Janis Siegel (singer)
| Janis Siegel | |
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 Manhattan Transfer from left to right: Janis Siegel, Cheryl Bentyne, Alan Paul and Tim Hauser |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 23 July 1952 Brooklyn, New York United States |
| Genres | A capella, jazz fusion, pop, Adult contemporary, gospel |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1965 - current |
| Labels | Atlantic/Music for Pleasure, Capitol, Telarc, Monarch, Red Bird Records |
| Associated acts | The Manhattan Transfer, Young Generation |
| Website | Janis Siegel.com |
Janis Siegel (born July 23, 1952) is a singer with the vocal group The Manhattan Transfer (1972–present). In 1965 Siegel recorded with a group called Young Generation on Red Bird records. In 1972 the original Manhattan Transfer had disbanded, and founder Tim Hauser re-formed the band with different singers, including Siegel. This incarnation of the band has enjoyed international popularity, covering songs from the 1930s through the 1980s in a variety of genres including jazz fusion, R&B, pop, and doo wop. The band has received 10 Grammy Awards during Siegel's ongoing tenure, and was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2003.[1]
Her first solo album, Experiment in White, was released in 1981, and her second album, At Home, was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Jazz Vocalist. Siegel is a Grammy Award winner as a member of The Manhattan Transfer.
In 1985, Siegel joined Jon Hendricks, Bobby McFerrin and Dianne Reeves in a group called Sing, Sing, Sing.
She is currently a member of Bobby McFerrin's Voicestra.
[edit] Discography (Solo)
- Experiment in White (Atlantic, 1981)
- At Home (Atlantic, 1986)
- Short Stories (Atlantic, 1989)
- Slow Hot Wind (Varese/Sarabande, 1995)
- The Tender Trap (Monarch, 1999) - featuring Russell Malone, Matt Wilson, Victor Lewis, Michael Brecker and Hank Crawford
- I Wish You Love (Telarc, 2002)
- Friday Night Special (Telarc, 2003) - featuring Joey DeFrancesco and Houston Person
- Sketches of Broadway (Telarc, 2004)
[edit] References
- ^ Warner, Jay. "The Manhattan Transfer (Inducted 1998)". The Manhattan Transfer (Inducted 1998). Vocal Group Hall of Fame Publications. http://www.vocalgroup.org/inductees/manhattan_transfer.html. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
