NICKY SCHRIRE
NICKY SCHRIRE
VOCALIST - COMPOSER - JOURNALIST - EDUCATOR
PRESS
“Razor sharp...hits every mark.”
– Downbeat (USA)
“Multiple singer-songwriters, from our own Dorothy Masuka and Miriam Makeba to the Frenchman Jacques Brel, the Cameroonian Richard Bona and more, have done what Schrire does — wrap intimate, intelligent commentary around good tunes.”
– Mail & Guardian (SA)
“Though her approach has earned her comparisons to Gretchen Parlato and Becca Stevens, the similarities are superficial...She’s got her own thing, and it’s very much worth listening to.”
– Arts Fuse (USA)
“Vocally surprising...Nicky Schrire is the breath of fresh air
that we so need.” – Jazz Magazine (France)
“Schrire’s singing has a clarity that is quietly electrifying...a remarkable talent, even if she isn’t the stereotypical prodigy. Her voice is a bell, a curve of pliant sound, a personality, a vessel for great songs.” – PopMatters
“... Schrire becomes part of the fabric of her music. Her voice is a warm and supple instrument that serves as a dispensary of emotional power.” – All About Jazz
“Nicky Schrire is a poetic storyteller who captivates you with lived-in songs where experience, nostalgia and desires are expressed with musical integrity.”
– Jazz'halo (Belgium)
“We will want to remember [Nicky Schrire]...I was especially impressed by the ease and confidence that Schrire exudes creating her music. This young lady knows exactly where she wants to go.”
– Concerto Magazine (Germany)
“[Nowhere Girl] is a collection of lilting, poetic songs delivered by Schrire's pretty, unaffected voice." – The Wholenote (Canada)
“A sensational vocalist, who’s newest album Nowhere Girl is a master class is songwriting and storytelling...whether interpreting a song or writing her own, Schrire’s style could be compared to that of any seasoned veteran.” – Céline Peterson
“A number of the most intelligent female vocalists come to mind- Tori Amos, Norma Winstone, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell-in Schrire's work.”
– FAME (USA)
“[Freedom Flight is] an auspicious (if underappreciated) debut.”
– JazzTimes (USA)
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Rhythm Changes Interview With Will Chernoff
“[To The Spring] heralds a voice and lyrical ability of great originality...Schrire’s voice...which seems to soar and soar with no upper limit, its delicate, translucent tone becoming ever more gossamer as it rises, kite-like, into the clouds.”
– London Jazz News
The Playful Musician Podcast Interview
“A remarkable and very personal work.”
– Concerto Magazine (Austria)
“Schrire earns status as a master storyteller…Nowhere Girl is a statement from a singer and writer who has clearly found her place.”
– All About Jazz
Jazz Views-The Musician's Playlist:
Nicky writes about ten albums that inspired the music of "Nowhere Girl"