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Nikki Yanofsky

Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&BHouse

Nikki Yanofsky is a Contemporary R&B and House act. Their sound grew out of Stephan Moccio, Stevie Wonder, Soul Bossa Nova, Take the "A" Train and Ella Fitzgerald. Those roots explain a lot about how Nikki Yanofsky arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Stacey Kent, Lisa Ekdahl, Madeleine Peyroux, Andrea Motis and Cécile McLorin Salvant, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Nikki Yanofsky, reaching back through Stephan Moccio. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Nikki YanofskyStephan MoccioStevie WonderSoul Bossa NovaTake the "A" TrainElla FitzgeraldRon SexsmithFeistEsperanza SpaldingStacey KentLisa EkdahlMadeleine PeyrouxAndrea MotisCécile McLorin SalvantJosé JamesNancy WilsonChina Moses

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Nikki Yanofsky connections

Nikki Yanofsky grew out of Stephan Moccio, Stevie Wonder, Soul Bossa Nova and Take the "A" Train, shares an orbit with Stacey Kent, Lisa Ekdahl, Madeleine Peyroux and Andrea Motis. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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