Janis Siegel
Host, Singer's UnlimitedOver 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.
She launched her solo career in 1981 on Atlantic Records with the release of Experiment in White produced by Joel Dorn. Her followup solo effort, At Home, earned her a Grammy nomination in 1987 for Best Female Jazz Vocal.
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Janis Siegel, co-host of “Singers Unlimited” on WBGO, talks with fellow vocalist Stacey Kent about her new album “Summer Me, Winter Me” and her journey in music. -
Janis Siegel, co-host of “Singers Unlimited” on WBGO, talks with vocalist Hilary Gardner about her new album “On the Trail With the Lonesome Pines,” which celebrates songs of the American West. -
WBGO’s Janis Siegel talks with fellow jazz vocalist Veronica Swift about her creative process and her new self-titled album on Mack Avenue.
