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Nikki Yanofsky, who turns 27 in 2021, has been well-known in Canada ever since singing at the 2006 Montreal International Jazz Festival in 2006 when she was only 12.

At 14 she toured with Marvin Hamlisch including playing at Carnegie Hall and she has since performed regularly, sometimes been a guest singer with symphony orchestras, and led three albums of her own.

While her early work often found her sounding close to Ella Fitzgerald (her debut album was called Ella…Of Thee I Swing), Yanofsky has since developed her own soulful style while still retaining her love for American standards.

On her LiveStream of June 17, 2020, Nikki Yanofsky sings over rhythm tracks and her occasional keyboard, performing “I’ve Got A Crush On You,” “Crazy, He Calls Me,” a soulful blues, a scat-filled “Cloudburst,” “How High The Moon” a la Ella, and some r&b songs, all of it with an attractive voice and infectious enthusiasm.

– Scott Yanow

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Daru Jones

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Antonio Parker

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This is the two hundred fifteenth in a series of special Jazz on the Tube reviews of live stream performances.

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The excellent post-bop alto-saxophonist Antonio Parker was born and raised in Philadelphia.

He graduated from Howard University and the University of the District of Columbia, served as a U.S. Information Agency Ambassador to Africa (performing and giving jazz workshops in several African countries), toured the world as a member of the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, and has led three recordings of his own.

On his LiveStream from June 21, 2020, Antonio Parker leads a fine quartet that also features pianist Jordan Williams, bassist Cheney Thomas and drummer Keith Kilgo; all four musicians are superior soloists and together they have an appealing group sound.

The Antonio Parker Quartet performs the leader’s advanced yet swinging originals (including “Train Set” and “Dimension”) and such standards as Dave Brubeck’s “In Your Own Sweet Way,” Charlie Parker’s “Confirmation,” “What’s New,” “Giant Steps” (which starts off with an extended Parker cadenza), and “Misty.”

It makes for a well-rounded and enjoyable program.

-Scott Yanow