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News: Recording

Vocal Icon Janis Siegel Releases First Solo Album in Seven Years: "NightSongs"

October 25, 2013

Over the past four decades, the voice of Janis Siegel, a nine-time Grammy winner and a seventeen-time Grammy nominee, has been an undeniable force in music; a founding member of The Manhattan Transfer, solo artist, producer and arranger, Janis is “about as eclectic in her musical tastes as a pop singer can get,” writes The New ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Janis Siegel

by AAJ Staff
October 3, 2013

Meet Janis Siegel: Over the past four decades, the voice of Janis Siegel, a nine-time Grammy winner and a seventeen-time Grammy nominee, has been an undeniable force in The Manhattan Transfer's diverse musical catalog. Alongside her career as a founding member of this musical institution, Siegel has also sustained a solo career that has spawned ...

Article: Live Review

Cheryl Bentyne & City of Hope All-Star Jazz Benefit: Hollywood, CA, August 11, 2012

by Carl L. Hager
September 5, 2012

Cheryl Bentyne & City of Hope All-Star Jazz BenefitCatalina Jazz ClubHollywood, CAAugust 11, 2012After kicking off Saturday night's festivities with a hard-charging version of Cole Porter's “It's Alright With Me," a beaming Cheryl Bentyne welcomed Catalina Jazz Club's capacity audience by effusing over the wide array of talent that had assembled ...

Article: AAJ PRO

Indaba Music Women's Music Summit

by Teri Harllee King
May 24, 2012

In Texas you'll often hear someone who's being asked why they've been out of touch for a long time respond with an old saying. The conversation is this: “Where've you been?" “Oh, to Hell and back." Well, since my last column, my husband (guitarist Jackie King) and I have suffered the ...

News: Festival

NJPAC & WBGO Announce James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival

April 12, 2012

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) and WBGO Jazz 88.3FM announced today that they will inaugurate The James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival, a weeklong celebration of jazz and the musical legacy of longtime Newarker and beloved jazz musician James Moody. Grammy Award-winning bassist and composer Christian McBride serves as Artistic Adviser to the Festival, ...

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Article: Profile

Eddie Jefferson: The Scientist of Vocalese

by Ed Hamilton
July 28, 2011

Detroit once had a reputation as the “Killer Kapital," but things have changed--Dave Bing, basketball Hall of Famer is Mayor and is striving to clean up the city. But 32 years ago, actress Brenda Vaccarro and altoist Richie Cole witnessed the drive-by shotgun slaying of the architect of Vocalese, Eddie Jefferson, at Bakers' Lounge. Jefferson was ...

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Article: New York Beat

Erin Dickins: Rediscovering Repertoire

by Nick Catalano
July 16, 2011

One of the great challenges for any established recording vocalist is finding material. Often, even the best arrangements fall short if the composition is a tired standard that has been recorded to death. Success in this area is rare, so when a debut CD contains one thoughtfully performed obscure gem after another, it is time to ...

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News: Radio

The Manhattan Transfer's Cheryl Bentyne To Host New Radio Show!

June 9, 2011

Grammy Winner Cheryl Bentyne of The Manhattan Transfer to Host New Weekly Radio Show LOS ANGELES, CA—Paul Goldstein, Founder of the new jazz radio station, The Jazz Groove announced today that acclaimed artist Cheryl Bentyne of The Manhattan Transfer will host “The Cheryl Bentyne Show" a weekly radio program airing Sundays from 7pm to 10pm PST, ...

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Article: Album Review

Cheryl Bentyne: The Gershwin Songbook

Read "The Gershwin Songbook" reviewed by Larry Taylor

by Larry Taylor
January 11, 2011

Cheryl Bentyne's The Gershwin Songbook is among the best vocal albums of 2010. A member of The Manhattan Transfer since 1979, she frequently strikes out on her own to record, and has released eight albums in the past two decades. Perfecting her talent in vocalese with Manhattan Transfer, Bentyne performs jazz choruses with a ...

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Article: Live Review

Riviera Maya Jazz Festival: Day Three, November 27, 2010

by Chris M. Slawecki
December 14, 2010

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 Riviera Maya Jazz FestivalPlaya del Carmen, MexicoNovember 25-28, 2010Day three of the Riviera Maya Jazz Festival was opened by Aguamala, anchored by one of Mexico's most famous and longstanding drummers (and Musical Director for the Festival), Fernando Toussaint. Together ...