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Friday, January 15, 2010

"Jazz prodigy graces LAC stage"

3:27 PM | Posted by The Living Arts Centre | | Edit Post
Young lady sings the blues. Budding jazz vocalist Nikki Yanofsky, who's still a teen, comes to the Living Arts Centre for a concert on Friday.
You can't put an age on talent.
Just ask Montreal singer Nikki Yanofsky. The teen, who blew away the audience during her debut concert at the 2006 Montreal Jazz Festival and has landed some sweet gigs over the last few years despite her relatively young age, is coming to the Living Arts Centre on Friday for a performance in Hammerson Hall.
Just 15 years old, Yanofsky has taken the musical world by storm.
Her debut album, 2008's Ella... Of Thee I Swing, garnered the youngster a pair of Juno Award nominations including New Artist of the Year and Vocal Jazz Album of the Year. The album, recorded during a live performance at the Place des Arts in Montreal, was a tribute to the music of the legendary Ella Fitzgerald.
However, her connection to Fitzgerald goes back a year earlier. In 2007, the singer joined music luminaries such as Etta James, Natalie Cole, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder, among others, on Verve Records' We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song album.
Yanofsky performed Airmail Special on the release. A snippet of her version can be heard by visiting www.nikkionline.ca.
She also recorded her take on Stompin' at the Savoy with Grammy Award-winning artists Herbie Hancock and Will.i.am for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's audio book, On the Shoulders of Giants. For the younger set who might not know who Etta James or Gladys Knight are, she also recorded the song Gotta Go My Own Way for the soundtrack to Disney's High School Musical 2.
She also appeared with hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean on PBS' The Electric Company and has been broadcast internationally on the channel's youth talent showcase From the Top.
The past year was also a big one for the teen. She was part of a Canadian Jazz Festival tour that included an outdoor concert celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Montreal International Jazz Festival. She also travelled to Japan and South Korea since the summer to perform.
The singer is working on her full-length album, New to Me, with Grammy Award-winning producer Phil Ramone. The album is slated for a spring release.
Yanofsky has performed at Carnegie Hall and The Kennedy Center.
Show time is 8 p.m.
Tickets start at $35. To purchase, call 905-306-6000.
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