way of caressing ballads that reflect desire and sensuality - Ron Saranich - Los Angeles