一聽音樂網

Jane Monheit出生于紐約長島的音樂世家，畢業于曼哈頓音樂學校。Jane Monheit除了擁有甜美可人的外表之外，她寬廣富延展性的磁性嗓音，不僅可以感性低吟，更可以像資深爵士歌手一般來即興演唱，因此被美國媒體昵稱為「爵士樂界的美國甜心」。
Jane Monheit has a lovely voice, one that in its purest, most lilting form reminds you of the young Barbra Streisand, with the show-stopping qualities that suggests. Her haunting rendition of Sergio Mendes'"So Many Stars," the runaway highlight of Surrender, is also one of the best things she's ever done. (Mendes arranged and produced the track and plays keyboard on it.) Since she stopped trying so hard to be a jazz singer and found her mark as a popular vocalist specializing in Brazilian music (there are also guest turns by singer Ivan Lins and harmonica great Toots Thielemans), Monheit has sounded more at home with herself. The problem is, as delectable as her instrument is, her performances, more often than not, have a perplexing emptiness to them: they're like romantic settings with candles providing the requisite glow but no real warmth. She's only 29, which means she has plenty of time to deepen as an artist. But it could also be that what you hear now is what you're going to get in the future.