Jazz Articles about Monica Behan

Monica Behan: Right Where I Need to Be

by Jim Olin
June 6, 2016

Drawing upon the wistful beauty of Joni Mitchell and the confessional ache of Carole King, Monica Behan's voice commands immediate attention. There is an ethereal quality to her singing that illuminates track after track on her new album Right Where I Need to Be. No matter what genre she decides to explore, from vocal jazz to acoustic pop, Behan's vocals defy gravity and lift off into the heavens. On the opening tune, “Time to Fly," it is Behan's ...