Bio
Multiple Award Winning Smooth Jazz, Smooth R&B and Inspirational Recording Artist, Lyricist and Entertainer
New Album entitled, "éclectique" COMING SOON
Jacnique Nina is the lovely, living embodiment of the Yin and the Yang as they cycle through the music universe. As a giver, she has graced the world with lush, soulful and heartfelt love songs in every flavor, and as a radio host, she is graciously showcasing the music of others on her Love Jacnique Nina Radio platform. For these offerings, she has received awards, accolades and – most importantly- a fervent loyal fan base that adores her music and sings her praises.
2024 promises to be a banner year for both Jacnique (pronounced zha-neek) and her fans/friends. This year Jacnique Nina was nominated for The Black Music Awards (Las Vegas) in the categories of Best Female Jazz Artist, Best Vocalist, Best Live Performer and Entertainer of The Year. In addition, Jacnique has just received an Akademia Music Award in the category of R&B/Soul for her hot, Smooth R&B single entitled, “Thank You (For The Way You Love Me)”, released on March 2nd of 2023. Jacnique also recently received an Akademia Music Award in the category of Rock for her fantastic single entitled, “Bad Habit”, released on February 7th of 2023. She also won the Akademia Music Award for Best R&B/Soul song for her retro R&B/Pop single “This Is The Life” featuring Ricardo Love and Phat Ca$h. Jacnique wrote all of the lyrics to these three singles, as is her custom. The music was written by her longtime writing partner & extraordinary music producer, Ricardo Love. Jacnique Nina is planning to release many more new singles and albums, including duets with Howard Hewett and Temptations tenor, Ron Tyson, on her new record label and film company, Love Jacnique Nina Music And Film Media.
On February 14th of 2021, during the pandemic, Jacnique released the 25-song anthology/mixtape Audio Portrait of Love, overflowing with highlights from her previous albums, singles and EPs. This collection represents Jacnique’s personal favorite songs from her catalog culled from her debut album Trial by Fire (produced by Ricardo Love), the Rise in Love EP, her second album Eternal Love, and her third album Wish of The Heart (the widely acclaimed music project that began her collaborations with Preston Glass, leading to airplay around the globe including Sirius/XM’s Watercolors channel and also making the coveted Allen Kepler “Smooth Jazz Top 100” chart, as well as charting on independent Smooth Jazz and Soul Music charts in Europe. Highlights include “Believe in Love,” “Audio Portrait,” “The Reason,” “Toy Box,” “So Sweet” and her lyricized duet version of Kenny G’s “Songbird” (with lyrics penned by Preston Glass) featuring Phillip Ingram on vocals and trumpeter, Willie Bradley. The perfectly titled Audio Portrait of Love anthology will be the first release on Jacnique’s record label and film company, Love Jacnique Nina Music And Film Media - available as a digital download on her website, LoveJacniqueNina.com. Love Jacnique Nina is also the title of her forthcoming, brand-new TV show, on the NOW Network and also on the CW Network, featuring iconic music artists and noteworthy independent music artists. The NOW Network has a viewership of 220 million households and the CW Network has a viewership of 335 million households.
Jacnique owns most of her music catalog. Her music publishing company is SirenFire Music Publishing.
As if all of that was not enough love, Jacnique has also created her broadcast platform, Love Jacnique Nina Radio, a streaming internet radio station, which launched on July 1st. Broadcasting from LoveJacniqueNina.com/love-jacnique-nina-radio, Jacnique presents recordings of the finest in Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Smooth R&B/Soul, 70’s Easy Rock, Spoken Word, Gospel, Dance and Funk as performed by great artists from all over the world. She also opens her studio to artists, interviewing them on-air and on-camera, and features them playing and singing in intimate live settings.
For all of her heartfelt efforts, Jacnique Nina has amassed a wall full of awards and accolades. Marketed as “The Sensationally Soulful, Jazzy, Sultry Siren,” Jacnique is the winner of the 2023 “People’s Choice Award”, bestowed upon her by the Los Angeles Black Music Awards. She has also recently been honored by The Franklin Awards (of Las Vegas) with their 2023 “People’s Choice Award”. Jacnique Nina is the winner of the 2021 "Rising Star" Akademia Music Award. She was also nominated for the 2020 "Jazz Artist of The Year" Akademia Music Award. Jacnique is the winner of three 2020 Los Angeles Black Music Awards: "Best Female Jazz Performer," "The People's Choice Award" and the “Lena Horne Award." She is also the winner of the 2020 Akademia Music Award for its “Artist Vision Award” (honoring exceptional talent, originality and vision in the field of music). In addition, Jacnique is the 2020 Akademia Music Award Winner of “Best Jazz Song” for her song “So Says the Fool,” the 2019 winner of SeemssAfrica‘s “Africa Meets the World” Awards, “Best Singer/Recording Artist,” winner of the 2019 Akademia Music Award for “Best R&B/Soul Album” for Wish of The Heart, and the 2019 Akademia Music Award honoree for its coveted “Executive Award.”
Jacnique Nina has long-dazzled audiences up and down the West Coast and Las Vegas with her transfixing voice, exotic beauty and inspired songcraft. She is also known for her phenomenal SADE tribute show. Jacnique is ever on a mission to turn hearts and minds to the true spirits of impassioned romance, scorching sensuality and unconditional love. With the very best of her past music now lovingly, generously anthologized as Audio Portrait of Love and with an exciting new project coming out in very soon, this wondrously gorgeous and giving spirit is primed for her presence to be known and loved all around the world.
The music of Jacnique Nina is available on Apple Music, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music, Pandora, YouTube, TikTok, Deezer, Tidal, Napster, KKBox, Claro musica, Anghami, 7Digital, Tencent, AWA, Saavn, LoveJacniqueNina.com and on most online music platforms.
Please also check out the EPK of JACNIQUE NINA at artistecard.com/JacniqueNina