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At 25, jazz vocalist Sophie Milman has toured the world, won a Juno and sold more than 100,000 records.
Local audiences have the opportunity to catch this star on the rise when she makes a stop at the Amador Theater Feb. 6. Jazz enthusiasts may be familiar with the Russian-born singer who emigrated to Israel then to Canada, where she blossomed into a glamorous vocalist. Her music has been on the Billboard Top 15 in the United States and the Billboard Top 5 in Canada, as well as the iTunes jazz charts in five different territories.
She recently added a Juno for her most recent album, “Make Someone Happy,” which won for best vocal jazz album of 2008. All this praise has landed her features in Hello!, Q, Jazz Times, Elle magazine and “Entertainment Tonight,” to name a few.
Rob Vogt, Amador Theater supervisor, said it was Milman’s rich tone that impressed him about a year and a half ago, when she performed at Yoshi’s in Oakland.
“She does an American songbook,” he said. “She has a really rich, mellow sound and is very engaging with the audience.”
Adding her to the Civic Arts season lineup is part of a future goal of expanded jazz offerings.
“We’re trying to develop our jazz program in preparation for the Firehouse Arts Center,” Vogt added. “There we hope to have a full series of jazz programs.”
In the past few years, Civic Arts has offered one or two jazz music events in a season. Following Milman’s performance will be the Brubeck Brothers Quartet at 8 p.m. Feb. 13, which leads into the Campana Jazz Festival on Feb. 14.
Milman’s Pleasanton debut will begin at 8 p.m. Feb. 6 at the Amador Theater, located at 1155 Santa Rita Road. Tickets are $20, $25 and $30 and may be purchased at www.civicartstickets.org up to three hours prior to the performance, by phone at 931-3444 or in person at the Amador Theater box office, open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday and two hours prior to the performance.
To hear a sampling of Milman’s work, click here
Make it a date night
Don’t forget the kids! While parents can enjoy the Sophie Milman Concert, kids can look forward to rocking out at the Kids Create a Night of Musical Fun.
Drop off the little ones, first through fifth-graders, and they will be in for a night of music food and games.
Mark Duncanson, recreation program specialist for the city of Pleasanton, said the night will be akin to “School of Rock.” There will be a sing-along, high school musicians, a drum set, karaoke–basically it will be a night devoid of silence.
“It’s going to be a good night of silly fun,” he said.
Parents can drop kids off at the Amador Recreation Center before Sophie Milman takes the stage.
For more information about Civic Arts programs, click here
