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"The Art of Vocalese": Janis Siegel talks about her new album with Singers Unlimited co-host, Lezlie Harrison

Photo: John Abbott

Lezlie Harrison talks with her Singers Unlimited co-host Janis Siegel about her new solo album, The Art of Vocalese. This is Siegel's first solo album since Manhattan Transfer's Farewell Tour.

Janis talks about the making of the album, reminisces about her dear friend Jon Hendricks, explains the difference between vocalese and scat, and chronicles her failed attempts at making mozzarella cheese at home during the Pandemic.

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Over the past five decades, the voice of Janis Siegel, a nine-time Grammy winner and an eighteen-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 almost a dozen finely-crafted solo albums and numerous collaborative projects, amassed a large international fan base and garnered consistently high critical praise.
Lezlie Harrison is an acclaimed vocalist, broadcaster, interviewer, and arts advocate whose career spans the stage, studio, and airwaves. A longtime voice at WBGO, she hosts Come Sunday, celebrating the rich traditions of gospel, spirituals, and jazz, and co-hosts Singers Unlimited with Grammy Award-winning vocalist Janis Siegel, featuring conversations with today's leading vocal artists.