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Aimee Nolte
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Downbeat Review - Aimee Nolte’s voice is beautiful, sonorous and reflective on her latest album Looking For The Answers, The singer arranged and produced every track on the album, lending a consistent aesthetic and laid-back vibe to most of the cuts here. What separates Nolte from other vocalists and composers is the poetry and storytelling quality of her compositions, with lyrics reminescent of Joni Mitchell - just minus Mitchell playfulness. “Save Me One Last Time” speaks to the bandleadeader’s seriousness as a lyricists when the theme of lost love is addressed: “If I keep on falling, I’ll be lost forever/ Save me one last time.” [ Read the full review here ]
Los Angeles musician, Aimee Nolte is a jazz pianist, vocalist and thriving YouTube creator, constantly pursuing new recording, performing, and educational projects. Though primarily a jazz player, she knows over a thousand songs and can play them at the drop of a hat. Aimee earned her jazz piano degree from Brigham Young University In 1998 and has been an active and passionate musician ever since; even as a wife and mother of four! She has released three full-length albums so far that have been reviewed as deeply personal, captivating pieces of art. Downbeat praised her 2019 release, Looking For The Answers, raving that “What separates Nolte from other vocalists and composers is the poetry and storytelling quality of her compositions, with lyrics reminescent of Joni Mitchell.” In 2016, Aimee started her YouTube channel, "Aimee Nolte Music" where she now has over 150K subscribers. She shares the music that is inside of her with the world in her videos, whether through captivating duets with John Clayton and Nicki Parrott or breaking down the tiniest nuances of a McCoy Tyner solo in a way that makes even the most advanced techniques understandable to beginning musicians. Teaching topics like harmony, arranging, advanced jazz piano techniques, and even beginning piano and vocal skills comes as second nature to Aimee, and she is frequently called upon to perform and appear as a guest clinician all over the country.
She continues to play and sing regularly all over Los Angeles County. January, 2006 marked the release of her first album, “Up Til Now”. She sings, plays piano and harmonica, and wrote and produced all of the tracks on the album.
In 2010, Aimee released her second album with her longtime guitarist, Hideaki Tokunaga, entitled, "Just Us". Aimee composed 7 of the CD's 11 tracks, and co-wrote 2.
Aimee has had the opportunity to perform in the past with greats such as John Clayton, Jeff Hamilton, Ken Peplowski, Frank Vignola, Lenny White, and most recently, the Aimee Nolte Trio (with Mike Scott and Roger Shew), and her duo, "Skirt & Suit (with Joshua Payne on guitar) with regular gigs around the LA area. Recently she performed with Nicki Parrott along with a new trio (Robert Taylor & Justin Varnes).

Reactionary Improv

My friend, John Proulx and I try out a fun exercise, I like to call "reactionary improv." Try it and let me know if you learned as much as I did! Check out John's website https://www.johnproulx.com and sign up for lessons with him here: https://www.jazzvoice.org. Follow me on instagram to hear all of the examples at @aimeenoltemusic

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Live Tunes and Practice

Live streaming from Aimee Nolte! Lots of cool songs! My Foolish Heart, Someday My Prince Will Come, Just The Way You Are, and many many more. Thanks for sharing and liking!

33 Minutes of Minor Blues

I'm improvising over 90 choruses of C minor blues, for your viewing an listening pleasure today! I hope you find some inspiration in it! Playing my Hallet Davis baby grand over an ireal Pro backing track.

You Only Live Twice (With The MarForPac Marine Band)

Bassist GySrgt Will Pierce (who I’ve performed with in the past) wrote to me and asked if I would collaborate with members of the Marine band who are stationed out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. This is his arrangement of “You Only Live Twice” from the James Bond movie by the same name. Thanks to the band for asking me to be a part of the project. It was really fun. Featuring Gunnery Sergeant Will Pierce Sergeant Jonathan Soeung Lance Corporal Chris Nuñez

Jealous - Labrinth Cover

This is my cover of Labrinth's "Jealous." I've loved this song for years and always had reharmonization ideas floating around my brain. Finally decided to sit down at the Rhodes and make something. I hope you like it.

Learn A Lick. Insert It Everywhere

Ever learn a lick and then have trouble actually using it in a tune? Here are some tips about practicing with a very specific aim - to hear the lick in your head BEFORE it's time to play it.

10 Random Facts About My New Album

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JAZZ SINGER-PIANIST AIMEE NOLTE RELEASES HER NEWEST CD, LIGHTEN UP

Combining together her sweet-toned voice with her sophisticated piano playing, Aimee Nolte’s fourth CD features uplifting romantic standards with her fresh and swinging arrangements.