“On her latest album, Come What May, Monheit continues to dazzle, delivering a program chockfull of standards, such as Lush Life, Let’s Face The Music And Dance and Jobin’s Samba Do Aviao on the latter tune (The Nearness of You), the combination of Monheit’s emotive, wordless flights and Wayne Haun’s lush orchestral arrangement is positively intoxicating,” raves DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE.
2x GRAMMY® Award Nominated Singer & Songwriter JANE MONHEIT has had plenty of milestone moments in establishing herself as one of today's best and most important vocalists. Monheit was just 22 when she released her debut album 'Never Never Land'. She finished runner-up in the prestigious Thelonious Monk Vocal Jazz Competition in 1998. Over the ensuing 20+ years, and 13 acclaimed albums, Monheit has solidified her status as an impeccable interpreter of the Great American Songbook, combining her love for traditional straight-ahead jazz and the more cinematic songs from theatre & stage. A vocalist with remarkable virtuosity & innate interpretative skills, Monheit puts her own unique touch on jazz standards and any song she sings. From the start of her career, Monheit's voice has been compared to Ella Fitzgerald's incandescent instrument, both possessed of an effortless melodicism, expert timing & a gift for flawless diction. 'Blessed with a voice of phenomenal beauty' (NEW YORK TIMES).