Limited seating. You must purchase your tickets ahead of time!
Parking below, driveway just before the building, on 1st St. $12 . If that parking is full, you can park at Disney Hall or The Broad Museum.
Michelle Nicolle and Larry Koonse -
Michelle Nicolle has forged a reputation Nationally and Internationally as a formidable and creative jazz vocalist-musician. A multi-award-winner, Michelle’s accolades include the prestigious Bell Award (2017), National Jazz Award winner (1998) and 3-time A.R.I.A Finalist (Australia’s Grammy equivalent) and 2024 Music Victoria Award “Best Jazz Work” for The Bach Project cementing her as a national treasure with global appeal.
Michelle has performed at festivals all over Australia and the world - from Tokyo to Siberia. She’s sang with Wynton Marsalis and the JLCO with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and also with Kurt Elling. Over the last 26 years the improvisor and composer has led one of Australia’s most lauded creative jazz ensembles the “MN Quartet”, releasing 10 celebrated albums.
Michelle and Larry Koonse, one of California’s most respected musicians and phenomenal guitarist, first played together in January 2020. There was an instant musical sympatico. Larry and Michelle performed some more concerts in 2023 and in June 2024 Michelle returned to LA to record the duo album, The Silent Wish, her 11th album and first USA release. It’s a carefully curated collection of eight standards, one song from a New Zealand pop band and one song penned by Nicolle, who is also a prolific composer.
“…she takes hold of the audience in a way that all one can think of is don’t let go, don’t stop.” The Prague Special, Dec 2024
“If there’s such a phenomenon as the perfect jazz singer, Michelle Nicolle is far away my choice.” ***** The Weekend Australian, 2023
“Michelle is a singer born to sing, born to charm, enlighten and seduce through music.” Kurt Elling
