Vocal Sensation Sophie Milman in Lakewood July 30, 2008

Lakewood's Summer Concert Series: Sounds Exciting!
Vocal Sensation Sophie Milman July 30

Renowned Canadian vocal sensation Sophie Milman closes Lakewood’s Sounds Exciting! summer concert series at
7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 30. Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Amphitheater ar Lakewood’s Heritage Center in Belmar Park, 801 S. Yarrow St. Adult tickets are $15 and available by calling 303-987-7845, online at www.Lakewood.org or at the Lakewood Cultural Center Box Office, 470 S. Allison Pkwy. (Wadsworth and Alameda) or at Lakewood's Heritage Center Visitor Center, 801 S. Yarrow St. (Wadsworth and Ohio). Gates open at 6 p.m. with plenty of free parking available.

Russian-born singer Sophie Milman has toured the world, won a Juno, sold more than 100,000 records - and she's only 25! Since her self-titled debut was released in 2004, it has sold almost 100,000 copies worldwide, hit the Billboard Top 5 in Canada and the Top 15 in the United States, and topped the iTunes jazz charts in five different territories. Her most recent release, Make Someone Happy, won a 2008 JUNO Award for Best Vocal Jazz Album and since then she has maintained a rigorous touring schedule across the globe – headlining sold-out shows in Canada, the U.S., Mexico, Japan, and throughout Europe – and continued to balance her burgeoning music career with her commerce studies at the University of Toronto.

Sophie’s story continues to inspire. After emigrating from Russia to Israel with her family at the tender age of 7, then moving again at 16 to seek a new life in Canada, the transition from bookish teenager to glamorous jazz ingénue was perhaps unlikely. It was the offer of a recording contract after just three or four professional singing engagements that touched off a series of events that soon found this beautiful, multilingual talent gracing the cover of Voir, Klublife, Wholenote, and The Globe & Mail. She was featured in publications across the globe as well including Hello!, Q, Jazz Times, Elle Magazine, and the San Francisco Chronicle, and appearing on Entertainment Tonight, CBC, CTV, the BBC, BET Jazz, NPR, and several NBC and Fox affiliates across the U.S.

Touring the world has definitely deepened and strengthened the collaboration between Sophie and her band, led by multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger Cameron Wallis, and featuring Paul Shrofel on piano, John Fraboni on drums, and newest member Kieran Overs on bass, earning her appearances on stage with international musical superstars like Aaron Neville and the Neville Brothers, Chick Corea, and Jesse Cook.

The City of Lakewood's Heritage, Culture and the Arts Division provides experiential art, history and cultural programming through the Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood's Heritage Center and the Washington Heights Arts Center. The Division is funded in part by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) - Metro Denver's unique commitment to its nonprofit art, scientific and cultural institutions. Sounds Exciting! Summer Concert partners include, The Rocky Mountain News - Closer to Home, The Gay and Lesbian Fund for Colorado - Supporting community nonprofits while highlighting the contributions of gay men and lesbians, Tedford-Katz and Liberty Savings Bank.
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