news/ebbs and flows
24/8/22 Performed at a wedding in Italy
30/8/22 Performed on boat on The Thames for Savoy Hotel event
29/7/22 Lovely mention of yours truly in “The Independent” newspaper in article on “Best Luxury Hotels in UK 2022
13/7/22 Performed in Austria for corporate event
29/6/22 Appeared on the ITV show “The Savoy”1
25/4/22 Appearing at The Savoy American Bar, Mondays to Fridays-6.30pm to 11.30pm
10/3/22 Featured as actor on ITN’s “Secret’s Of The Spies” available to ‘spy’ on Britbox.
30/9/21 Thrilled and excited to announce that I’ll be returning to perform in The Savoy American Bar from Mon 4th Oct.
1/6/21 Now performing every Friday and Saturday at the Chesterfield Hotel, in Mayfair, London. Timings; 7pm to midnight.
13/11/20 “One Wish For Christmas” the new Limahl single (co-written by me and Ian Curnow) is released today
31/10/20 Today sees (or hears) the launch of Ramsgate Radio. The first ever music show to be beamed from this beautiful happening will be my very own vinyl only show (naturally) “The Vinyl Voyage” with new episodes following every fortnight. https://www.ramsgateradio.com/vinylvoyage
7/10/20 Excited to be featured in the ITV series “The Savoy” starting tonight. Check out my Instagram page to see clips.
17/8/20 new single out today-Old Northern Soul 45 (Jezamine) on Retro Modern Records
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19/6/20 I’m honoured and foolishly excited to be featured in Zoey Goto’s ace new book “Vintage Style” published by Libri Publishing, and of course available everywhere right now
4/6/20 Limahl’s brilliant new single “Still In Love” was released today. Why am I telling you this? Well, I’m in the video playing my gorgeous 1970s semi- acoustic Ibanez-that’s why! (here’s a screen grab of yours truly and Limahl taken from the vid below)
10/1/20 spent the day on a filming project with Limahl in my hometown Margate. Info to follow on all that…
1/1/20Happy new year pals- had a great end/start to 2019/2020 in The American Bar, Savoy Hotel-with Stacey Dawson on sax and Spencer Brown on upright bass.
13/11/19 Thanks to National Geographic magazine for the cool mention and great feature out today on “The Five Best Historic Bars Around The World” click here to read
15/10/19 Big thanks to Forbes magazine and ace travel journalist Laura Manske for the wonderful review and kind words today click here
17/9/19 My 2nd year performing at The Wealth Management event in Slovakia, with my legendary mixology pal Erik Lorincz making the drinks. A beautiful evening with beautiful people!
8/9/19 A wonderful 2 night show at the freaking amazing bar on the 14th floor-literally up in the clouds: Minox Cocktail Bar in Riga, Latvia.
13/6/19 The rather magical little film marking the launch of the Savoy Songbook album and cocktail menu has just gone live-My song “The American Bar Song” features on the soundtrack, and I’m featured on film too
20/5/19 Just back from an amazing 3 day event, kicking off at the Ritz in Paris, then performing on the Orient Express and concluding with a gig at the Hotel Cipriani in Venice. When I woke up this morning in the UK, I didn’t know what country, time zone or planet I was on!
3/4/19 Last night the Savoy Songbook cocktail menu and album went live. The album features 13 songs by me, including “The American Bar Song” which I wrote especially for this project. click here to hear on iTunes.
20/3/19 The Savoy Songbook album will be available to download and stream from April 2, in conjunction with the Savoy Songbook cocktail menu, launched on the same date, in the world famous Savoy American Bar. The album features 13 songs all featuring yours truly, and my own composition “The American Bar Song.” More details to follow…
10/1/19 I’ve been the resident musician in The Savoy American Bar for 15 years this summer. Got some exciting things planned to mark that anniversary. Watch this space… 12.7.19
1/1/19 A great way to end 2018! Played with an ace band in the Thames Foyer at the legendary Savoy Hotel; a full dance floor, fireworks exploding in the sky, and the occasional glass of bubbly hidden behind the piano! Happy 2019 one and all. X
20/9/18 Album launch party yesterday in Soho, London for “Treasure Seeker” the Gary Williams album which features 12 brand new songs written by him and me. The album is now available on cd and on iTunes etc.
27/8/18 Played my biggest gig ever last night at Carfest South. Big thanks to Mr. Chris Evans who requested my presence on the Main Stage!
16/7/18 They say (whoever “they” may be) that meeting one’s idols can be problematic. No fear, when that man in question is Burt Bacharach. I had the terrifying honour of performing for him recently at a London event, and at the end of the evening he handed me this note:
3/7/18 had a brief but great trip to Helsinki for a corporate event at the Hilton Hotel. Amazing weather and great to see some of my pals out there…
15/6/18 just back from an awesome trip to New York. Performed at the achingly cool bar Diamond Reef, with American Bar mixology Kings and Queens. All part of the inaugural Brooklyn Bar Show.
14/5/18 “Songs From The Cupboard Under The Stairs” has just crept out of the sub-stairs gloom and set up shop on iTunes, Apple Music etc. A 10 track collection of my own material.
18/4/18 a little bit excited to be performing in the Manhattan Bar, Regent Hotel, Singapore next week, with legendary bartenders Erik Lorincz and Pippa Guy doing the mixology.
