Canadian Jazz Diva presented by Gold Coast Jazz Society Feb 8, 2012

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Jazz Vocalist Sophie Milman Debuts in Fort Lauderdale  

Feb 8th, 2012 7:45 pm

On Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012 the Gold Coast Jazz Society presents the Juno Award winning Canadian jazz vocalist, Sophie Milman.  The concert begins at 7:45pm at the Amaturo Theater, located at

201 SW 5^th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

.  Single tickets are $40 and student tickets are $10 with student ID.  Tickets can be purchased through the Broward Center Box Office at 954-462-0222 or online at either http://www.goldcoastjazz.org/ or http://www.browardcenter.org/.  A pre-concert Jazz Riff jazz talk will be given by jazz radio personality Stu Grant at 7:00pm in the theater before the show. 

Sophie Milman is a charismatic young Russian-born, Israeli-raised, Toronto-based jazz vocalist who's well on her way to becoming an international sensation.  Still in her twenties, she's been a household name in Canada since 2004, when her debut album established her as a major artist in her adopted home country.  Since then, she's continued to take the jazz world by storm, topping the Billboard jazz and iTunes charts Canada, the U.S., France and Japan, winning a Juno Award, and captivating audiences worldwide.  Her most recent CD, In the Moonlight, is her fourth album. 

The intimacy and immediacy of Sophie Milman's singing reflects the dramatic experiences that shaped her early life.  Born in Russia's Ural Mountains, she left for Israel with her parents in an effort to escape the strictures and uncertainties of life under communism.  Among the few possessions that her family managed to hold onto was a cherished collection of vinyl jazz bootlegs.  Those recordings would become the foundation for Sophie's lifelong love of jazz. Spending her formative years in Israel, Milman continued to gravitate towards jazz and other American music forms, developing a deep affinity for such seminal artists as Ella Fitzgerald, Mahalia Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles and Louis Armstrong.  When she was 16, her family emigrated again, to Toronto, where she quickly became a part of that city's rich, diverse music scene.  She began her musical career almost by accident, after being asked to participate in a local jazz series.  Her talents quickly won her local notoriety, and it wasn't long before she had earned a record deal with Linus Entertainment, an independent Canadian label.

Although she was barely into her 20s when it was released, Sophie's self-titled 2004 debut album became a major hit in Canada, establishing her as a rising star and an in-demand live act.  Her 2007 sophomore album Make Someone Happy debuted at #1 on Billboard’ Canadian jazz chart and peaked at #3 on Billboard’s U.S. jazz chart, and won a Juno Award as Vocal Jazz Album of the Year.  2009's Take Love Easy also debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Canadian jazz chart and reached #4 in the U.S.  The live EP release Live at The Winter Garden Theatre and the 2008 DVD Live In Montreal further enhanced Milman’s international reputation.

Milman's recording success led to performances at such prestigious venues as the Hollywood Bowl, the Kennedy Center, the Montreal Jazz Festival, Toronto's Massey Hall and the legendary Blue Note clubs in New York and Japan.  She's also shared stages and/or collaborated with a varied array of musicians from the jazz, pop and rock worlds, including Randy Bachman, Chris Botti, Gary Burton, Chick Corea, the Manhattan Transfer, Cesaria Evora, Jesse Cook and the Neville Brothers.

Tickets are still available for the Feb. 8 performance.  For further concert information call the Gold Coast Jazz Society at 954-524-0805 or go online to http://www.goldcoastjazz.org/ 

Broward Center for the Performing Arts

Amaturo Theater

201 SW 5th Ave.

Ft. Lauderdale FL 33312

Shows at 7:45pm

Pre-concert Jazz Riff with Stu Grant – 7:00pm

Purchase tickets at http://www.goldcoastjazz.org/

   

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