Something New ~ Nikki Yanofsky
Recordings [ edit ]
Yanofsky recorded the Ella Fitzgerald classic "Airmail Special" for Verve Records and it was released in June 2007 on the album We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song . Produced by Tommy LiPuma , this track made Yanofsky the youngest singer ever to record for Verve. [1] Yanofsky then recorded " Gotta Go My Own Way " in English and French for Walt Disneys smash hit High School Musical 2 . The track was included as bonus material on the worldwide release of the Blu-ray , DVD and Soundtrack CD . Following that, she collaborated with Herbie Hancock and will.i.am (from The Black Eyed Peas ) to record a crossover version of the swing era hit " Stompin' at the Savoy ". It was released on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 's audio book, On the Shoulders of Giants . [2]
In September 2008, Yanofsky released her first full-length album, a live CD/DVD concert package entitled Ella... Of Thee I Swing . Supported by her production company, A440 Entertainment and distributed in Canada and Japan by Universal Music , It earned her two Juno Award nominations in 2009: 'New Artist of the Year' and 'Vocal Jazz Album of the Year'. She also won 'Favourite Jazz Artist' at the 2009 Canadian Independent Music Awards. [3]
Songwriters Stephan Moccio and Alan Frew chose Yanofsky to sing CTVs broadcast theme for the 2010 Winter Olympics , " I Believe . "I Believe" reached number one on the Canadian Hot 100 on the week of February 27, 2010. This made her the first Canadian artist to have a number one song on that chart. The song was certified Quadruple Platinum for digital downloads in April 2010. [4]
Yanofsky recorded her first studio album, Nikki , with Phil Ramone . [1] Along with the album-release of "I Believe", it includes some of Yanofskys first original workswriting in collaboration with Jesse Harris (of Norah Jones fame) as well as fellow Canadian songwriters Ron Sexsmith and Feist . It was released in April 2010 by Decca Records and was supported by an international tour. Nikki earned a Juno nomination for "Vocal Jazz Album of the Year" and won Nikki the WAVE Smooth Jazz Award for "Female Vocalist of the Year."
A jazz recording in 2011 of popular Disney songs titled, Disney Jazz Vol. 1: Everybody Wants To Be a Cat included the song, It's a Small World which was sung by Yanofsky. Other jazz artists on the album included Esperanza Spalding , Roy Hargrove , Dave Brubeck , Joshua Redman , and Alfredo Rodriguez .
In early 2013, Yanofsky signed with Quincy Jones Productions, Inc. for worldwide management representation.
Yanofsky's second studio album was released in Canada in May 2014. It was produced by Rob Kleiner. Yanofsky announced on YouTube that the album will be called "Little Secret." The album's Executive Producers are Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton.
Yanofsky has also recorded a song for Webkinz as one of their Pet of the Month videos.
Stage [ edit ]
Yanofsky began her professional singing career by performing at the 2006 Montreal International Jazz Festival . [1] Only 12 at the time, this performance made her the youngest performer ever to headline at the festival. She has returned each year since, including a special outdoor performance for the festivals 30th Anniversary in 2009 and a performance with l' Orchestre Mtropolitain in 2011. Her other Canadian festival performances include Toronto ( Luminato and Downtown ), Ottawa ( Jazz and Blues ), Vancouver , Victoria, Quebec , Edmonton, Saskatoon , and Fredericton . Her international festival appearances include two visits to The Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, several European festivals including the North Sea Jazz Festival and the Montreux Jazz Festival as well as the Ginza International Jazz Festival in Japan where she played to a full house at Tokyo's historic Kabuki-za .
On February 8, 2008 her fourteenth birthday Nikki kicked off a multi-city tour with famed composer and conductor Marvin Hamlisch at Carnegie Hall . In November 2008 she made her Canadian orchestral debut with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra , and since then has gone on to sing with the Vancouver Symphony , the Edmonton Symphony and the Calgary Philharmonic .
With Herbie Hancock on piano, Nikki sang "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever" at the 2011 MusiCares Person of the Year awards honouring Barbra Streisand . MusiCares is the foundation arm of Grammy.org , the organization responsible for The Grammy Awards .
On April 13, 2013, Nikki and Stevie Wonder sang together " Let The Good Times Roll [ disambiguation needed ] " at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas . The star-studded event was a night honouring the joint 80th birthday celebration of Quincy Jones and Sir Michael Caine with all proceeds going to the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health . Other stars performing that evening included Bono , Carlos Santana , Herbie Hancock , Jennifer Hudson , Patti Austin , James Ingram , Siedah Garrett , BeBe Winans , Will.i.am , Jordin Sparks , and Snoop Lion .
The Little Secret Tour began on June 21, 2013 promoting Nikki's newest album Little Secret. [ 5 ]
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This young ladycan SING!
:~)
Agreed. Whatshe needs is someone to help her find her niche with original songs. The right songs could propel her onwards to stardom.
She's got phattitude ... whatever that is !
Oh yeah,,,,fantastic!
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LOL!
A real ''throwback'' to the 50's singers. Anita O'Day comes to mind.
I miss that, when a persons song actually sounds like them, and not a "digital voicing". There is just something so purely organic about the human voice, that so far cannot be duplicated by a computer.