Nick Buzz is a Canadian band composed of pianist Jon Goldsmith, violinist Hugh Marsh, guitarist Rob Piltch, and singer/songwriter Martin Tielli.. Vue Weekly, July 23, 2009
History Goldsmith, Marsh, Piltch and Tielli came together in 1992 to collaborate on a cover of Joni Mitchell's "River" for the 1992 Mitchell tribute album Back to the Garden."A Quiet Evening at Home unique and adventurous". Caper Times , Sep 15, 2013 page 6 The four began practising and performing under the name Nick Buzz, a nod to Tielli's chain-smoking habit ('nicotine buzz').
Nick Buzz released a full-length album, Circo, in 1996 through Dark Light Music. It was rereleased in 2002 by Six Shooter Records, with the music magazine Chart calling it a "virtually unheard-of 1996 classic". In 2003, they got back together to perform four songs by Arnold Schoenberg, originally for Andrew Burashko's Art of Time series in Toronto. The group released a recording of these songs for Tielli's Tielli 2003 subscription series on Six Shooter.
In 2013, Nick Buzz released the album A Quiet Evening at Home on Six Shooter Records."A Buzz that demands attention". Waterloo Region Record, By Michael Barclay"Nick Buzz - A Quiet Evening At Home". NOW Toronto, by Sarah Greene August 29, 2013
Discography Circo (1996) Arnold Schoenberg and the Berlin Cabaret (2003) A Quiet Evening at Home (2013)
References
External links Rusty Spell's USA Nick Buzz Page