Jazz Articles about Janis Siegel

About Janis Siegel

Radio & Podcasts

Josh Lawrence, Doug Webb, Janis Siegel, Branford Marsalis Quartet with Dianne Reeves and more

by Benjamin Boddie
October 1, 2026

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Josh Lawrence, Bob McChesney, Doug Webb, Janis Siegel, Todd DelGiudice, Samuel Bonnet Trio, Jimbo Ross, Branford Marsalis Quartet with Dianne Reeves, Alain Bradette, Elliott Caine Quintet, Mike Dana Jazz Orchestra, Azar Lawrence, Tara Davidson's Marni Project, Jonathan Karrant, Marlon Simon And The Nagual Spirits, Thelonious Monk, Jane Ira Bloom, Ekep Nkwelle, Joyce E Tutty Moreno & Adrian Young, Matt Wilson's Good Trouble, Joey Alexander, Stefon Harris & Blackout, Zaccai Curtis, Carmen Lundy, Nduduzo Makhathini, ...

Radio & Podcasts

Four new releases from Mike Dana, Miki Yamanaka, Janis Siegel and Monty Alexander

by George Graham
September 22, 2026

George Graham spotlights four new album releases from the Mike Dana Jazz Orchestra, Miki Yamanaka, Janis Siegel , and Monty Alexander.Playlist Mike Dana Jazz Orchestra “Mi Requesta" from Farther (Still) (Origin) 07:18 Mike Dana Jazz Orchestra “It's Just a Phase" from Farther (Still) (Origin) 06:30 Miki Yamanaka “Indigo" from Breathe (Cellar) 07:09 Miki Yamanaka “James Williams" from Breathe (Record Label) 07:04 Janis Siegel “Back to Barbados" from The Art of Vocalese (Origin) 05:06 Janis Siegel “In the Presence ...

Album Review

Chuck Bergeron: Bass & Face

Read "Bass & Face" reviewed by Pierre Giroux

by Pierre Giroux
June 26, 2026

There is a certain confidence that comes with age and experience. It is the kind that allows a musician to gather friends, trust their instincts, and let the music tell its own story. Bassist Chuck Bergeron's Bass and Face feels exactly like that. As one of Florida's long-admired and versatile players, Bergeron proves himself to be an equally thoughtful curator. What makes this release inviting is that Bergeron surrounds himself with an extraordinary lineup of vocal personalities, each bringing a ...

Album Review

Gino Amato: Latin Crossroads

Read "Latin Crossroads" reviewed by Richard J Salvucci

by Richard J Salvucci
October 24, 2024

The urge to take advantage of a successful commercial genre never really dies. Back in the 1960s, a studio orchestra nominally assembled by bandleader Glen Gray released a recording, Sounds of the Great Bands in Latin (Capitol, 1964). It took tunes like “Early Autumn" or “A String of Pearls" and added a “Latin" flavor with jazz enhancements. No doubt, this was an early recognition of the success of Cal Tjader. The vinyl may or may not have done well, but ...

In Pictures

Janis Siegel with the John Toomey Trio at the Attucks Jazz Club

by Mark Robbins
June 24, 2024

This past April Norfolk, Virginia jazz fans were treated to a wonderful evening of music with the Jimmy Masters Trio and special guest vocalist Janis Siegel. Proving one can never have too much of a good thing Siegel recently returned, this time to the Attucks Jazz Club joining the John Toomey Trio, Toomey on piano, Masters on bass and m :Emre Kartari on drums, for another night of versatile and engaging vocal interpretations of some well known and lesser known ...

In Pictures

Janis Siegel with The Jimmy Masters Trio at the Sandler Center

by Mark Robbins
June 5, 2023

In 1972 Tim Hauser, Laurel Masse, Alan Paul and Janis Siegel created a four part vocal group called The Manhattan Transfer. Cheryl Bentyne replaced Masse in 1979 and the group remained intact until October 2014 with the passing of Hauser. Trist Curless replaced Hauser and the four vocalist have been recording and traveling ever since. The group announced that the 2022 world tour, celebrating their 50th anniversary, would be their last. Who better to lead a musical evening ...

Liner Notes

Dewa Budjana: Joged Kahyangan

by John Kelman
May 12, 2023

Dewa Budjana may not be a household name outside of his native country, Indonesia, but with MoonJune Records picking up this exciting guitarist and composer, all that could be about to change. He's already garnered some serious attention with his first recording for the label, Dawai in Paradise, released earlier this year (2013), but at home, he's nothing short of a pop star. Lead guitarist and songwriter for the multi-platinum, million-selling Indonesian pop/rock group Gigi, the fifty year-old Budjana has ...