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NIC FRANCE |
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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. |
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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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