17/4/18 singer Gary Williams has been putting the finishing touches on the album we’ve written together. Can’t wait for you to hear it. Will keep you posted, release expected in September. Here’s a pic of me and Gary…
5/3/18 just back from a great trip to Oslo and the awesome new bar “ism” where I supplied some Savoy American Bar groove as Declan Mcgurk and Martin Hudak supplied some American Bar booze. A great pop-up, and despite the delayed flights back, a great couple of days.
19/2/18 I’m extraordinarily chuffed to have co-written an album of brand new songs with Gary Williams, which will be released later on this year. A couple of sneak peak rehearsal vids, to give you a taster, have crept onto youtube.
9/1/18 Celebrated my main man’s birthday (Mr. Presley) by performing some of his lesser known gospel recordings, live in the Premier Christian Radio studio this morning. Great response, and I felt.. a little bit holy
6/12/17 Super chuffed to have such a lovely write up in the beautiful magazine “The Covent Gardener” and big thanks to Robert Berry for the kind and poetic words!
5/10/17 The Savoy American Bar, where I’ve been performing for the last 14 years, was voted today as the best bar in the world by the “World’s 50 Best Bars” list. I agree! x
21/9/17 Awesome to be performing at the very first ever Finnish Travel Awards in Helsinki, Finland.
1/5/17 Back home from gigging 3 nights in the beautiful Palm Court in The Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh. Was treated like a King, and found the acoustics in the Palm Court absolutely extraordinary! Great audiences and great hotel.
5/4/17 Just back from a wild and fun night at the amazing Bon Vivant bar in Edinburgh, performing at the “Tales Of The Cocktail” roadshow.
13/3/17 honoured and excited to be included in the “Debrett’s Little Black Book 2017”
20/7/16 Excited to be singing the theme song of hit Spanish tv show “Aguila Rosa” (Red Eagle) “The Invincibles” click here to hear it. The track was composed and produced by Alex Olmedo
26/616 Amazing to be part the annual Oslo Bar Show, third year in a row- hosted at one of my favourite hotel’s in the world “The Thief.” For three hours, I performed as messrs Lorincz and Mcgurk shook their cocktails. A great night had by one and all…And so good to be back in Norway, albeit briefly
21/3/16 Just back from a fantastic event held at “Clumsies” in Athens, Greece. Alongside bar manager Declan Mcgurk and head bartender Erik Lorincz, I represented the Savoy Hotel American Bar at a pop-up hotel bar ‘happening.’ A privilege to be in the company of so many passionate bartenders and enjoyers of booze and music!
24/2/16 Jon’s first foray into the political arena has just landed, with Jon writing and performing the official campaign song for current Mayor, and hoping to be re-elected Mayor of Cooperstown, New York, Jeff Katz. Click here to check out the track here on youtube.
10/2/16 Jon’s score for the film “Pickering Place” is now available to stream, download etc on all the major digital platforms. click here to listen and buy on iTunes
27/1/16 Artist Joe Wilson (www.joe-wilson.com) has captured (or should that be “bottled”) Jon for posterity in the new Savoy American Bar cocktail menu
18/1/15 JON HAS SCORED AND PRODUCED THE SCORE FOR FILM “PICKERING PLACE” FOR STAY STILL PRODUCTIONS VIEW HERE
14/11/15 JON APPEARED ON WKBW BUFFALO US TV FOR INTERVIEW AND MUSIC PERFORMANCE, RECORDED AT THE AMERICAN BAR, SAVOY HOTEL
18/8/15 JON WILL BE PERFORMING AT THE RAMSGATE FESTIVAL, 1PM ON THE EAST CLIFF BANDSTAND, 31ST AUGUST.
28/6/15 JON PERFORMED AT THE NORWAY BAR SHOW IN OSLO AT THE SPECTACULAR HOTEL “THE THIEF”
23/4/15 JON IS FEATURED IN CHANNEL 5 HIT SHOW “HOTEL INSPECTOR” TONIGHT. THE EPISODE IS DEDICATED TO THE BEAUTIFUL ALBION HOUSE HOTEL IN RAMSGATE, KENT, WHERE JON REGULARLY PERFORMS
25/3/15 NEW JON SONG “REARRANGE YOUR ROOM” WILL BE AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD ON ITUNES ETC FROM EARLY NEXT WEEK
13/2/15 JON IS EXCITED TO BE PERFORMING ONCE AGAIN AT THE INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED RIVER CAFE, LONDON, FOR VALENTINES DAY (NIGHT!)
10/2/15 JON AND SAXOPHONIST STACEY DAWSON PERFORMED AT A CORPORATE EVENT IN HELSINKI, THIS WEEK, JON’S FIRST EVER TIME IN FINLAND.
