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Nikki Yanofsky

Born: 1994

Nikki Yanofsky is getting back to where it all started.

Not just in her own life, as a prolific and beloved vocalist who began her career in the jazz world, but in a bigger sense, too. Her new album, Nikki by Starlight, is a modern reimagining of The Great American Songbook, packed with original arrangements and novel vocal interpretations.

Many listeners might be familiar with Yanofsky, who has worked with and received accolades from genre icons like Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, and Stevie Wonder. With this latest record, Yanofsky has created a time capsule in which she imagines how she would have recorded these standards, had she been an artist in the times in which they were originally written and shared. Even recording on a vintage RCA 77C, the microphone that was used by Ella Fitzgerald, Yanofsky’s transportive musical touch brings the Great American Songbook into the 21st century, providing a chance for new audiences and existing fans alike to fall in love with her distinct style.

You Got To Know How - New Releases Plus a Celebration of Blueswoman Sippie Wallace

by Mary Foster Conklin
November 14, 2022

This broadcast presents new releases from Judy Niemack, Rebecca Coupe Franks, Harve S, Roni Ben-Hur & Sylvia Cuenca, Aubrey Johnson, Nikki Yanofsky plus a single from säje (Sara Gazarek, Amanda Taylor, Johnaye Kendrick, Erin Bentlage), with birthday shoutouts to Sippie Wallace, Lani Hall, Lauren Henderson, Kurt Elling, Anne Sajdera, Gregory Porter, among others. Also more selections ...

Brad Mehldau, Pat Martino and Vincent Orsolini

by Joe Dimino
June 5, 2022

Leading the Kansas City Jazz Group Everyday Strangers, we kick off the 754th Episode of Neon Jazz with keyboardist Vincent Orsolini. From there, we hear the artist who floored him while witnessing his first live show in Brad Mehldau. We move on into profiling jazz with an edge from the likes of Franky Freedom, Mark Owen, ...

12th Edition Of The Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival Starts In 5 Weeks With Record Number Of Artists, Concerts And Venues

May 14, 2013

Trombone Shorty Back for 4th Year Rochester, NY— May 13, 2013— The nine-day 12th Edition of the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival starts in just 39 days, June 21-29, delivering  a record number of concerts, and more than 1200 artists performing at 19 venues and outdoor stages. Headlining this year are Bob James & David Sanborn ...

Webkinz World and Nikki Yanofsky "Dream In Pink" For Breast Cancer Research

September 26, 2011

Webkinz World Teams up with Teen Jazz Sensation Nikki Yanofsky to Support Breast Cancer Awareness in a New Campaign “I Dream in Pink" Ganz, the creator of Webkinz World, is teaming up with teen jazz sensation Nikki Yanofsky to record a special version of “I Dream in Pink," as part of a wide-reaching campaign aiming to ...

TD Toronto Jazz Festival, Days 4-10: June 27-July 3, 2011

by Alain Londes
July 9, 2011

TD Toronto Jazz Festival 2011Toronto, CanadaJune 24-July 3, 2011 Monday, June 27, 2011On Monday evening, fans had a few hard choices to make among the headliners. At Koerner Hall, award-winning Dee Dee Bridgewater paid tribute to Lady Day, Billie Holiday. Meanwhile at the Enwave Theatre, Kurt Elling ...

Various Artists: Everybody Wants To Be A Cat: Disney Jazz Volume 1

by Larry Taylor
June 19, 2011

What a discovery; what a great idea. Producer Jason Olaine has taken songs from a number of Disney movies--some rarely recorded by jazz musicians--and made fresh new versions, utilizing some of today's most well-known jazz artists. The performers range from 90 year-old piano legend Dave Brubeck to 17 year-old Canadian vocalist Nikki Yanofsky; ...

B-52s to Headline Outdoor Concert at Montreal International Jazz Festival

June 7, 2011

With the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal just around the corner, organizers are thrilled to announce the players in our three major free outdoor events: Ben l'Oncle Soul opens the festivities with the Rio Tinto Alcan Opening Event on Saturday, June 25, with Misteur Valaire taking over on Tuesday, June 28 to keep Festival fans ...

Nikki

By Nikki Yanofsky

Label: Decca
Released: 2010

On The Sunny Side Of Jazz

by Dan Bilawsky
August 23, 2010

Summer is a time of joy for many people. Children are treated to a well-deserved vacation, allowing them to recharge for the following school year, and barbecues are held in backyards, en masse, throughout every corner of America and beyond. Those fond of the surf and sand flock to the beach, and it's all-too-common to see ...