Jane Monheit
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New York-based American jazz singer, Jane Monheit is the rising star famously known for her unique and powerful vocal talent.
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[edit] About
Born on November 3, 1977 in Oakdale, Long Island, New York. She's a natural born singer. As a child, she sang songs the moment she learned how to talk. Music talent runs in her family - her grandmother and her mom are professional singers (her mother also performs in musical theater), his father plays the bluegrass banjo while her brother is a guitarist in a rock group.
As she grows older, her interest in music grows with her. She studied clarinet in her elementary days and performed in theaters during high school. Jane Monheit attended Manhattan School of Music where she studied and eventually developed her vocal talent under Peter Eldridge. During her stay, she performed in Greenwich Village to further hone her skills and gain additinonal experience. By 1999, she graduated with a degree.
Her big break came when she was in her senior years. She competed in Thelonious Monk Institute Vocal Competition where she finished as a runner-up. This led to an offer with a contract by Carl Griffin, head of A&R and president of N-Coded Music. While Mary Ann Topper asked her if she could manage Jane Monheit. Mary Ann Topper is the one responsible for launching artists such as Dianna Krall and Joshua Redman, to name a few.
Jane Monheit released her debut album Never Never Land in 2000 which entered in Billboard Jazz Chart and stayed there for more than a year. It was also voted as Best Recording Debut by the Jazz Journalists Association. Following the success of her debut album, Come Dream With Me, debuted at the top spot of the Billboard Jazz Chart. She has released a total of 6 albums to date. Her latest was Surrender released in 2007.
She recently signed with a new label under Concord Records and in 2002, she married her college boyfriend, drummer Rick Montalbano.
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| Year | Award | Category | Result |
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| 2005 | Grammy Award | Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals for the song "Dancing in the Dark" | Nominated |
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06/15-16/07 - San Diego, California (Anthology)
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 2000 Encoded Music |
 2001 Encoded Music |
 2002 Encoded Music |
 2004 Encoded Music |
 2005 Encoded Music |
 2007 Concord Records |
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| Date | Title | Label |
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| 2004 | I Won't Dance | Encoded Music |
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 2003 Encoded Music |
 2005 Encoded Music |
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- At the 1998 Thelonious Monk Competition, she took second prize to the late Teri Thornton, who was making a dramatic career comeback in the competition, shortly before her death. Monheit's performance led to her immediately being signed for her first solo recording Never Never Land, which placed her in the company of jazz veterans such as pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Ron Carter and saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman.
- She studied clarinet and music theory, and took the leads in theatrical productions in high school. She got her start performing on the South Shore of Long Island, and she began formal vocal training at the age of 17 at New York's Manhattan School of Music with Peter Eldridge, a founding member of the vocal group New York Voices.
- Began working on her first recording album after completing her studies at Manhattan School of Music in 1999.
- Her duet single "I Won't Dance" (from album Taking a Chance on Love), featuring multi-platinum artist Michael Buble , peaked at number 11 at the World Jazz Top 20 Singles - Year-End Chart in 2004.