25/1/14 JON PERFORMED AT THE STAR STUDDED LAUNCH PARTY FOR THE FILM “SHAUN THE SHEEP” IN PICCADILLY CIRCUS, LONDON
10/12/14 JON WAS THE HIGHEST (LEGALLY) GIGGING MUSICIAN IN THE UK TONIGHT, PERFORMING AT THE TOP OF THE SHARD BUILDING, LONDON, FOR 100 GUESTS, SUPPORTING CHRISSIE HYNDE
4/12/14 JON AND BAND PERFORMED FOR OVER 600 PEOPLE AT THE HILTON PARK LANE HOTEL IN LONDON, AT AN EVENT HOSTED BY BBC JOURNALIST CLARE BALDING OBE
12/11/14 JON PERFORMED AT THE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS
4/11/14 VINYL HEAD CAFE, RAMSGATE, KENT, IS THE ONLY PHYSICAL STORE IN THE UNIVERSE STOCKING JON’S CD ALBUM “BOWL FOOD.” IF YOU MAKE THE PILGRIMAGE TO BUY IT, JON WILL BUY YOU AT LEAST ONE COFFEE!!!
2/11/14 WE HAD A FANTASTIC GIG AT VINYL HEAD CAFE IN RAMSGATE, KENT ON SUNDAY 2ND OF NOV. WHAT COULD BE BETTER!? GREAT COFFEE, VINYL AND SOME LIVE MUSIC! JON WAS HONOURED TO BE THE FIRST EVR LIVE ACT IN KENT’S COOLEST CAFE VENUE.
10/10/14 JON FEATURED IN “THE INDEX” EAST KENT COAST MAGAZINE, WITH A PIC OF JON PERFORMING AT THE RAMSGATE SUMMER SQUALL FESTIVAL
24/8/14 GREAT CROWD, AND GREAT FUN HAD AT JON’S 2 HOUR SET AT THE “RAMSGATE SUMMER SQUALL” GIG, THANKS TO A GREAT THANET AUDIENCE!
11/10/13 2002 EP “THERE’S TROUBLE COMING” OUT NOW! BUY HERE ON ITUNES
27/9/13 JON’S 2002 EP “THERE’S TROUBLE COMING” IS SET FOR A WORLDWIDE DIGITAL RELEASE FOR THE FIRST TIME. WATCH THIS SPACE FOR DETAILS
13/7/13 JON PERFORMED AT THE WALTHAMSTOW INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL’S SCREENING OF THE ELVIS PRESLEY FILM “KING CREOLE.” AS A LIFELONG ELVIS OBSESSIVE, THIS WAS AN EPIC NIGHT FOR JON!
10/12/12 LOOK OUT FOR JON IN LIMAHL’S “LONDON FOR CHRISTMAS” VIDEO! Click here
3/12/12 “LONDON FOR CHRISTMAS” WAS RELEASED ON THE 1ST OF DEC AND EARLY REPORTS INDICATE THE FESTIVE TUNE IS DOING VERY WELL. SOME FANTASTIC REVIEWS HAVE BEEN SHOWING UP TOO, THIS ONE FROM AMERICA… CLICK HERE. THE TRACK HAS SHOWN UP BOTH ON ITUNES AND AMAZON TOP DOWNLOAD CHARTS, AND WITH LIMAHL RETURNING TO THE UK EARLY THIS WEEK, WE’RE ALL VERY EXCITED AND HOPING THIS CHRISTMAS SEES A BIT OF CHART SUCCESS FOR LIMAHL, JON NICKOLL AND IAN CURNOW.
26/11/12 80s POP SENSATION LIMAHL IS RELEASING A CHRISTMAS SINGLE CO-WRITTEN WITH JON NICKOLL ON DEC 1ST! COMING OFF THE BACK OF LIMAHL’S HEADLINE GRABBING APPEARANCE ON ITV’S “I’M A CELEBRITY GET ME OUT OF HERE” THERE ARE HIGH HOPES FOR A CHRISTMAS HIT! WILL KEEP YOU POSTED…
30/7/12 JON IS EXCITED AND PROUD TO BE INCLUDED IN BBC JOURNALIST MICHAEL FORD’S BOOK “WATERSHED.” JON MET MICHAEL AT THE SAVOY HOTEL, AND THEY STRUCK UP A FIRM FRIENDSHIP. MICHAEL ALWAYS VOWED HE’D FEATURE JON AND HIS STORY IN ‘THAT BOOK I’M WRITING’ AND IT’S FINALLY HERE. CLICK HERE TO BUY FROM AMAZON
15/6/12 JUST BACK FROM BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA. GREAT GIG IN “LE BAR” OVERLOOKING THE DANUBE RIVER. THANKS TO GREAT CROWD AND GREAT COUNTRY…
21/2/12 JON PERFORMED AT A STAR STUDDED CHARITY EVENT HELD AT THE DORCHESTER HOTEL TODAY. HOSTED BY SIMON COWELL, AND IN AID OF THE WONDERFUL CHILDREN’S CHARITY “SHOOTING STARS.” WITH GUESTS INCLUDING THE BAND “MCFLY,” LOUIS WALSH, BARBARA WINDSOR, JOHN BARROWMAN AND MANY MORE. GREAT CAUSE AND GREAT FUN…
13/2/12 JON PERFORMING AT THE “TEA HOUSE THEATRE,” IN VAUXHALL, LONDON, ON 17th MARCH, AT THE FIRST EVER ‘POP UP RESTAURANT’ EXPERIENCE ORGANISED BY “THE NOVEL DINER.” WITH AN EVENING THEMED AROUND VIRGINIA WOOLF CLASSIC “TO THE LIGHTHOUSE” JON WILL BE PLAYING MUSIC SYMPATHETIC TO THE PERIOD OF THE NOVEL IN QUESTION. FOR MORE DETAILS, CHECK OUT “THE NOVEL DINER” WEBSITE CLICK HERE
8/1/12 HAPPY NEW YEAR ONE AND ALL!!! 2012 IS SET TO BE AN EXCITING ONE FOR JON, WITH A NEW ALBUM IN THE WORKS, AND LOADS OF CREATIVE SURPRISES FOR YOU ALL. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT AND INTEREST…LOVE TO YOU AND YOURS
4/10/11 JON HAS CO-WRITTEN A CHRISTMAS SONG WITH 80S KAJAGOOGOO STAR LIMAHL. PRODUCED BY IAN CURNOW (WHO PRODUCED THE E17 XMAS NO.1 “STAY ANOTHER DAY”) “LONDON FOR CHRISTMAS” IS NOW BEING STREAMED ON YOUTUBE AS A TASTER…FEATURING JON ON LEAD VOCALS
23/10/11 GREAT NIGHT OF MUSIC FEATURING JON AND SAX PLAYER PETE GROGAN, ALL IN THE NAME OF OXJAM, (THE OXFAM MUSIC FESTIVAL) HELD AT THE “RITZY CINEMA” IN BRIXTON. PHOTO BELOW BY PAULA SALISCHIKER website
23/9/11 JON WILL BE RELEASING A NEW ALBUM IN SPRING 2012!!!
