Jane Monheit
Jane Monheit | |
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 Jane Monheit in Koerner Hall, Toronto, Ontario | |
| Background information | |
| Born | November 3, 1977 Oakdale, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Vocal jazz, pop standards, Brazilian |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | N-Coded, EmArcy |
| Website | www |
Jane Monheit (born November 3, 1977[1]) is an American jazz and pop vocalist.
Early life[]
Monheit was born and raised in Oakdale, New York, on Long Island.[1] Her father played banjo and guitar.[2] Her mother sang and played music for her by singers who could also be her teachers, beginning with Ella Fitzgerald.[2] At an early age Monheit was drawn to jazz and Broadway musicals.[2]
She began singing professionally while attending Connetquot High School in Bohemia, New York.[1] She attended the Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts.[3] At the Manhattan School of Music she studied voice under Peter Eldridge; she graduated in 1999.[1]
She was runner-up to Teri Thornton in the 1998 vocal competition at the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, in Washington, DC.[1]
Career[]
When she was 22, she released her first album, Never Never Land (N-Coded, 2000).[2] Like Fitzgerald, she recorded many songs from the Great American Songbook.[2] After recording for five labels, she started her own, Emerald City Records.[2] Its first release was The Songbook Sessions (2016), an homage to Fitzgerald.[2][4]
Monheit's vocals were featured in the 2010 film Never Let Me Go for the titular song, written by Luther Dixon, and credited to the fictional Judy Bridgewater.[5]
Discography[]
As leader[]
| Year | Album | Label |
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| 2000 | Never Never Land | N-Coded |
| 2001 | N-Coded | |
| 2002 | N-Coded | |
| 2003 | Live at the Rainbow Room | N-Coded |
| 2004 | Taking a Chance on Love | Sony |
| 2005 | Epic | |
| 2007 | Concord | |
| 2008 | The Lovers, the Dreamers and Me | Concord |
| 2010 | EmArcy | |
| 2013 | EmArcy | |
| 2016 | Emerald City |
As guest[]
- David Benoit, Believe (Concord, 2015)
- David Benoit, Two in Love (Concord, 2015)
- Terence Blanchard, Let's Get Lost (Sony, 2001)
- Les Brown, Session #55 (2001)
- Tom Harrell, Wise Children (Bluebird, 2003)
- Harold Mabern, Afro Blue (Smoke Sessions, 2015)
- Mark O'Connor, In Full Swing (Odyssey, 2003)
- Frank Vignola and Joe Ascione, 662⁄3 (Hyena, 2005)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Jane Monheit." Contemporary Musicians. Vol. 33. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2001. Retrieved via Biography in Context database, 2017-05-07.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Becker, Chris (24 July 2016). "Jane Monheit: Beyond Ella - Los Angeles Review of Books". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "Our Alumni". Usdam Summer Camp for the Arts. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- ^ Wilson, MacKenzie. "Jane Monheit | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ Howell, Peter (31 December 1969). "Howell: The hunt for the elusive Judy Bridgewater". Toronto Star. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
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