Janis Siegel
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Janis Siegel (born July 23, 1952) is a multiple grammy-winning American jazz singer, best known as a member of the vocal group The Manhattan Transfer.
Musical career
In 1965, Siegel made her recording debut with a group called Young Generation on Red Bird Records. After one single, "The Hideaway", the group disbanded, and then Siegel went on to join the folk trio The Loved Ones (later Laurel Canyon).
In 1972, after the original Manhattan Transfer had disbanded, founder
In addition to her work with the Transfer, Siegel has maintained a solo career, releasing her first album, Experiment in White, in 1982.
In 1985, Siegel joined Jon Hendricks, Bobby McFerrin and Dianne Reeves in a group called Sing, Sing, Sing. In 2015, she released Honey & Air, a collaboration with John DiMartino and Nanny Assis as the Requinte Trio. She has also been a member of Bobby McFerrin's Voicestra.
Awards
She won 10 Grammys as a member of the Manhattan Transfer. Her second solo album, At Home (1987), was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female.
In 1993, Siegel was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music.[2]
Discography
- Experiment in White (Atlantic, 1982)
- At Home (Atlantic, 1987)
- Short Stories with Fred Hersch (Atlantic, 1989)
- Slow Hot Wind with Fred Hersch (Varèse Sarabande, 1995)
- The Tender Trap (Monarch, 1999)
- I Wish You Love (Telarc, 2002)
- Friday Night Special (Telarc, 2003)
- Sketches of Broadway (Telarc, 2004)
- A Thousand Beautiful Things (Telarc, 2006)
- That Old Mercer Magic, with Laurel Massé and Lauren Kinhan as Jalala (Dare, 2009)
- Night Songs: A Late Night Interlude (Palmetto, 2013)
- Honey and Air, with the Requinte Trio (ArtistShare, 2015)
- Mazel, with John Di Martino and Cantor Daniel Kramer (Night is Alive, 2020)
- Cryin' in My Whiskey with John Di Martino (Night is Alive, 2021)
As guest
- Cheryl Bentyne, Rearrangements of Shadows (ArtistShare, 2017)
- Richie Cole, Hollywood Madness (Muse, 1980)
- Richie Cole, Bossa Nova Eyes (Palo Alto, 1985)
- Frank Colon, Latin Wonder: Frank Colon Plays Stevie Wonder (Elephant, 2000)
- Lorraine Feather, Language (Jazzed Media, 2008)
- Steve Hass, Traveler (Hassbeat Productions, 2003) Siegel sings on "People Get Ready", "The Heart of Saturday Night", and "Skylark".
- Jon Hendricks, Freddie Freeloader (Denon, 1990)
- Robert Kraft, Retro Active (RCA Victor, 1982)
- Erich Kunzel, Got Swing (Telarc, 2003)
- Nils Landgren, Some Other Time: A Tribute to Leonard Bernstein (ACT, 2016)
- Jeff Lorber, Worth Waiting For (Verve Forecast, 1993)
- Bobby McFerrin, Spontaneous Inventions (Blue Note, 1986)
- Bobby McFerrin, Circlesongs (Sony Classical, 1997)
- Jay McShann, The Big Apple Bash (Atlantic, 1979)
- İlhan Mimaroğlu, String Quartet No. 4 (Finnadar, 1981)
- Renee Rosnes, Ice on the Hudson: Songs by Renee Rosnes and David Hajdu (SMK, 2018)
- Rumer, Into Colour (Atlantic, 2014)
- Spyro Gyra, A Night Before Christmas (Heads Up, 2008)
- Bobby Sanabria, Vox Humana featuring Janis Siegel, Antoinette Montague, Jennifer Jade Ledesna (JazzHeads, 2023)
References
- ^ Warner, Jay. "The Manhattan Transfer (Inducted 1998)". Vocal Group Hall of Fame Publications. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
- ^ "Janis Siegel". The Manhattan Transfer. January 29, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
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