Nicolle Rochelle
Born in New Jersey, Nicolle Rochelle began performing at age eight and built an international career in TV, film, theatre, and music. A Brown University graduate, she toured as Josephine Baker and developed a deep connection to jazz and blues. She now performs worldwide, leading her own projects and tributes.
Dates
APRIL
April 4 – Nikki & Jules – Croisière, Rhone Princesse
April 8 – Jazz Concert with Vince Simonelli 4tet – Paris
April 10–11 – The Big Five – Alpine Jitterbugs
April 16 – Hot Sugar Band – Lille
April 17 – Jazz & Boogie Concert with “Boogie Wolf” Christoph Steinbach – Teutschenthal
April 18 – Jazz Concert with Jean Baptiste Franc – Paris
April 23 – “Chiemi Eri Tribute” with Asian Golden Swing Quartet – HUB Asakusa, Tokyo
April 26 – “Chiemi Eri Tribute” with Asian Golden Swing Quartet – Tokyo Swing Society, Tokyo
MAY
May 1–3 – Minor Swing Festival – Sweden
May 5 – Nicolle & Dimes – Carcassonne
May 16–17 – Boogie au Haras
May 20 – Jazz Concert with Lucas Montagnier – Paris
May 22–23 – The Big Five – Tallinn, Estonia
May 24 – Josephine Baker Tribute with Richard Pite – London
May 25 – Jazz Concert with Lucas Montagnier – Paris
May 29 – Jazz Concert with Franck Montbaylet
JUNE
June 10–11 – Nicolle & Dimes – Caveau de la Huchette
June 12–14 – The Shirt Tail Stompers – Istanbul
June 25 – The Big Five – Augsburg
June 26–27 – The Big Five – Ascona
JULY
July 4–8 – Jazz Festival with Uli Wunner – Davos
July 9 – The Big Five – St. Moritz
July 10 – Nikki & Jules – Sancerre
July 13–23 – Jazz Concerts – Sing & Soma – Herräng
July 23 – Jazz Concert with Lluis Coloma – Barcelona
July 24 – Jazz Concert with Lluis Coloma – San Javier
AUGUST
August 2 – Nikki & Jules (duo) – Grange de Police
August 11 – Nicolle & Dimes – Lacanau
August 15 – Nikki & Jules – Aix-en-Provence
August 27–29 – Jazz Concert with Thomas Winteler – Lausanne
SEPTEMBER
September 18 – Nicolle & Dimes – La Nuit de Blues – Sens
September 19 – The Big Five – Barcelona
September 25 – Nicolle & Dimes – Rhino Jazz Festival – Saint-Étienne
OCTOBER
October 2 – Jazz Concert with “Boogie Wolf” Christoph Steinbach – Kitzbühel, Austria
October 10 – The Big Five – Hamburg
October 17–18 – Boogie au Haras
October 21–27 – The Big Five – Korea
October 29–31 – Jazz Concert with Thomas Winteler
NOVEMBER
November 4–8 – Whitley Bay Jazz Party
November 10–25 – “Chiemi Eri Tribute” – Japan Tour
November 28 – Jazz Concert with Sylvain Glevarec 4tet – Rantigny, Oise
DECEMBER
December 2 – Nicolle & Dimes – Beaune
December 3–6 – Storyville Jazz Club with Harry Kanters – Netherlands
December 9–12 – Jazz Rebels Tour – Midi
Nicolle's Journey
Born and raised in New Jersey, Nicolle Rochelle realized that she was « born to be a singer » when she was just 5 years old.
After informing her parents of this, she was put into performing classes and soon after began her professional career as an actress, singer, and dancer at the age of 8 years old in New York City. Nicolle’s first big role was alongside Ringo Starr on a TV series called "Shining Time Station", she went on to obtain roles as a series regular, recurring character, guest star and lead in many well-known TV series and films, as well as in theatre and musical theatre, on and off Broadway.
After graduating Brown University with a degree in Linguistic Anthropology, Culture and Communication, she was offered to play her dream role of Josephine Baker for an international tour starting in Paris from 2006 - 2010. During this time, Nicolle began exploring authentic jazz roots, traditional blues, boogie woogie and rhythm and blues.
Inspired by this music so revered and practiced throughout Europe, Nicolle expanded her repertoire to include tribute concerts to Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, Ella Fitzegerald, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Sugar Pie Desanto, Tina Turner, and her latest favorite singer, "The Japanese Ella Fitzegerald" Chiemi Eri, among others. Ever interested in exploring and expanding her range, Nicolle continues to sing la chanson française in the style of Edith Piaf and Josephine Baker as well as study classical voice and perform with electro and house DJ’s.
Lead singer of her own groups Nicolle & Dimes and Nikki & Jules, she also sings regularly with groups such as The Hot Sugar Band, The Big Five, The Shirt Tail Stompers, The Duke Orchestra, The Hot Antic Band, The Harlem Drivers, The Fats Boys, Swiss Yerba Buena Creole Rice Band, Ginkgoa and many others as an invited guest on the international scene.
Presently, Nicolle is collaborating with SOMA Breath in order to become a master instructor and create new music for breathwork and ecstatic dance, as well as developing her own projects with original compositions, Modern GEAIsha and Midnight Roses.