NIKKI YANOFSKY Friday, July 3, 2009 MacLab Threatre Citadel Theatre, 9828 – 101A Ave 7:30 PM Tickets: $40 (plus GST and service charges) Charge By Phone:  (780) 431-1750  Online:    LINE-UP Drums: Geoffrey Lang Bass: Rob Fahie Organ: Robert Goldfarb Piano: John Sadowy BIOGRAPHY Nikki Yanofsky is a 15-year-old musical prodigy.  Since her debut at the 2006 Montreal International Jazz Festival where she won the hearts of the 100,000+ audience, Nikki has never looked back.  She was the youngest singer ever on a Verve Records release when she recorded “Airmail Special” for the Ella Fitzgerald tribute album, We All Love Ella:  Celebrating the First Lady of Song, alongside such musical luminaries as Etta James, Linda Ronstadt, Diana Krall and Natalie Cole.  She has also recorded the swing-era classic, “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.  Also, in the realm of popular music, Nikki was asked to record “Gotta Go My Own Way” for Disney’s smash hit High School Musical 2.  The song was included in French and English on the Canadian release of the soundtrack as well as in the bonus features of the DVD which was released worldwide. GENRE Vocal Jazz WEBSITE  www.nikkionline.ca