Nicolas Bearde

A supremely gifted singer/entertainer who is fluent in soul, jazz and R&B stylings, Bearde has been compared to vocal icons like Lou Rawls, Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway, and Jon Lucien. But such comparisons don't do justice to his musical accomplishments on record or in performance. In addition to his high-profile role with Bobby McFerrin's Voicestra-the innovative a cappella group of which Nicolas was a founding member-and SoVoSo, the artistic offshoot of Voicestra, with whom he's toured and recorded since the mid-1990s, Bearde has worked with Patti Austin, Michael Bolton, and a host of other well known performing artists.