| 词条 | Nicki Parrott |
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| name = Nicki Parrott | background = solo_singer | birth_date = 1970 | birth_place = Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | genre = Jazz | occupation = Musician, vocalist | instrument = Double bass | years_active = 2000–present | label = Venus, Arbors | associated_acts =Les Paul, Rossano Sportiello | website = {{URL|www.nickiparrott.com}} }} Nicki Parrott (pronounced pa-ROTT) is a jazz vocalist and bass player from Australia. BackgroundParrott took piano lessons when she was four years old, then learned flute. When she was fifteen, she started playing double bass, and after graduating from high school she studied at the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music in Sydney, Australia. While in school, she performed with Australian musicians Dale Barlow and Mike Nock and with American musicians Chuck Findley and Bobby Shew.[1] CareerShe moved to New York City in 1994 and continued her education on bass with Rufus Reid.[1] Her teachers also included Ray Brown and John Clayton. For several years she played bass guitar and sang backing vocals for an R&B band in Manhattan. She started a trio with John Tropea and David Spinozza.[2] In 2000, she became the bassist for Les Paul in his trio's weekly performances at a club in Manhattan. She appeared in two documentaries about Paul: Chasing Sound and Thank You, Les.[1] Parrott recorded her first album, Awabakal Suite (2001), with her sister, Lisa Parrott. She had roles on Broadway in the musicals Jekyll & Hyde and You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Her first solo album, Moon River, was released in 2008 and consisted of jazz standards.[1] She has recorded tribute albums to Burt Bacharach, Nat King Cole, Doris Day, Blossom Dearie, Peggy Lee, and the Carpenters.[3] Awards and honors
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References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/nicki-parrott-mn0000108314/biography|last1=Deming|first1=Mark|title=Nicki Parrott|website=AllMusic|accessdate=17 December 2017}} 2. ^{{cite web|last1=Zlatopolsky|first1=Ashley|title=Interview – Nicki Parrott|url=http://forbassplayersonly.com/features-nicki-parrott/|website=For Bass Players Only|accessdate=17 December 2017|date=8 July 2013}} 3. ^{{cite web|last1=Loudon| first1=Christopher|title=Dear Blossom|url=https://jazztimes.com/reviews/vox/nicki-parrott-dear-blossom/|website=JazzTimes| accessdate=17 December 2017|date=24 November 2017}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Discography|url=http://www.nickiparrott.com/discography.html|website=Nicki Parrott|accessdate=17 December 2017}} External links
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