NIC FRANCE
 

 Drum Tutor.

Nic France's long and varied carrer has included work with Ian Carr's Nucleus, Allan Holdsworth, Jim Mullen, Martin Taylor, Ronnie Scott, Kenny Wheeler, Hank Crawford, David ‘Fathead’ Newman (Ray Charles’ sax player), John Taylor, Gordon Beck, Loose Tubes, L. Shankar, Mose Allison and appeared on a T.V.drum clinic with Billy Cobham.

He then started working in the Rock and Pop music world as well, with such artists as: Bill Withers [2 tours U.K. & Europe], Tanita Tikaram [3 World tours and 3 albums] and Working Week [3 European tours + Japan and 3 albums]. Recorded with Pete Townsend, Thomas Dolby and have recently played with Annie Lennox and Nigel Kennedy.
 
Nic has played at many major venues worldwide including The Royal Albert Hall and Montreux, Nice, Detroit, Singapore and Bombay Jazz Festivals, and Glastonbury and Knebworth Rock Festivals. Played on various Film and T.V. soundtracks as well as albums, including Absolute Beginners and several Comic strip films.

He has played with leading British Jazz vocalists, Ian Shaw and Barb Jungr at Ronnie Scott’s Club.

Nic is currently working with a South African Township band called Mbawula who performed at the Nelson Mandela South African Freedom Day at Trafalgar Square in April.

Most famously he has also been working with David Gilmour in his acoustic project of which there is a DVD; ‘David Gilmour Live’.

He appeared at the Bath Guitar Festival 2001 with Antonio Forcione in July and again in January 2002 at Ronnie Scott's Club.

Since April 2003 Nic has played with Andy Sheppard in his quartet line up and for Julian Lloyd Webber in his Bossa Nova Band.

In February 2005 Nic started working with Terry Callier, which included a trip to Japan and the summer European Jazz festivals. He also played at the Swedish Umea Jazz Festival in October 2005 with Anders Jormin, Andy Sheppard and Rita Marcotulli.

He has had an endorsement with Paiste Cymbals since the early 80's and Pearl Drums since 1989 and Protection Racket cases since 2001.
 
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