Born in Malaysia, Nicole initially moved to Canada to pursue her musical endeavours in classical piano and voice in 2009. Upon completing her Masters in Vocal Performance and Literature at Western University in 2015, she found herself unexpectedly gravitating toward the world of jazz. Today, she performs with the Nicole Tan Combo; where they playfully showcase jazzified contemporary music, bossa nova, originals, and well-loved standards with a twist. A versatile performer and songwriter, Nicole is at home with both the contemporary and the classical, while boasting a repertoire of over ten languages. Currently, she is enjoying an active performing and real estate career, while conducting vocal workshops and sessions in Asia when she travels. Nicole is the winner of the 2022 Forest City London Music Awards (Jazz Vocalist) and the recipient of the 2018 Jack Richardson London Music Awards (Classical Vocal Solo). She is also the grateful nominee of the 2019 and 2020 FCLMA, and a holder of the RCCO Award (2017), BGM Competition Award, I.K. Cheah Memorial Award, Hedy King Robinson Award (ABRSM), Distinction of the Arts Award (Columbia International College), and the Western Graduate Research Scholarship (WGRS).

Nathan Nykor is a keyboard player from Burk’s Falls, Ontario, currently residing in London, Ontario. He plays a variety of instruments, but mostly uses piano, rhodes and synthesizers. His music reflects an interest in classical and jazz piano, as well as hip hop, funk, ambient, electronic, and more. In addition to performance, Nathan also does session work and records and produces music. Nathan has an MMus in Piano Literature and Performance from Western, an MA in Music Theory from Western, and a BMus in Piano Performance from Laurentian. His academic path has been largely focused on classical music, however he has been playing in Jazz combos, big bands and other groups since beginning his BA at Laurentian in 2015. His Theory MA focused on Barry Harris’ approach to jazz ballads. Currently, Nathan performs regularly with several groups including a jazz trio and a jazz/hip hop/funk quintet called Juice Joint.