Though the hipster title of Nils’ latest (and eleventh overall) Baja/TSR album Cool Shades might lead longtime fans to believe the collection is dazzling, eclectic and potential hit filled business as usual, there’s a deeper emotional story behind the recording that speaks to the power of music to be cathartic, healing and uplifting during challenging emotional times.

In addition to the #1 hits “Caught in the Groove” and “Outta Sight,” his last album included “Above the Clouds” (#3) and the Top 10 track “I Like the Way You Do It.” Nils also scored big in 2020 as producer and co-writer of pianist Lisa Addeo’s #1 smash “Listen To This.” And on the side, he got back to his hard rockin’ roots by producing an album for emerging indie rock singer Ayline Artin.

Billboard declared the multi-talented guitarist, composer and producer the #1 Smooth Jazz Airplay Artist for all of 2021 on the strength of four hit singles that added extra fire to a 15 year legacy that began with making contemporary jazz history with his first #1 “Pacific Coast Highway,” which was Billboard’s Song of the Decade 2001-2010. Nothing, not even a global pandemic, could stop Nils from once again dominating the radio airwaves with those trademark ultra-melodic, funky and infectious vibes that perfectly reflected the title of his 2020 album Caught in the Groove.

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