Nick is a professional guitarist, teacher and session musician who has worked with artists as diverse as Chris De Burgh, Ronan Keating, Delta Goodrem, Steve Smith, Mike Stern, Joey Defrancesco, Eric Marienthal, Kurt Elling and on New Zealand's "Dancing with the Stars". Nick leads his own groups which play regularly including the major jazz festivals in NZ and is a founding member of the Wellington Jazz Orchestra. He has released five CD's as a band leader and has played on many, many records, film scores, TV programs and radio programs. He has taught workshops at the New Zealand School of Music, Goodtime music academy, Musicworks stores, Christchurch Jazz school (CPIT), Otago University, Auckland University and at jazz festivals all around NZ. Nick has performed around the world and recorded in the best studios (including Capitol recording studio A in Los Angeles). He hold a masters degree with first class honours in jazz performance from the University of Auckland.
28 January 2008