11/8/11 TO MARK THE TROUBLES THAT HAVE SWEPT ACROSS LONDON AND THE REST OF THE UK THIS WEEK, JON HAS RELEASED “LONDON RIOTS 2011 (AKA JUST BACK DOWN)” AS A TRIBUTE TO HIS CITY AND HOME. DOWNLOAD NOW FROM AMAZON, THE TRACK WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE SHORTLY ON ITUNES
4/7/11 FANTASTIC REVIEW OF JON’S LATEST ALBUM “BOWL FOOD” BY TOP MUSIC JOURNALIST JEFF KATZ, IN RAGAZINE MAGAZINE CLICK HERE
22/6/11 JON COMPOSED THE OFFICIAL THEME SONG OF THE “2011 INTERNATIONAL WALTHAMSTOW FILM FESTIVAL” CLICK HERE TO VIEW
30/5/11 JON’S SONG “GREEN MAN” HAS BEEN ENTERED INTO THE 2011 “JOHN LENNON SONGWRITING COMPETITION”
7/5/11 JON’S LATEST ALBUM “BOWL FOOD” NOW AVAILABLE ON CD FROM OUR SHOP…
3/4/11 NEW ACOUSTIC ALBUM “BOWL FOOD” NOW AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD…CD EDITION TO FOLLOW…GO TO OUR SHOP TO DOWNLOAD FROM AMAZON
13/3/11 GET A SNEAK PEEK OF THE NEW ALBUM HERE ON AMAZON UK CLICK HERE
12/3/11 NEW ALBUM TO BE RELEASED ON JON’S BIRTHDAY (3/4/11) “BOWL FOOD” FEATURES 10 BRAND NEW TRACKS. MORE INFO TO FOLLOW
25/2/11 EXCLUSIVE UNHEARD SONG “REARRANGE YOUR ROOM” AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD FROM PROJECT RODNEY CLICK HERE. THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE IN THE WORLD YOU’LL FIND THIS TRACK!!!
25/2/11 YOU CAN NOW DOWNLOAD SOME OF JON’S MUSIC FOR FREE FROM NEW MUSIC SITE “PROJECT RODNEY” CLICK HERE
6/2/11 JON APPEARED ON ITV SHOW “DANCING ON ICE” WITH ACTOR SAM ATTWATER IN A SEGMENT FILMED IN THE AMERICAN BAR, SAVOY HOTEL. PICS TO FOLLOW
22/11/10 OVER 14.000 HITS ON JON’S YOUTUBE VIDS NOW
27/10/10 A FEATURE AND COOL PHOTO OF JON ON CNBC NEWS Click Here
11/10/10 AN AMAZING OPENING NIGHT AT THE SAVOY YESTERDAY EVENING. DOZENS OF FAMILIAR FACES AND WONDERFUL MEMORIES CAME FLOODING BACK. JON ALSO DID AN INTERVIEW FOR BBC WORLD SERVICE… GO TO OUR PRESS PAGE TO LISTEN
5/10/10 BIG NEWS!!!! JON WILL BE RETURNING TO BE THE RESIDENT MUSICIAN AT THE SAVOY HOTEL!!!! THE AMERICAN BAR, ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE HOTEL WILL BE HAVING ITS HISTORIC GRAND RE-OPENING ON 10/10/10. JON WILL BE APPEARING IN THE AMERICAN BAR MON TO FRI 7PM TO MIDNIGHT…..
30/9/10 TONIGHT JON WILL WAVE A FOND FAREWELL TO THE WONDERFUL DORCHESTER HOTEL WHERE HE HAS BEEN RESIDENT PERFORMER FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS. (VERY EXCITING NEWS OF WHERE HE’S GOING TO FOLLOW!!!!)
