Nina Curri: Vox & guitar (acoustic & electric guitar).
Nina currently performs as a solo or duo ensemble.
Bookings: ninacurrigigs@yahoo.com
Influences
Etta James, Aretha, Roberta Flack, Bonnie Raitt, Bessie Smith, Billie Holliday, La Verne Baker, Janis Joplin, Stevie Nicks, Maria Muldaur, Joni Mitchell, Linda Ronstadt, Joan Baez, Patsy Cline, Diana Krall, Eva Cassidy. Some favorite Rock-n-Rollers...Bob Dylan, Jefferson Airplane, Delaney & Bonnie, Zeppelin, Rush, The Stones, The Kinks, Hendrix, Bad Company, Pink Floyd, The Who, AC/DC, Foreigner, Skynrd, The Guess Who, Allman Brothers, Fleetwood Mac, Heart, Doors, the Police, Bob Marley, U2, Journey, The Eagles, Bob Seger, The Beatles, John Lennon, Aerosmith, Steve Miller, J.J. Cale, Eric Clapton, Blind Faith, CSN&Y, Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks, Frank Sinatra, Robert Johnson, Arthur Crudup, B.B. King, Willie Dixon, Koko Taylor, T-Bone Walker, Jimmy Reed, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, Freddie King, Bobby Blue Bland, Johnny Guitar Watson, Albert King, Howlin Wolf, Elmore James, Hollywood Fats, Junior Watson, Eddie Taylor, Albert Collins, Johnny Shines, Memphis Minnie, Ray Charles, Staple Singers, Folk & choir Gospel, Rory Block, Nina Simone, Sam Cooke, Tab Benoit, Gene Vincent, The Paladins, Brian Setzer. ARIZONA: Steve Reynolds in Flagstaff, Bob Corritore's Blues Radio show on Sunday nights 91.5FM, Francine & Margo Reed, Tommy Dukes, Chico Chism, George Bowman, Scotty Spenner, The Hoodoo Kings, Rocket 88's, Walt Richardson, Diana Lee & more. TEXAS: Angela Strehli, Marcia Ball, Lou Ann Barton, Lavelle White, Toni Price, Sue Foley, Derek O'Brien, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Delbert McClinton, Lyle Lovett, Jimmie Vaughan, Stevie Ray, Willie Nelson, Gwil Owen, Monte Warden, Shake Russell & Jack Saunders, Kacy Crowley, Ian Moore, Dan Israel, Matt Powell & many more. Love me some Motown, 60's folk, 70's Soul, Angie Stone, MTV, Madonna, Annie Lennox, Jazz & Big Band. Lots of drum, dance & traditional bellydance, Thievery Corporation, Tribal, Gypsy, Brazilian, Samba, Cumbia, Tejano. Harleys, road trips, the 'sofa circuit', day jobs, LIVE shows, people who tell me what i don't want to hear, DANCING! my girlfriends, the tough kids i used to work with, Bicycling, hiking, my family & all the places we lived, India, my mother's Italian ways, Pacino & Deniro movies, teachers, people who've played a role in pushing me forward in life, artists & their art, homeopathy & herbal remedies, biographies of musicians, poets, John Donne, Dylan Thomas, books...'The dragon doesn't live here anymore' by Alan Cohen, 'Rebel Heart' by Bebe Buell is one of the most empowering books I've ever read... not getting what I want...wanting more...wanting less...& most of all having fun!
Nina Curri is an outstanding artist of East Indian and Italian descent. Born in Florida & raised in Phoenix, Az. Her musical roots come from her mother who performed as a folk musician during the early 60's in Greenwich Village and her father who enjoys listening to and performing east indian music. After years of performing as a blues singer, Nina has developed the ability to meld songbird-like vocals with a powerhouse blues range. Her music showcases an authentic blues & jazz sound. She performs a repertoire of roots blues, R&B, jazz, folk and original songs. Living in Texas for several years allowed her to cut her teeth in cities rich in music and diverse in talent. Houstons eclectic venues, blues history and 6th street in Austin gave her opportunities to develop as a well-rounded artist. She has had the opportunity to share the stage with many talented & legendary artists such as Chico Chism, Milton Hopkins (cousin of Lightnin' Hopkins), Jim Talbot and Delbert McClinton. She was awarded 'Top Traditional Artist' by The Phoenix Blues Society in '99 and has recorded as guest vocalist on Dean Murphy's 'Love these Blues' and Shelby James' 'Downs on Ninth' discs. Nina is a graduate of Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona where she performed in a community organized rendition of the Broadway musical, 'HAIR'. She has training in dance, music and stage performance. Currenty, Nina is performing in the Phoenix area as a solo or duo ensemble. You might also find her singing with a fabulous local blues band, The Jump Back Brothers.
ya... I doooozzzz. know them. Mostly Jere she is so cool, really good people. Had so much fun with her and her friend modeling by my bikes at Tres Dias in the Desert. U look and sound great as always. I miss u young lady lol. p
