JANE MONHEIT

'Jane Monheit' (born November 3, 1977) is a jazz and adult contemporary vocalist for Concord Records who rose to notoriety with her debut album ''Never Never Land'' as well as collaborations with artists such as Michael Bublé and Grammy nominations for two of her recordings.
Monheit was born in Oakdale, New York on Long Island. She began singing professionally while attending Connetquot High School. At 17, she began to study at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City under the tutelage of Peter Eldridge. She earned a Bachelor's degree in music in 1999. At the age of 20, as a senior, she won the first runner-up prize at the 1998 Thelonious Monk Institute Vocal Competition.
Monheit's classically trained voice has been compared to that of Ella Fitzgerald, whom she lists as one of her influences. Even though she is often cited as a jazz vocalist, her recorded tracks range from jazz to MGM/RKO 1930s–1950s musicals and Latin American rhythms such as the song "Comecar De Novo."
Her albums include ''Come Dream With Me'' (2001), ''In The Sun'' (2002), and a live album, ''Live at the Rainbow Room'' (2003) which also had a complementary DVD release
Her fifth album ''Taking a Chance on Love'' was released in September 2004. It rose to the number one spot on Billboard's traditional jazz chart and entered Billboard's top 100 pop chart the first week it was released. This album included the song "Over the Rainbow", which was included on the soundtrack for the film ''Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.''
The ''Taking a Chance on Love'' DVD was released in March 2005 and contains performances from the Brecon Jazz Festival in Wales, UK. In October 2005, Monheit released her sixth album ''The Season,'' her first holiday-themed album, which debuted in the top 10 on Billboard's jazz chart. Monheit told jazzreview.com it was inspired by Fitzgerald's ''Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas''.
Her first CD for concord, "Surrender" was released in May 2007, with a new version of "Moon River" and various Bossa Nova-styled songs.
Monheit married drummer Rick Montalbano in 2002, and they currently reside in New York City.

Contents

Trivia

Discography

Studio Albums

Other

External links

Trivia

In season 5 of the TV show ''American Idol'', the runner up, Katharine McPhee, sang an interpretation of Judy Garland's "Over The Rainbow", using Monheit's version of the rarely heard introduction, with the rest of the song clearly inspired by Eva Cassidy's unique 1996 rendition.

Discography

Studio Albums

Year	Cover	Album	Sales
2000		Never Never Land
2001		Come Dream with Me
2002		In the Sun
2004		Taking a Chance on Love
2005		The Season
2007		Surrender

Other

Year	Cover	Album	Sales
2003		Live at the Rainbow Room
2005		The Very Best of Jane Monheit

External links

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★ Official Site

★ www.janemonheitmusic.com

★ Jane Monheit's Myspace

★ Jane Monheit: articles, reviews and interviews

★ Jane Monheit photo gallery at LiveDaily

★ Live performance photos — Jazz Alley 2001

★ Jane Monheit — on All Music Guide

★ Google Music: Jane Monheit

★ Jane Monheit biography, CD and concert reviews by cosmopolis.ch