28/8/10 JON WILL BE PERFORMING HIS NEW SHOW “JON NICKOLL THE DREAM JUKEBOX” AT “THE PHESANTRY” ON KING’S ROAD, LONDON, ON SUNDAY 17TH OF OCTOBER. CLICK ON OUR GIGS PAGE FOR MORE INFO OR BOOK YOUR TICKETS RIGHT HERE CLICK HERE
7/8/10 A NEW SONG IN THE “SONGS FROM EAST LONDON” PROJECT WAS POSTED TODAY. THE SONG IS CALLED “PERFECT.” CLICK HERE TO VIEW OR GO TO THE “LIVE FOOTAGE” PAGE ON THIS SITE
5/8/10 STILLS OF JON TAKEN FROM THE WALTHAMSTOW FILM FESTIVAL TRAILER FEATURE ON PAGE 9 OF THE “WALTHAMSTOW NOW” FREE MAGAZINE, ISSUE 3
28/7/10 JON TO BE PERFORMING FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY AT BRILLIANT NEW CLUB “THE PHEASANTRY” ON KINGS ROAD, LONDON, IN OCTOBER…DETAILS TO FOLLOW
6/6/10 JON AND HIS WIFE LAURA ARE MIND BLOWN AND DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THE BIRTH OF THEIR SON!!! CHARLIE NICKOLL WAS BORN TODAY…..
1/6/10 JON’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL HAS HAD OVER 12,000 HITS NOW…
31/5/10 JON’S SONG “GREEN MAN” HAS EARNED A SEMI FINALIST POSITION IN THE UK SONGWRITING COMPETITION 2010…
20/5/10 SESSIONS CONTINUED AT STRONGROOM STUDIOS, LONDON, TODAY
19/5/10 JON HAS BEEN IN THE STUDIO WITH KAJAGOOGOO FRONTMAN CHRIS LIMAHL AND PRODUCER IAN CURNOW…WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE DETAILS ON THIS EXCITING COLLABORATION…
(Jon with producer Ian Curnow at Strongroom)
25/4/10 JON STARS IN FILM FOR THE WALTHAMSTOW INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL! CLICK HERE TO VIEW OR VISIT THE “FILM WORK” PAGE
25/4/10 A MASSIVE THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO CAME AND SAW JON AND HIS BAND LAST NIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT AT PIZZA ON THE PARK. BOTH NIGHTS WERE REALLY WELL ATTENDED AND THE REACTION TO THE SHOWS WAS MIND BLOWING… THERE IS ALREADY TALK OF JON DOING LOTS MORE DATES…. THE BAND WERE INCREDIBLE; THE GENUIS STACEY DAWSON ON SAX AND FLUTE, THE BEST DRUMMER IN THE BUSINESS STEVE VINTNER, AND VIRTUOSO BASSIST NICK HAWARD TOGETHER FORMED A STUNNING COLLECTIVE. BIG THANKS TO PROMOTER SAM JOSEPH AND ACE SOUND MAN JAMIE
3/4/10 A FANTASTIC REVIEW OF JON’S ALBUM CINEMA MUSIC HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN RAGAZINE, THE AMERICAN ONLINE ARTS MAGAZINE. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE. FOR MORE JEFF KATZ WRITINGS CLICK HERE
26/3/10 A FILM OF JON PERFORMING A BRAND NEW SONG HAS JUST GONE LIVE ON YOUTUBE-“OLDER GENERATION.” THIS IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF INTIMATE ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCES THAT WILL BE APPEARING OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AS PART OF A BRAND NEW PROJECT CALLED “SONGS FROM EAST LONDON.”
15/3/10 JON’S HAD OVER 11,000 HITS ON YOUTUBE NOW!!!
26/2/10 TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR JON’S TWO PERFORMANCES AT LONDON’S PIZZA ON THE PARK IN APRIL 23TH AND 24TH CLICK HERE TO BUY YOUR TICKETS
27/1/10 WE’RE VERY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE JON’S FORTHCOMING APPEARANCE AT PIZZA ON THE PARK IN KNIGHTSBRIDGE IN APRIL. JON WILL BE PERFORMING “JON NICKOLL SINGS THE LOST CLASSICS FROM THE 20TH CENTURY-AN ALTERNATE SONGBOOK” ON THE 23RD AND 24TH OF APRIL. DETAILS OF WHERE TO BUY TICKETS ETC WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY
26/1/10 THE FILM “JSY” WHICH JON COMPOSED THE SOUNDTRACK FOR, HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR THE “UNITED STATES SUPER 8 FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL”, AND WILL BE SHOWING FROM FEB 19TH -21ST. CONGRATULATIONS TO FILMMAKER MARCO ESPIRITO SANTO
10/1/10 JON MENTIONED IN “PERFECT WEDDING” MAGAZINE, IN A STORY COVERING KATIE O’CONNELL AND STEVEN FRANCIS’ WEDDING. GREAT PLUG! CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE
3/1/10 JON’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL HAS HAD OVER 10,000 HITS-A COOL WAY TO KICK OFF THE NEW YEAR…
