Upon first hearing Julia Nixon, you notice people sit up a little taller and smiles begin showing up all over the room. Yes, in this day and age of MTV, VH1, video games and 20-second-commercial attention spans, this lady can stand on a stage and engage her audience with her voice, showmanship, and interpretive skills. Julia Nixon’s classically trained voice is as enchanting with a 120-piece orchestra, a jazz trio, or singing on a stool unplugged in the crook of a grand piano. You can’t help falling in love with this singer.
Within this woman’s voice are echoes of pop, rock, jazz, country gospel and blues. This equals a unique performance each time you hear her. Her professionalism and unselfish love of performing creates a show where she gives nothing less than 110%. Julia’s song delivery eschews the popular sledgehammer style, choosing instead to employ a wide array or mellifluous vocal tones, which seduces her audience into a glorious emotional state!
“She sings with vocal power and emotional range…” Washington Post
“She has a voice that never flags…” GQ Magazine
“She squalls up a vocal storm to rival Aretha Franklin…” London Times!
This singer/songwriter/playwright/producer is not stranger to the stage. Her accomplishments include but are not limited to:
Replacing Jennifer Holiday in Dreamgirls as “Effie”
B.J.” in the National touring company of Smokey Joe’s Café
“Caroline” in Caroline or Change at Studio Theatre in Washington, D.C. (Helen Hayes Award for Best Female lead in a musical).
Julia had a #1 dance hit in the UK “Breakin’ Down” Polygram London (co-written with longtime partner David Ylvisaker), “Keepin’ on Track” (Indie) was considered for a Grammy as best pop female vocalist. Julia toured with Richard Pryor and the Blackbirds, has opened for Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Vince Gill, Kenny G, Tina Turner and Herbie Hancock. Julia and Company headlined at the infamous Mr. Henry’ Super Club in Washington, D.C. for 13 years, filling the house every weekend. Julia has performed at the White House, The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Radio City Music Hall and Carnegie Hall. Julia’s personal appearances have spanned Tokyo, Paris, London, New York, Switzerland, Africa and Russia.
The Urban Music Scence.com post by Jazzy reads “Alright folks are always talking about there are no real vocalists. Apparently you haven’t heard Broadway Dreamgirls and award-winning starlet Julia Nixon!” To truly appreciate the experience of hearing Julia Nixon, an analogy to a comet must be drawn. Comets are celestial objects, ever changing and exhibiting light shows of varying hues and intensities. Comets are brilliantly spectacular from inception to their finale and the same can be said of Julia. Julia’s voice is enduringly dazzling and fresh. It conjures up the ladies of yesteryear…with a modern day twist. Julia Nixon has the sound that transcends time!