Jane Monheit, 31 And Post-Baby, Is Enjoying The Maturing Of Her Career, Image
Vocalist Jane Monheit's robust, irreverent sense of humor — especially crisp and candid when mocking sexual stereotypes in the music biz — might surprise enraptured fans who envision her solely as a gorgeous, dulcet-toned diva, a divine sex symbol who also happens to sing like an angel. One of the jazz world's great storybook successes of the 21st century, Monheit, who's now 31 and a first-time mom, tells The Courant she never really was comfortable being groomed and mass-marketed as a "jazz princess" after her debut album, "Never Never Land," became an instant success in 2000.
Monheit, the headliner for the Litchfield Jazz Festival's opening night Friday at 9:15, experienced her first taste of what would become a feast of public acclaim in 1998 when, at only 20, she won the first runner-up prize at the Thelonious Monk Institute Vocal Competition. Early in her career, before morphing into a glittering, globe-trotting superstar, the young singer, still a promising work-in-progress, was transfixing audiences in Connecticut. In 2001, a breakout year for her career, she made a dazzling appearance at opening night of the Litchfield Jazz Festival, as the warm-up act for the legendary Danbury-based Dave Brubeck. - complete article
(johnnykmusic note: johnnyk, The Reet, Trish & George will be attending this evening's events at the Litchfield Jazz Festival.)
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