28/12/09 DVD NOW AVAILABLE FROM SHOP
23/11/09 JON HAS STARTED A BLOG DEDICATED TO HIS PASSION FOR RECORD COLLECTING CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT
7/11/09 JON IS GETTING A GREAT REACTION ON JANGO RADIO. HIS SONG “GREEN MAN” IS GETTING GREAT COMMENTS AND FANS AROUND THE GLOBE. CLICK HERE TO SEE JON’S PROFILE PAGE AND TO SIGN UP TO THE FANTASTIC JANGO ONLINE RADIO…
26/10/09 JON AND BASSIST JONTY FISHER GET SOME WELL EARNED RECOGNITION, PHOTOGRAPHED AT THE DORCHESTER HOTEL AT THE “WHAT HI- FI” AWARDS
20/10/09 JON’S “GREEN MAN” IS TO PICK UP SOME QUITE HEAVY AIRPLAY ON THE INTERNET RADIO STATION “JANGO” FROM NEXT WEEK, SO BE SURE TO BE TUNED IN AND GIVE SOME ROCKIN’ FEEDBACK IF YOU CATCH IT…
10/10/09 BLACKBIRDS 5 HAVE TAKEN TO THE SKIES AFTER A 10 YEAR SLUMBER! FELLOW BLACKBIRD JON MERCER AND JON NCKOLL HAVE DECIDED THE WORLD NEEDS A LITTLE BLACKBIRD BIRDSONG, SO HAVE BEGUN THEIR COLLABORATION AGAIN, WITH THE AIM TO RELEASE AN ALBUM FOR SPRING NEXT YEAR CLICK HERE FOR THE BLACKBIRDS 5 WEBSITE THE 2 JON’S MET IN NORWAY IN THE LATE 1990’S, BOTH GIGGING IN SCANDANAVIA. THE TWO QUICKLY BECAME FAST FRIENDS AND FORMED A MUSICAL COLLECTIVE KNOWN AS “BLACKBIRDS.” SOME MUSIC WAS RECORDED IN ALESUND, NORWAY AROUND THIS TIME, AND THE RESULTS EXCITED AND INSPIRED BOTH MERCER AND NICKOLL. IT IS WITH MUCH EXCITEMENT THAT WE ANNOUNCE THAT THE BLACKBIRDS 5 ARE COMING BACK TO BLOW YOUR MINDS! WATCH THIS SPACE
22/9/09 JON TO ATTEND SHOWING OF “JUST SAY YES” AT THE LONDON RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL WITH WRITER AND DIRECTOR MARCO ESPIRITO SANTO ON OCTOBER 1ST. JON COMPOSED THE SCORE FOR THE FILM.
20/9/09 JON’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL HAS HAD OVER 9000 HITS!
24/8/09 MARCO ESPIRITO SANTO’S SHORT FILM “JUST SAY YES” WHICH FEATURES A SOUNDTRACK COMPOSED BY JON, WILL BE SCREENED AT THE SAN FRANCISCO SHORT FILM FESTIVAL NEXT MONTH, AND ALSO THE CURTOCIRCUITO FESTIVAL IN SPAIN IN OCTOBER. EXCTING NEWS. THE FILM WILL AVAILABLE TO VIEW ON OUR FILM PAGE ASAP
14/8/09 JON HAS FINALLY SUCCUMBED AND JOINED TWITTER, FOLLOW THE LINK FROM THE MAIN PAGE TO GET TO HIS PAGE…
13/8/09 JON TO STAR IN THE FORTHCOMING REVOLVER FILMS PRODUCTION “SHANK” WHICH WILL BE RELEASED AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, FROM THE SAME TEAM THAT PRODUCED “KIDADULTHOOD.” JON WILL BE FILMING HIS SCENES IN EARLY SEPTEMBER
11/8/09 JON IS BUSY IN HIS NEW LONDON STUDIO RECORDING TRACKS FOR HIS NEW ALBUM, THE WORKING TITLE IS “THE ATMOSPHERE PANTOMIME”
31/7/09 A MASSIVE THANK YOU TO ALL OUR FRIENDS, OLD AND NEW, WHO SUPPORTED JON AT THE 12 BAR CLUB LAST NIGHT. JON DID A HIGH ENERGY, 30 MINUTE SET, WITH LOADS OF BANTER AND FUN THROWN IN. FREE COPIES OF “CINEMA MUSIC” WERE HANDED OUT TO THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO DIDN’T ALREADY OWN A COPY. THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE SET FOR MANY WAS JON BEING JOINED ON STAGE BY THE GENIUS DRUMMER, AND ONETIME/ SOMETIME BAND MATE, DEAN WHITE WHO LITERALLY ROCKED THE STAGE FOR THE FINAL SONG. BELOW IS A PHOTO FROM THE NIGHT.
28/7/09 AN INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION BY JON IS BEING USED BY LONDON LANGUAGE TUITION COMPANY “CAPITAL LANGUAGES” AS THE SOUNDTRACK TO THEIR PROMO FILM CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FILM. THE TUNE IS CALLED “SKIPPING AROUND LONDON TOWN” AND IS A BLUSEY/FOLKY ACOUSTIC GUITAR PIECE THAT JON RECORDED EARLIER THIS SUMMER.
30/6/09 JON TO PERFORM AT LONDON’S 12 BAR CLUB ON DENMARK STREET ON 30/7/09 MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW
30/6/09 A GREAT DAY WAS HAD BY ALL AT THIS YEAR’S TOGFEST, WITH JON’S SET IN THE ACOUTIC CAFE DRAWING IN A LARGE AND VERY APPRECIATIVE CROWD. THANKS TO ALL WHO ATTENDED…
8/6/09 JON’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL HAS HAD OVER 8000 HITS!
