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Nichapa Jittaleela Air

Nichapa Jittaleela is Thai female Jazz Pianist, Vocalist, Composer and Producer which many people known her name in the name of “Air”. She is the first Thai female Jazz Pianist-vocalist who performed in many Jazz Festival/concerts both national and international stages with the band under her name.

she started to study the piano when she’s 5 years old. She’s Interested to learn about music theory and jazz Composition later with Professor Manrat Srikaranonda founder of Faculty of music Silpakorn university, also National Artist. 

In 1998, she had a chance to recording her vocal in her original music composition and was broadcasting on radio for the first time. This work is the music she’s written for the shampoo product (Rejoice), in that song name “Be a Better You” that is her cooperated piece of music works for a very well-known top advertising agency of the world named “Leo Burnett company”.

In 2006, she created her own music label named HLS music Thailand to released the first compilation album named “The Devine comedy” (included to produced first version one of the single of JuiJui’s song named “Kor Yang Tee Bok” who is Sony music Thailand’s artist). She’s studied recording certificated at School of Audio Engineering (SAE) Singapore in 2007. Later HLS music produced many successful Thai artists such as Tina Suppanad, and The Painter band.
     After that, in 2008, she began seriously study about jazz piano with Professor Nu Vudhivichai and continued to studied piano performance for the master degree at Conservatory of music Rungsit University in branch of Jazz studies. It made she has the opportunity to study the piano more with Dr. Nop Prateepasen and. Dr. Denny Euprasert , Dean of The conservatory of music Rangsit university who is one of the best Asian jazz pianist, National Artist, and also jazz educator in Asia and USA.  In addition to studying the piano, this is the first time that she seriously studied to singing with Professor Parichart Euprasert in this College of Music at Rangsit University. She’s graduated the master of music degree in Jazz studies with major piano, minor vocal. She is the faculty and head of piano department at SCA college, Siam university from 2011-2019. 
The music awards
2008: Winner excellence award of Taichung International Jazz Festival Piano competition, Taiwan.
2005: 2nd Winner music award of Thailand Blues contest.
      Outstanding prize Solo instrument, Thailand Blues contest.
2003: 1st Winner music award of CMU music awards, Thailand.
2001: 1st Winner music award of Tros Music Mix, Thailand.
1998: Excellence award of Thailand Electone competition
1996: 2nd Winner award of Thailand Electone competition.
The related awards (music)
2015: Artist of HLS music received awarded, The most popular Asian Artist (Artist : Tina Suppanad / HLS music & Superjet
entertainment), Hainan film and entertainment festival, China. Co-Producer/composer : Nichapa Jittaleela (The debut music of Tina Suppanad: Gentle Sun got in top 3 music in China on online chart).
Concerts
2008: Air Trio live at Inverloch jazz festival, Inverloch Australia.
    : Air Trio live at Wesley mission hall, Sydney Australia.
    : Air Quartet live at Huahin jazz festival, Huahin Thailand.
    : Air quartet live Woman in jazz, TK Park Bangkok.
2009: Judprakai concert serie #36 Blues, Thailand cultural center. 2011: Air Quartet live at Inverloch jazz festival, Inverloch Australia.
      Performed at Chiangmai music Festival 2011 with Viva opera.
2013: Air with The Painter band “Little dream little far concert”
      Suphannahong Hall, Pattaya.
      Air with The Painter band concert, Press conference of Fin Project at Parc Paragon Hall, Siam Paragon.
2014: RSU jazz orchestra Monday night live IV,Thailand cultural center.
      Nichapa & friends live at The Bookworm Chengdu, China.
      Nichapa Trio live at Polite pub, Hanoi Vietnam.
2015: Thai National Day concert to celebrate H.M.King Bhumibol’s
      Birthday Concert by Royal Thai embassy Chengdu, China.
      Nichapa Quartet and friends live at Hanoi Opera House, Hanoi
      Vietnam.  
      “Voyage of the Air” concert, HLS music present Music for Life,
      Conceptual art charity concert (I), 12 original compositions
      of Nichapa Jittaleela with 12 motifs improvisation by
      musicians to inspired the paint artists for created their
      works for charity.
      HLS music for life (II) Charity concert “Flows” with Hongkong
      artists at Metropark hotel Mongkok,Hongkong.
      Air with The Painter band Live in KL, Malaysia, LetsSpaceSay
      concert, JW Marriott hotel.
      Air with The Painter band Live in Singapore, LetsSpaceSay
      concert at HotelRe hall.
2016: Nichapa Trio live at Lumpini park Bangkok by Tourism authority of  
      Thailand.
2018: Nichapa Quartet live at Pai jazz festival. 
2023: Air live at Seaview hotel Miami FL. 
2024: Nichapa Quartet live at Pai jazz Festival.

Awards

Winner excellence award Taichung International Jazz Festival Piano Competition

The best musician award Taiyang international film festival 2024


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Air Nichapa Air Quartet HLS Music Woman in Jazz Asian Jazz Jazz Composer Jazz pianist Female Jazz Vocalist Female Jazz Musician Nichapa Jittaleela

"Many people aspire to be a ‘professional musician,’ but for Air, music is not just a profession; it’s life. Her journey in music has spanned over twenty years, from the first day she started learning to this day, having played every genre. This journey has led her to the realization that jazz is what she truly loves." Mars magazine 03/2008

 

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