The Falcon presents a Preview of Monheit's Birdland NYC show!
:...a voluble, confident and sunny-natured stage presence who takes an almost voluptuous pleasure in singing. With her steady pitch, vocal stamina and rhythmic fluency, she is a natural..." - The New York Times
Featuring Michael Kanan/Piano, Neal Miner/Bass and Rick Montalbano/Drums
http://janemonheitonline.com/
Monheit has been a leading light in both the jazz and cabaret worlds since emerging as a finalist in the Thelonious Monk Institute’s 1998 vocal competition. In addition to her own recordings, she has worked alongside Terence Blanchard, Tom Harrell, and Ivan Lins. ...
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The Falcon presents a Preview of Monheit's Birdland NYC show!
:...a voluble, confident and sunny-natured stage presence who takes an almost voluptuous pleasure in singing. With her steady pitch, vocal stamina and rhythmic fluency, she is a natural..." - The New York Times
Featuring Michael Kanan/Piano, Neal Miner/Bass and Rick Montalbano/Drums
http://janemonheitonline.com/
Monheit has been a leading light in both the jazz and cabaret worlds since emerging as a finalist in the Thelonious Monk Institute’s 1998 vocal competition. In addition to her own recordings, she has worked alongside Terence Blanchard, Tom Harrell, and Ivan Lins.
“Everything I’m singing now is a reflection of my truest self,” says Jane Monheit. “After all this time in the industry, touring for 13 years, it’s time to just be me, with complete and utter freedom.”
Monheit’s sense of liberation is apparent throughout "THE HEART OF THE MATTER", the acclaimed, Grammy-nominated vocalist’s ninth studio album. It can be felt in her wide- ranging choice of material, unique arrangements, and in her fearless performances and interpretations. The diverse and very personal set of songs includes familiar standards, compositions by Lennon/McCartney, Randy Newman, Ivan Lins, recorded in the original Portuguese, and, for the first time, a Monheit original.
The distinctive, continually surprising sound of "THE HEART OF THE MATTER" is the result of an especially satisfying collaboration with Grammy-winning producer Gil Goldstein, who has previously worked with such giants as Wayne Shorter, Gil Evans, and Pat Metheny.
Jane felt comfortable enough to take on music she had viewed as “sacred”. She had long considered recording The Beatles “Golden Slumbers”, but never felt sure about how to interpret “Carry That Weight”, the song it’s paired with on Abbey Road. Monheit’s husband and drummer, Rick Montalbano, had the idea to match “Golden Slumbers” with “The Long And Winding Road” - a perfect fit.
Her passion for Brazilian music colors two selections by the great Ivan Lins. ” It’s important to me that I sing in Portuguese whenever possible, out of respect for the composer and lyricist.” But Brazilian rhythms also reached into one of the album’s English-language pieces- a striking version of Joe Raposo’s Sesame Street anthem “Sing”.
“I have wanted to do a Brazilian version of that song for my entire adult life,” Monheit says, noting that she first needed to get past the idea that it would be seen as a novelty.
“When you’re playing with people you love,” says Monheit, “it always makes for better music.”
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