2/6/09 A BIG THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME AND SUPPORTED JON AT THE OLD QUEEN’S HEAD LAST NIGHT. A GREAT GIG, AND A GREAT NIGHT. JON DID A HIGH ENERGY 30 MIN SET JUMPING FROM GUITAR TO KEYBOARD AND BACK AGAIN. PERFORMING TRACKS FROM THE NEW ALBUM “CINEMA MUSIC” AND A FEW RARITIES… THANKS ALSO TO DEAD OR ALIVE PROMOTIONS FOR MAKING THE NIGHT POSSIBLE…
22/5/09 JON TO PERFORM AT TOGFEST ON 27TH OF JUNE!!! MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW
21/5/09 JON TO PERFORM AT THE OLD QUEEN’S HEAD, ESSEX ROAD , ISLINGTON, LONDON ON 1/6/09 details: Dead Or Alive Promotions Monday 1st June 2009 7.30pm – 11pm THE OLD QUEEN’S HEAD, 44 Essex Road, Islington, London, N1 8LN (off Upper Street) (tube – Angel; rail – Essex Rd) Performance times: 10.25 – 10.55pm
2/5/09 TWO EXCLUSIVE SONGS NOW ON MYSPACE. THESE TRACKS ARE UNAVAILABLE ANYWHERE ELSE. “FIRST DATE” AND “FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS” CHECK THEM OUT…
10/4/09 NEW ALBUM GETS 3.5 OUT OF 5 IN THE SUN NEWSPAPER!! A GREAT REVIEW. WILL POST SCAN UP ON SITE SOON
30/3/09 THE BRAND NEW ALBUM CINEMA MUSIC IS NOW AVAILABLE TO BUY FROM OUR WEBSITE SHOP AND AS A DOWNLOAD FROM iTUNES, AMAZON AND MANY OTHER INTERNET DOWNLOAD STORES
30/3/09 JON’S HAD OVER 7000 YOUTUBE HITS!
12/3/09 BRAND NEW ALBUM “CINEMA MUSIC” HAS JUST BEEN MIXED AND MASTERED AND WILL BE READY TO PURCHASE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. THE ALBUM WILL BE AVAILABLE AS CD AND AS DOWNLOAD. PREPARE TO BE MIND BLOWN!!!!
28/1/09 NEW ALBUM TO BE RELEASED THIS SPRING-WILL BE AVAILABLE ON CD AND DOWNLOAD. KEEP POSTED FOR INFO. JON WILL BE PROMOTING THE NEW MATERIAL LIVE IN A VENUE NEAR YOU! DATES TO FOLLOW…
28/1/09 JON’S YOU TUBE CHANNEL HAS HAD OVER 6000 HITS!
27/10/08 JON’S FIRST ALBUM “ARENA PARADE” IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON ITUNES!!!!
22/8/08 ARENA PARADE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON ITUNES AND AMAZON BY EARLY OCTOBER!!! A GIANT LEAP FOR PARADISE COVE RECORDS, WE’VE GONE DIGITAL!!!!
21/8/08 THE NATIONAL GALLERY “SONGS FOR A SUMMER EVENING” CONCERT WENT DOWN A STORM LAST NIGHT. A CAMERA CREW HAD BEEN FOLLOWING JON ALL DAY, FILMING HIM PREPARING FOR THE GIG AND ALSO CAPTURING THE ENTIRE PERFORMANCE, SO KEEP POSTED FOR AN EXCITING DVD RELEASE IN EARLY AUTUMN. JON IS SET TO RETURN TO THE GALLERY FOR ANOTHER PERFORMANCE IN DECEMBER.
16/7/08 JON’S BLOG ON HIS MYSPACE SITE HAS BEEN LAUNCHED (FOLLOW THE LINK ON OUR TITLE PAGE)
19/5/08 MANY PROJECTS IN THE PIPELINE! AWARD WINNING FILM MAKERS “PULSE FILMS” ARE TO FILM A MINI DOCUMENTARY FEATURING MANY MUSICAL PERFORMANCES FROM JON
19/5/08 JON WILL BE RETURNING TO THE NATIONAL GALLERY AGAIN FOR A SPECIAL ONE OFF PERFORMANCE-“SONGS FOR A SUMMER EVENING” ON WEDNESDAY, 20TH AUGUST. PLEASE CONTACT THE GALLERY FOR DETAILS AND TICKETS.
14/3/08 JON HAS BEEN BUSY IN A NORTH LONDON STUDIO RECORDING SOME NEW TRACKS- THE SESSIONS ARE BEING PRODUCED BY MATT WATSON, OF EMI SIGNED BAND “CORRECTIONS” FAME. JON IS ALSO BUSY PREPARING FOR A VERY SPECIAL PROJECT WHICH WILL SEE HIM RECORDING A MINI ALBUM OF MATERIAL IN HONG KONG (WHERE HE’S PERFORMING A ONE OFF GIG LATER THIS MONTH.) MORE INFO TO FOLLOW…
27/2/08 A MASSIVE THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO HAS ALREADY PURCHASED “ARENA PARADE” FROM OUR ON-LINE SHOP. SALES HAVE BEEN FANTASTIC SO FAR, AS HAS THE FEEDBACK FROM THOSE WHO HAVE BOUGHT THE ALBUM. THIS HAS BEEN A TRULY GRAND OPENING FOR “PARADISE COVE RECORDS” AND WE CAN CONFIDENTLY TELL YOU TO EXPECT MANY MORE EXCITING PROJECTS THIS YEAR. DON’T FORGET TO TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT “ARENA PARADE.”
