LORI NICELY MUSIC

ABOUT THE ARTIST: LORI NICELY is a Washington DC based composer, pianist, keyboard artist, arranger, songwriter, and producer whose smooth, lush, upbeat, and lyrical piano, instrumental, and vocals music, offers a unique experience and escape. Her latest single, a new, original, fresh, and contemporary arrangement of the Christmas classic "O Come All Ye Faithful", showcases both Lori's signature melodic piano and the smooth and soulful voice of SELINIA ALBRIGHT. 

Lori's music has been on Top 10 commercial radio markets including ADULT CONTEMPORARY / SMOOTH AC / SMOOTH JAZZ, charted TOP 10 / TOP 40 / TOP 100, and has made MEDIABASE and RadioWave Monitor Top 100. 

Her previous single "Come on Down" (2025) ft. Selina Albright with acclaimed bassist Vernon Prout (Tamar Braxton, Lalah Hathaway, Lizzo) reached #1 on The Urban Influencer Smooth Jazz chart, was included in the playlist of Kim Scott's Block Party Radio show, and charted for 13 weeks on Smooth Jazz Network and Smoothjazz.com Top 100. "Reach into My Heart" (2024) feat. Selina Albright & Abe LaMarca hit 6 charts, including 14 weeks on Top 100 Smooth Jazz Network and Smoothjazz.com. "Faithfully LaDonna" (2023) an original music tribute to DONNA SUMMER feat. Billboard saxophonist Justin Young, with smooth vocals from Rachel Oliver-Cobbin (former Atlantic Starr lead singer), Vernon Prout on bass, and top tier drummer Mike Reid (Rihanna, Beyonce, Justin Timberlake), charted for 12 weeks, hitting #7 on The Urban Influencer and breaking into the Top 40 on Smooth Jazz Network. Lori's music has been on TV, used in media awards shows (The Gracie Awards in New York), and in the Peabody Award winning "American Presidents: Life Portraits" series.  Her “Best Climate Change” music video got the attention of WaterBear Network, the “Netflix” for environmental videos, who have added her as a composer for potential future projects. With all of Lori's music, she aims to tell a story.                                                 

Originally from Virginia, Lori is a natural and developed an ear for quickly recognizing melodies at a very young age (4-5). She combined an innate ability to hone in on melodies with teaching herself piano at age 9, to be able to play completely by ear.  She began composing around age 12.  She was formally trained in trumpet at age 12 and performed jazz, symphonic, and pop/rock music through high school (Alleghany) and college (Radford), playing in concert, jazz, pep, and symphonic bands, and even played in a backup horn section for a local rock band. Throughout high school and college, she was hired frequently to play piano because she could play the latest hits, not needing sheet music, and created her own arrangements. She also played piano at churches, pageants, weddings, and other local events. Lori also plays guitar.

As Lori started to record her music professionally, she realized her true passion is composing music, songwriting, and engaging with and showcasing other top talent. 

Lori Nicely's music has been compared to pop icon “Hit Man” David Foster, for her strong melodies, lyrical piano, and smooth instrumentation, but modern - for the 21st century. Like Foster, Lori creates and produces fantastic songs, performs piano/keyboards, and brings in other top performers that she hand picks. She worked directly with Foster’s sax player for movie soundtracks and pop hits, David Boruff, who was a featured soloists on several of her earlier tracks, among them “Our Secret” and “When You Are Here”. Lori’s music crosses several genres, ages, and demographics, appealing to audiences in Smooth jazz, pop, contemporary piano instrumental, and film soundtrack.

Lori has been interviewed on various Smooth Jazz / Smooth AC podcasts and/or radio shows (including Chicago based Cornell "Big Corn" Bethea's  "The Smooth Jazz Cafe", Muzilog Magazine Podcast with Sam Archer, Texas based "We're Just Talking" with Kyle Collins, and Los Angeles based CoffeeTalk Jazz with Ms. Bridgett Lewis). Lori was also a featured guest artist on "The Industry Roundtable" at The Urban Influencer.

ABOUT LATEST SINGLE: Lori is excited about her 2025 holiday single "O Come All Ye Faithful", as it taps into many aspects of her background. "I grew up playing Christmas songs on the piano, singing Christmas hymns at church, and creating my own arrangements". When asked "What is unique about your arrangement?", Lori replied, "I composed a significant amount of new, original music, including vocals, that beautifully encapsulates the original. It sets the tone for this new arrangement and gives it a fresh, new life without compromising the integrity of the original". Lori further states, "For the vocal parts, SELINA ALBRIGHT's voice is a perfect match for the song - beautiful, smooth, soulful". Lori concluded, "This is a smooth, contemporary, warm, soulful, and mesmerizing version for all to enjoy!". 

 Lori's music videos, available on her YouTube Channel "Lori Nicely Official", are "mini movies" about modern life, relationships, and love, supported by her uniquely smooth and moving soundtracks. Her music and videos "tell a story" and cross several genres, ages, and demographics, appealing to audiences in pop, Smooth Jazz, contemporary piano instrumental, and film soundtrack. Lori aims to have a broad reach with her music: "No matter who you are, where you are from, there is something for you to enjoy. There is something to capture your emotions, something you can relate to".   

Lori continues to create strong melodies and looks to engage top performers in Smooth Jazz and pop.  

 "O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL" COMING NOVEMBER 7 2025 to  your favorite online music platform!

Listen for "O Come All Ye Faithful" starting NOVEMBER 15 on Smoothjazz.com and other Smooth Jazz, Soul/R&B radio stations throughout the United States and around the world! Contact your favorite Smooth AC radio station to request it. Music videos on Lori's YouTube channel: 

Lori Nicely Official

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  COMING in NOVEMBER 2025! Latest interviews (2025 podcasts & broadcasts) of Lori Nicely by industry professionals. Insightful, entertaining, and coming soon! 

"COME ON DOWN" Video now available: 

 https://youtu.be/K9dTLm0Dkvg