Occupation(s) Musician Role Singer · janissiegel.com Name Janis Siegel | Years active 1965 - current Instruments Vocals | |
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Born July 23, 1952 (age 71)
Brooklyn, New York United States ( 1952-07-23 ) Genres A cappella, jazz fusion, pop, gospel Labels Atlantic/Music for Pleasure, Capitol, Telarc, Monarch, Red Bird Records Associated acts The Manhattan Transfer, Young Generation Music group The Manhattan Transfer (Since 1972) Albums Sketches of Broadway, Friday Night Special, Experiment In White, Short Stories, Mecca for Moderns | ||
Education Berklee College of Music | ||
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Janis Siegel (born July 23, 1952) is an American jazz singer with the vocal group The Manhattan Transfer.
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- Janis siegel last night when we were young joe s pub nyc 7 3 13
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- Musical career
- Awards
- Discography
- References
Janis siegel a tribute to the carpenters japan 1998
Musical career
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 group with different singers, including Siegel. This incarnation of the group 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 group has received 10 Grammy Awards during Siegel's ongoing tenure, and was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2003.
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 Requinite Trio. She has also been a member of Bobby McFerrin's Voicestra.
Awards
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. She has won 10 Grammys as a member of the Manhattan Transfer.