Video: Nikki Yanofsky- From The Top At Carnegie Hall- Music Is Where The Heart Is (PBS)

The 16-year-old Canadian singer Nikki Yanofsky is taking the jazz world by storm. She wants to be more than just a phenom or a jazz singer. Has she got what it takes? Jazz applauds virtuosity, generally. It's almost mandatory that a player or singer needs real technique to make it in jazz. Thus, jazz audiences are susceptible to the lure of the prodigy. "Wow," they tend to think, "how did that kid get so good so fast?" Enter Nikki Yanofsky. Yanofsky first appeared as a 12-year-old singer, a little girl from Quebec who seemed to be channeling Ella Fitzgerald [...]