Nicole Ratté - Biography
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A musician and singer since childhood, Nicole Ratté evolved in different styles before developing a true passion for jazz. At home on the stage, she is known for her warm presence and her velvety sensual voice.
Nicole sings regularly on regional stages with several of the best musicians in the area and offers several choices of duos, trios, quartets, quintets and even a big band if needed. She can sing is various circumstances, from cocktails to weddings, from swing to ballroom dances, for private or corporate events or simply in a jazz concert. She has a vast repertoire of jazz and contemporary standards and is fluently bilingual, singing in English, in French, in Spanish and in Portuguese.
She appeared with her quintet at the Ottawa Jazz Festival, at the “Casino du Lac-Leamy Sound of Light”, at “L’Outaouais en fête” and at many other venues and events (Rideau Hall, Hilton, Civilisation Museum, National Gallery, War Museum, Congress Centre, Monterey Inn, Maison Maxime, Petit Chicago, Café Paradiso). Her performances include her favourite jazz standards, with some special arrangements of well known French songs. She also sings in Spanish and Portuguese.
After a childhood full of music, from classical piano to rock guitar and from church organ to flute ensemble, she studied piano and cello. Since then, she has been involved in several musical and vocal groups. She performed interesting roles in the vocal group Top Passion - a producer of musicals on the local scene and sang in several small vocal ensembles, such as the a cappella jazz quintet “C’est What?” (from Manhattan Transfer to Take 6), which began her passion for jazz. She has coordinated and taken part in numerous musical projects over the years with symphonic orchestras, concerts bands, big bands and many others.
Nicole has studied vocal technique and jazz interpretation and has participated in workshops given by Julie Michels, Sheila Jordan and Jay Clayton, Giacomo Gates and Barry Harris. She is now studying with Toronto jazz vocalist Tena Palmer.
Since 2004, Nicole also teaches vocal jazz, piano and voice with her communicative enthusiasm. Her jazz workshops are now generating new jazz vocalists and new jazz fans.
www.nicoleratte.blogspot.com
A musician and singer since childhood, Nicole Ratté evolved in different styles before developing a true passion for jazz. At home on the stage, she is known for her warm presence and her velvety sensual voice.
Nicole sings regularly on regional stages with several of the best musicians in the area and offers several choices of duos, trios, quartets, quintets and even a big band if needed. She can sing is various circumstances, from cocktails to weddings, from swing to ballroom dances, for private or corporate events or simply in a jazz concert. She has a vast repertoire of jazz and contemporary standards and is fluently bilingual, singing in English, in French, in Spanish and in Portuguese.
She appeared with her quintet at the Ottawa Jazz Festival, at the “Casino du Lac-Leamy Sound of Light”, at “L’Outaouais en fête” and at many other venues and events (Rideau Hall, Hilton, Civilisation Museum, National Gallery, War Museum, Congress Centre, Monterey Inn, Maison Maxime, Petit Chicago, Café Paradiso). Her performances include her favourite jazz standards, with some special arrangements of well known French songs. She also sings in Spanish and Portuguese.
After a childhood full of music, from classical piano to rock guitar and from church organ to flute ensemble, she studied piano and cello. Since then, she has been involved in several musical and vocal groups. She performed interesting roles in the vocal group Top Passion - a producer of musicals on the local scene and sang in several small vocal ensembles, such as the a cappella jazz quintet “C’est What?” (from Manhattan Transfer to Take 6), which began her passion for jazz. She has coordinated and taken part in numerous musical projects over the years with symphonic orchestras, concerts bands, big bands and many others.
Nicole has studied vocal technique and jazz interpretation and has participated in workshops given by Julie Michels, Sheila Jordan and Jay Clayton, Giacomo Gates and Barry Harris. She is now studying with Toronto jazz vocalist Tena Palmer.
Since 2004, Nicole also teaches vocal jazz, piano and voice with her communicative enthusiasm. Her jazz workshops are now generating new jazz vocalists and new jazz fans.