“Monheit’s rich, if mannered delivery is perfect for the classics (“Sleighride”, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”, “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town”), and her interpretations of “I Love the Winter Weather/I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm” (where Ella Fitzgerald’s influence is strong) and the Carpenters (“Merry Christmas Darling”) mix striking professionalism with a gentle, breathy swagger that’s pretty endearing,” raves ALLMUSIC.
2x-GRAMMY® Award Nominated Jazz Vocalist JANE MONHEIT has had plenty of milestone moments in establishing herself as one of today’s best & most important jazz vocalists. 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’s voice has been compared to Ella Fitzgerald’s incandescent instrument, both possessed of an effortless melodicism, expert timing and a gift for flawless diction. “A voice of phenomenal beauty,” raves the NEW YORK TIMES. “Jane Monheit continues to imbue timeless music with her unique vocal and jazz stylings on her second holiday-themed album, ‘The Merriest’ (2022),” says JAZZIZ MAGAZINE. “Monheit continues to dazzle, delivering a program chockfull of standards?positively intoxicating,” states DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE.
