Nora Francesca Germain

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Last Show: Wednesday 22 nd February 2017

PizzaExpress Jazz Club (Soho)

25 year-old American jazz violinist, Nora Francesca Germain, has been playing the violin for over 20 years and performing professionally for the last decade. She studied at Idyllwild Arts Academy, The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, and University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music. She currently lives in Los Angeles and performs regularly as a leader both in the United States and Europe. She has also performed with many of the world's greatest musical talents including John Altman, Alison Burns, Jacob Collier, Jon Batiste and Stay Human, Evan Christopher, Marshall Hawkins, Casey Abrams, Sam Smith, Tommy Emmanuel CGP, John Etheridge, Martin Taylor MBE and Zane Carney.

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"SHE IS THE BEST JAZZ VIOLINIST IN THE WORLD, BAR NONE."

JOHN ALTMAN, SAXOPHONIST WITH JIMI HENDRIX AND AMY WINEHOUSE; BAFTA WINNING COMPOSER AND ARRANGER

 In addition to playing on frequent recording sessions for film and television and for musical artists in just about any genre, she has also released five of her own albums as well as an inspirational book, and is quickly becoming one of today's most loved talents in jazz. She has volunteered performances for numerous charities in the United States and abroad, has performed for the Eckhart Tolle Foundation at the request of Eckhart himself, and from 2014-2016 performed on a weekly basis at Children's Hospital in Los Angeles.

Band Lineup

Nora Germain (violin and vocals)

Terry Gregory (bass)

Rob Luft (guitar)

Sam Watts (piano)

Will Glaser (drums)