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Nick Swift, Jo James, & Nik Parr and the Selfless Lovers

Nick Swift is an Austin Texas based Soul, R&B, and Blues musician. You can find Nick performing around Austin with his 7 pice band

Austin TX Singer-Songwriter and multi instrumentalist Jo James has a gift of entertaining the crowd.
His "retro" style incorporates elements of Blues, Neo Soul, R&B, and Funk. Jo delivers smooth grooves and soulful vocal expressions. From heavy-hitting stages to intimate heartfelt performances, Jo James continues to captivate audiences in a powerful way.

Jo has worked and performed with some of the industries top acts and also received the honor award at the 100% Music Songwriting Contest, and was nominated for “Soul of Austin” award at Austin Armadillo Awards.

You may have seen him featured on Season 17 of The Voice.
“Great raw talent and voice is lovely to listen to” - John Legend

NIK PARR’S ORIGINAL MUSIC IS A HIGH-ENERGY PIANO-DRIVEN ROCK N’ ROLL ENDEAVOR WITH STRONG SOUL, FUNK AND BLUES INFLUENCES. PARR’S BAND IS BUILT AROUND HIS PIANO PLAYING AND SINGING, WITH AN EAR FOR CATCHY, DANCEABLE AND WIDELY APPEALING NEW SONGS. THE SHOW IS MADE EVEN MORE UNIQUE, AS NIK SWITCHES SEAMLESSLY FROM THE SAXOPHONE TO THE PIANO IN BETWEEN SINGING, WORKING THE CROWD, AND DIRECTING HIS BAND.

FOR FIVE YEARS, NIK PARR TOURED WITH HIS FULL BAND UNDER THE NAME THE SELFLESS LOVERS. THE GROUP PERFORMED WELL OVER ONE-HUNDRED SHOWS PER YEAR. AT FIRST, THESE SHOWS SPANNED TEXAS, WITH CONCERTS EVERYWHERE FROM LUBBOCK AND AMARILLO TO SOUTH PADRE, CORPUS CHRISTI, SAN ANTONIO AND OF COURSE, AUSTIN. AS THE BAND PROGRESSED, THEY PLAYED OUT OF STATE, WITH PERFORMANCES IN OKLAHOMA, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, SOUTH CAROLINA, FLORIDA AND GEORGIA IN ADDITION TO THEIR REGULAR TEXAS TOURING.

THE GROUP’S CURRENT ROSTER INCLUDES LONGTIME DRUMMER DANIEL WARNER, LEAD GUITARIST KEEGAN FLYNN, BASSIST EVAN DURR AND GUITARIST MISHAUN BHAKTA. THE BAND’S NEWEST ALBUM “WHEN THE BARS CLOSE,” SHOWCASES BASSIST AUGIE GMITTER IN ADDITION TO BACKING VOCALS BY KELLY KHUN AND TORY NIEMANN.