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| Jane Monheit |
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"I'm just singing the most beautiful songs I know in the most sincere way. I think people are responding to the beauty of the music, and to my attempt to tell the truth."
-Jane Monheit
| Date of Birth: November 3rd, 1977 |
| Birthplace: Oakdale, Long Island |
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| At only 25, Jane has been a very busy performer, with three albums and a live DVD under her belt, plus extensive touring of North America and Europe. Recently, she has been promoting her latest effort In The Sun (2002) by touring all across the U.S. She has been winning hearts in both the pop and jazz worlds with her smooth, sexy singing style. It's no mystery, then, that she is becoming a big name in jazz. |
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| Aside from her luscious lips and glossy, wavy locks, Jane is a formidable vocal talent and a rising star in the jazz world today. |
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Jane Monheit was born on November 3rd, 1977 and grew up in Oakdale, Long Island. Little Jane started singing as soon as she could talk, and enjoyed singing songs such as "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" and "Honeysuckle Rose." Jane's family was musical: both her aunt and grandmother were professional singers; her brother was a rock guitarist; her father was a banjo player, with a penchant for bluegrass music; and her mother was involved in musical theater.
With jazz records always playing on the family turntable, and the musicality of her family, it is little wonder then that Jane's attention turned to jazz music. Jane's love and interest in music continued in elementary school, where she studied the clarinet and music theory.
It was also during elementary school that Jane discovered her love of performing. She would write, produce, direct, and perform her own little theatrical productions for anyone willing to watch. She would also spend countless hours listening to her parents' jazz records, including Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, and Joni Mitchell, who became her main vocal influences. She soon realized that singing jazz was what she wanted to do with her life.
During her high school years, Jane spent her spare time performing in local theatrical and musical productions. Her formal vocal training began at the age of 17, when Jane attended the renowned Manhattan School of Music. Under the guidance of eminent vocal instructor, Peter Eldridge, founding member of the influential vocal group New York Voices, she learned to develop her natural vocal gift.
While studying in New York City, Jane performed in the cabaret scene in Greenwich Village, gaining experience and honing her craft. But it was her college boyfriend, Rick Montalbano -- whom she married in 2002 -- who directed her toward the jazz scene, by getting her to sing for his jazz quintet, which played frequently at a club in uptown New York.
Jane's breakthrough year was her senior year in college, when she was just 20. With strong encouragement from Eldridge, she entered the 1998 Thelonious Monk Institute Vocal Competition. That night, in front of a music industry-studded crowd, and an impressive panel of judges, including Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dianne Reeves, Nneena Freelon, Diana Krall, and the late Joe Williams, all of Jane's dedication and hard work finally paid off.
She finished the competition first runner-up, becoming the youngest person ever to hold that distinction in the history of the Monk competition. The fact that she came in second place to jazz veteran Teri Thornton is not too shabby at all. |
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