Jane Monheit (born November 3, 1977) is a jazz and adult contemporary vocalist for Concord Records. She has collaborated with artists such as Michael Bublé, Ivan Lins, Terence Blanchard and Tom Harrell, and has received Grammy nominations for two of her recordings.
Married her college boyfriend, Rick Montalbano Jr., who is also the drummer in her touring band. During her college years, Monheit performed in the cabaret scene in Greenwich Village, New York City. Montalbano directed her toward jazz, by getting her to sing for his jazz quintet, which played frequently at a club in uptown New York.
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Her duet single "I Won't Dance" (from album Taking a Chance on Love), featuring multi-platinum artist Michael Bublé, peaked at number 11 at the World Jazz Top 20 Singles - Year-End Chart in 2004.
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Considers Ella Fitzgerald as her foremost influence. Her other influences she says are Carmen McRae, Frank Sinatra, Mel Tormé and Irene Kral, groups Take Six, New York Voices, as well as non-jazz artists Barbara Cook, and singer/songwriters Bonnie Raitt and Joni Mitchell.
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Began working on her first recording album after completing her studies at Manhattan School of Music in 1999.
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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.
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Her musical family includes an aunt and a grandmother who were both professional singers, a brother who plays rock guitar, a father who plays bluegrass banjo, and a mother who performed in musical theater.
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Her first album Never Never Land remained on the Billboard Jazz Chart for over a year, and the Jazz Journalists Association voted it the Best Recording Debut. Her second album Come Dream With Me debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Jazz Chart in May 2001.
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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.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Indignation
2016
performer: "Is It Love"
Never Let Me Go
2010
performer: "NEVER LET ME GO"
Who Killed the Electric Car?
2006
Documentary performer: "Float"
Emeril Live
2005
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
2004
performer: "Over the Rainbow"
A Tribute to Leiber and Stoller
2002
Video performer: "I'm a Woman"
Late Show with David Letterman
2001
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Emeril Live
2005
TV Series
Herself
HermanSIC
2004
TV Series
Herself
Kelly
2004
TV Series
Herself
Good Morning America
2004
TV Series
Herself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
2004
TV Series
Herself
Jane Monheit: Live at the Rainbow Room
2003
Video documentary
Herself - Singer
The Wayne Brady Show
2002
TV Series
Herself
The Caroline Rhea Show
2002
TV Series
Herself
A Tribute to Leiber and Stoller
2002
Video
Herself
Late Show with David Letterman
2001
TV Series
Herself - Musical Guest
Evening at Pops
2001
TV Series documentary
Herself
Showbiz Today
2000
TV Series
Herself
Parkinson
2000
TV Series
Herself
Ethan Bortnick Live in Concert: The Power of Music
2013
TV Movie
Herself
BBC Proms
2013
TV Series
Herself - Soloist
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2010
TV Series
Herself - Guest Vocalist
Live from Lincoln Center
2010
TV Series
Herself
National Memorial Day Concert
2007
TV Movie
Herself
CNN Pipeline
2007
TV Series
Herself
Legends of Jazz
2006
TV Series documentary
Herself
Taking a Chance on Love: Jane Monheit in Concert
2005
Video
Herself
Known for movies
Jane Monheit: Live at the Rainbow Room (2003) as Herself - Singer
Never Let Me Go (2010) as Soundtrack
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) as Soundtrack
Ethan Bortnick Live in Concert: The Power of Music (2013) as Herself
$10 Million
