New York-based American jazz singer, Jane Monheit is the rising star famously known for her unique and powerful vocal talent.

Born on November 3, 1977 in Oakdale, Long Island, New York. She's a natural born singer. As a child, she sang songs the moment she learned how to talk. Music talent runs in her family - her grandmother and her mom are professional singers (her mother also performs in musical theater), his father plays the bluegrass banjo while her brother is a guitarist in a rock group.

As she grows older, her interest in music grows with her. She studied clarinet in her elementary days and performed in theaters during high school. Jane Monheit attended Manhattan School of Music where she studied and eventually developed her vocal talent under Peter Eldridge. During her stay, she performed in Greenwich Village to further hone her skills and gain additinonal experience. By 1999, she graduated with a degree.

Her big break came when she was in her senior years. She competed in Thelonious Monk Institute Vocal Competition where she finished as a runner-up. This led to an offer with a contract by Carl Griffin, head of A&R and president of N-Coded Music. While Mary Ann Topper asked her if she could manage Jane Monheit. Mary Ann Topper is the one responsible for launching artists such as Dianna Krall and Joshua Redman, to name a few.

Jane Monheit released her debut album Never Never Land in 2000 which entered in Billboard Jazz Chart and stayed there for more than a year. It was also voted as Best Recording Debut by the Jazz Journalists Association. Following the success of her debut album, Come Dream With Me, debuted at the top spot of the Billboard Jazz Chart. She has released a total of 6 albums to date. Her latest was Surrender released in 2007.

She recently signed with a new label under Concord Records and in 2002, she married her college boyfriend, drummer Rick Montalbano.

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Some Other Time

Where has the time all gone to
Haven't done half the things we want to
Oh well, we'll catch up some other time

This day was just a token
Too many words are still unspoken
Oh well, we'll catch up some other time

Just when the fun is starting
Comes the time for parting
But let's be glad for what we've had
And what's to come

There's so much more embracing
Still to be done, but time is racing
Oh well, we'll catch up some other time

--song written by  Leonard Bernstein,  Betty Comden and Adolph Green.