She got her start as a soul singer, singing on other people's records and touring with the criminally underrated rock band Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise as a backup singer. While Ms. Henry performing in Miami Beach, her bass player introduced her to jazz standards when she asked her to learn a few jazz songs to sing with his trio.
Ms. Henry released her debut album, The Nearness of You, in 2004 on the Banister record label. Subsequent album releases have included 2005's Teach Me Tonight, 2008's The Very Thought of You, 2011's Set for the Season, and 2013's So Good, So Right. In 2015 she made an album with Canadian jazz guitarist James Bryan called Nicole Henry & James Bryan - Summer Sessions, released on Banister Records.
Fun fact: Philadelphia 76ers player Al Henry is her father.
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