4/2/08 JON’S ALBUM “ARENA PARADE/ LONDON DEMOS” IS AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE FROM OUR ON-LINE SHOP, GRAB A COPY WHILE STOCKS ARE AVAILABLE
23/1/08 NEXT WEEK WE WILL WE BE ADDING A SHOP TO THE WEBSITE , JON’S FIRST EVER ALBUM “ARENA PARADE” WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE BY PAYPAL!!! THE CD WILL BE PRICED AT £10 (THIS PRICE INCLUDES POSTAGE AND PACKAGING)- MORE INFO, CD ARTWORK AND DETAILS TO FOLLOW-EMAIL US AT THE WEBSITE TO PRE-ORDER A COPY NOW!!!!
17/12/07 JON TO BE THE RESIDENT PIANIST/VOCALIST AT THE DORCHESTER HOTEL 2008-JON
WILL BE PERFORMING FROM 7.30 TO MIDNIGHT ON TUES,WED,THURSDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHTS WEEKLY. AN EXCITING CHALLENGE, AND A GREAT WAY TO START THE NEW YEAR…
14/12/07 TONIGHT IS JON’S LAST NIGHT IN THE SAVOY AMERICAN BAR-THE HOTEL CLOSES THIS WEEKEND FOR TWO YEARS MAJOR REFURB WORK-IT IS LIKELY TO BE AN EMOTIONAL EVENING FOR ALL WHO ATTEND-THE SAVOY HOTEL IS UNDOUBTEDLY ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS AND ICONIC HOTELS IN THE WORLD. IT HAS BEEN AN HONOUR FOR JON TO HAVE PERFORMED THERE.
WATCH THIS SPACE FOR EXCITING NEWS ABOUT NEXT YEAR…
13/12/07 JON PLAYED TO A CAPACITY CROWD AT LONDON’S NATIONAL GALLERY IN THE WORLD FAMOUS BARRY ROOMS LAST NIGHT FOR A ONE OFF CHRISTMAS CONCERT. THE CONCERT WAS FILMED AND RECORDED BY THE GALLERY’S OWN ENGINEERS, AND SOME MATERIAL IS EXPECTED TO BE POSTED ON THEIR WEBSITE VERY SOON. JON, AND MULTI TALENTED BASS PLAYER MATT WATSON HAVE ALREADY BEEN INVITED TO RETURN TO THE GALLERY FOR A SPECIAL SUMMER PERFORMANCE IN AUGUST AND ONCE AGAIN IN DECEMBER 2008 FOR ANOTHER CHRISTMAS CONCERT. PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL GALLERY FOR ANY INFO ON TICKETS, DATES ETC FOR THESE ONE OFF PERFORMANCES-A HUGE THANK YOU TO LEE RILEY FOR DREAMING UP THE ENTIRE CONCEPT AND MAKING THE NIGHT SO SPECIAL-ALSO A THANK YOU TO ALL THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHO ATTENDED!!!!
2/10/07 JON WOWED AUDIENCES AT THE STAR STUDDED OLYMPIC BALL HELD AT THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM-THE EVENING FEATURED AN EXCLUSIVE PERFORMANCE FROM THE CHINESE STATE CIRCUS-JON PLAYED ON A STRIKING RED GRAND PIANO (IN HONOUR OF THE OLYMPICS BEING HOSTED IN CHINA IN 2008) WITH AN AUDIENCE THAT INCLUDED GOLD MEDALISTS JONATHAN EDWARDS, SEBASTIAN COE, AND DUNCAN GOODHEW, A GREAT NIGHT WAS HAD BY ALL
2/10/07 CHECK OUT THE EXCLUSIVE LIVE VERSION OF JON’S NEW SONG “TECHNOLOGY WILL BREAK YOUR HEART” ON THE MUSIC PAGE!
2/10/07 JON IS BUSY PREPARING A SPECIALLY COMMISSIONED PROGRAM OF COOL FESTIVE MUSIC FOR A SPECIAL , ONE OFF PUBLIC PERFORMANCE AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY ON WEDNESDAY, DEC 12. DETAILS WILL SHORTLY FOLLOW ON THIS WEBSITE-WITH A LINK TO THE GALLERY’S OWN WEBSITE. CHRISTMAS IS COMING!!!
24/5/07 THE GUESTBOOK IS QUICKLY FILLING UP, BE SURE TO LEAVE A MESSAGE FOR POSTERITY!
24/5/07 JON NICKOLL.COM IS NOW FULLY UP AND RUNNING! THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE JON NICKOLL MUSIC WILL FOLLOW
3/5/07 JON IS FEATURED IN LONDON NEWSPAPER HAM AND HIGH IN THE WHO’S WHO SECTION, FULL INTERVIEW AND PHOTO
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