Jane Monheit (born November 3, 1977) is an American jazz and traditional pop singer.

Early life

Monheit was born and raised in Oakdale, New York, on Long Island.

She began singing professionally while attending Connetquot High School in Bohemia, New York. At the Manhattan School of Music she studied voice under Peter Eldridge; she graduated in 1999.

Monheit's vocals were featured in the 2010 film Never Let Me Go for the titular song, written by Luther Dixon, and credited to the fictional Judy Bridgewater. (On her debut album, she had performed a different song by the same name, written by Livingston and Evans.)

Discography

Studio albums

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Details

! scope="col" colspan="8"| Peak chart positions

|-

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US<br/>

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US<br />Top<br />Sales<br />

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US<br/>Jazz<br/>

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US<br/>Trad.<br/>Jazz<br/>

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US<br />Top<br/>Cur<br/>

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US<br/>Indie<br/>

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US<br/><br/>

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| POR<br/>

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! scope="row"| Never Never Land

|

  • Released: 2000
  • Label: N-Coded

| — || — || 3 || 2 || — || 28 || — || —

|-

! scope="row"| Come Dream with Me

|

  • Released: 2001
  • Label: N-Coded

| 153 || 153 || 1 || 1 || 153 || 5 || — || —

|-

! scope="row"| In the Sun

|

  • Released: 2002
  • Label: N-Coded

| 173 || 173 || 5 || 2 || 173 || 10 || — || —

|-

! scope="row"| Taking a Chance on Love

|

  • Released: 2004
  • Label: Sony

| 94 || 94 || 2 || 1 || 94 || — || — || 13

|-

! scope="row"| The Season

|

  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Epic

| — || — || 11 || 8 || — || — || 12 || —

|-

! scope="row"| Surrender

|

  • Released: 2007
  • Label: Concord

| — || — || 3 || 1 || — || — || — || —

|-

! scope="row"| The Lovers, the Dreamers and Me

|

  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Concord

| — || — || 3 || 3 || — || — || — || —

|-

! scope="row"| Home

|

  • Released: 2010
  • Label: EmArcy

| — || — || 5 || 2 || — || — || — || —

|-

! scope="row"| The Heart of the Matter

|

  • Released: 2013
  • Label: EmArcy

| — || — || 5 || 4 || — || — || — || —

|-

! scope="row"| 2 in Love<br/>

|

  • Released: 2015
  • Label: Concord

| — || — || 6 || 5 || — || — || — || —

|-

! scope="row"| Believe<br/>

|

  • Released: 2015
  • Label: Concord

| — || — || 23 || 15 || — || — || — || —

|-

! scope="row"| The Songbook Sessions: Ella Fitzgerald

|

  • Released: 2016
  • Label: Emerald City

| — || — || 6 || 4 || — || — || — || —

|-

! scope="row"| Come What May

|

  • Released 2021
  • Label: Club44

| — || — || — || — || —|| — || — || —

|-

! scope="row"| The Merriest

|

  • Released 2022
  • Label: Club44

| — || — || — || — || —|| — || — || —

|-

! scope="row"| Jane Monheit

|

  • Released 2024
  • Label: Club44

| — || — || — || — || —|| — || — || —

|-

| colspan="10" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

|}

Live albums

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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Details

! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions

|-

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US<br/>Jazz<br/>

|-

| 2015

| align="left"| "Too in Love" <br />

| 7

| 2 in Love

|}

Guest appearances

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! scope="col" style="width:19em;"| Title

! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year

! scope="col" style="width:19em;"| Other artist(s)

! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Album

|-

! scope="row"| "I Can't Give You Anything but Love"

| rowspan="3"| 2001

| Terence Blanchard

| Let's Get Lost

|-

! scope="row"| "Secret Love"

| rowspan="2"| Les Brown & His Band of Renown

| rowspan="2"| Session #55 (1936–2001)

|-

! scope="row"| "Sentimental Journey"

|-

! scope="row"| "Snow"

| rowspan="4"| 2003

| Tom Harrell

| Wise Children

|-

! scope="row"| "Honeysuckle Rose"

| rowspan="3"| Mark O'Connor

| rowspan="3"| In Full Swing

|-

! scope="row"| "Misty"

|-

! scope="row"| "Fascinating Rhythm"

|-

! scope="row"| "Manhattan"

| 2005

| Frank Vignola and Joe Ascione

| 66

|-

! scope="row"| "I'll Take Romance"

| rowspan="2"| 2015

| rowspan="2"| Harold Mabern

| rowspan="2"| Afro Blue

|-

! scope="row"| "My One and Only Love"

|}

References

  • Official site
  • YouTube channel
  • Jane Monheit biography, CD and concert reviews by cosmopolis.ch