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Jane Monheit

Jane Monheit (born November 3, 1977[1]) is an American jazz and pop singer.

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] (On her debut album, she had performed a different song by the same name, written by Livingston and Evans.)

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Guest appearances

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Becker, Chris (24 July 2016). "Jane Monheit: Beyond Ella - Los Angeles Review of Book s". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Our Alumni". Usdam Summer Camp for the Arts. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  4. ^ Wilson, MacKenzie. "Jane Monheit | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  5. ^ Howell, Peter (31 December 1969). "Howell: The hunt for the elusive Judy Bridgewater". Toronto Star. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Jane Monheit Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Jane Monheit Chart History (Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Jane Monheit Chart History (Traditional Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  9. ^ "Jane Monheit Chart History (Top Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  10. ^ "Jane Monheit Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  11. ^ "Discography Jane Monheit". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  12. ^ Hillman, Marcia (October 12, 2005). "Frank Vignola/Joe Ascione: 66 2/3". All About Jazz. Retrieved May 15, 2022.

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