Nikki Yanofsky on tour in support of album

With this year’s most glowing reviews for her debut album Nikki, 16 year old Nikki Yanofsky began her US Tour last night (September 28th) in Clearwater Florida, it was confirmed today by her label Decca Records. Following the opening night, The Tampa Tribune said, “Her ability to effortlessly follow melody twists and turns would be astonishing in someone with twice her years and experience. Her performance was jaw-droppingly good.”

Yanofsky is scheduled to perform at the prestigious Blue Note in New York on Monday, October 25th and will perform in LA on October 10th at the Catalina Bar and Grill. (A full list of dates follow this release.)

“Nikki” which was released last May became the No. 1 album on Billboard’s Heatseekers Chart in two short weeks and was quickly embraced by the press and of the biggest names in music:

“One of the richest voices of our time,” raved Nikki’s multi-Grammy winning producer Phil Ramone. With a four star rave from Downbeat Magazine, (“She’s the real thing, the anti-American Idol – a bonafide young jazz vocalist with serious technical chops, powerful pipes, dead-on pitch, range that lets her transverse as many octaves as she wants, real musicality and a genuine feel for scat singing informed by her love for Ella Fitzgerald,”) the critics all seem to agree that Yanofsky who opened and closed the Vancouver Olympics before an audience of 3.2 billion, is 2010’s most shining young star. “A bright, pitch-perfect voice” (The Washington Post)…”Diana Krall and Norah Jones – move it on over…The little girl is about to come in. Nikki Yanofsky is about to have her moment” (The Toronto Globe and Mail)…Even Quincy Jones has weighed in, She is from Heaven…She is the future and she has definitely lived before.”

A national treasure in her native Canada, Nikki earned her first #1 single in Canada with “I Believe” – CTV’s Official Song for the Vancouver Olympics which was certified quadruple-platinum in Canada on its first week of release. The fashion-forward almost typical high schooler has also performed (one day after the 10th grade math finals) at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and the Montreal and Montreaux Jazz Festivals.

Nikki Yanofsky Tour Dates:
Oct. 1, 2010 – House of Blues Houston – Houston, TX
Oct. 9, 2010 – Florence Gould Theatre – San Francisco, CA
Oct. 10, 2010 – Catalina Bar & Grill – Los Angeles, CA
Oct. 12, 2010 – Anthology – San Diego, CA
Oct. 13, 2010 – Triple Door Theater – Seattle, WA
Oct. 14, 2010 – Mesa Arts Center – Mesa, AZ
Oct. 18, 2010 – Park West – Chicago, IL
Oct. 19, 2010 – Varsity Theater – Minneapolis, MN
Oct. 21, 2010 – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA
Oct. 22, 2010 – Ridgefield Playhouse – Ridgefield, CT
Oct. 25, 2010 – Blue Note - New York, NY
Oct. 27, 2010 – Harvard Square Charles Hotel – Cambridge, MA
Oct. 29, 2010 – Troy Savings Bank Music Hall – Troy, NY
Oct. 30, 2010 – The Loft – Atlanta, GA

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