Veteran folk artist Rick Scott joins forces with young keyboard ace Nico Rhodes for an inter-generational smorgasbord of roots, blues and humour. ROOTS & GROOVES is a lively alchemy of songs, stories and musical mastery garnished with mischief and joie de vivre. What do you get when you combine an infamous dulcimer player with a rising jazz star, old school groove with Broadway chops? Rick and Nico blur all boundaries: in a word, they cook!

Since pioneering rogue folk with iconic trio Pied Pumkin, Rick Scott has performed in 11 countries and released 19 recordings honoured with 3 Juno nominations, WCMA and Canadian Folk Music Awards. He’s Goodwill Ambassador for the Down Syndrome Resource Foundation and in 2019 was inducted into the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame. Rick says, “Nico Rhodes is on fire! Not since the Pumkin have I experienced such unfettered creativity.”

Age 30, Nico Rhodes is in constant demand as arranger and musical director when not touring with his own jazz trio or his mother, renowned chanteuse Joelle Rabu. Rick Scott played in his school when Nico was 8, he wrote Rick a fan letter (Rick wrote back) and at age 23 he arranged Rick’s music for symphony.

In addition to ROOTS & GROOVES for big folks, Rick and Nico also offer MUSIC & LAUGHTER family matinees.

“Nico Rhodes is astonishing, you have to hear and see him caress, cajole and at times almost punish the piano. Breathtakingly fresh sounds and style radiate from this young musician.”

“Individually Rick and Nico are highly entertaining, gifted musicians. Together they are a force of nature. ROOTS & GROOVES blew the house away: talent, chemistry, stories, songs and humour resulting in two standing ovations.” Whistler Arts

“Rick and Nico reinvent ten. The energy they pour into their performance could light up a city.” Duncan Showroom

Showcase Artist: Pacific Contact 2018

Home Base: British Columbia

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