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Jane Monheit and Michael Buble

"I Won't Dance" - Great duet !

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JANE MONHEIT

As an adolescent growing up in Oakdale, Long Island within a musical family, Jane Monheit (born November 3, 1977) studied clarinet and theory while acting and singing in local theater productions. Jane was 17 when she began formal vocal training with Peter Eldridge at the Manhattan School of Music. In 1998, at age 20, she placed second among vocalists in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. In 2000, Jane released her debut album Never Never Land through N-Coded Music, with accompaniment by such notables as pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Ron Carter, and saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman.

Never Never Land remained on the Billboard Jazz chart for over a year and was voted Best Debut Recording by the members of the Jazz Journalists Association. In May 2001, Jane's second album Come Dream with Me (N-Coded/Warlock) entered the chart at Number One. It included the Judy Garland classic "Over The Rainbow,"

Jane Monheit made her major label debut in September 2004 with Taking a Chance On Love on Sony Classical. Co-produced by Peter Asher and Al Schmitt, this album-length expression of the singer's passion for Thirties and Forties movie musicals included a duet with Michael Bublé on "I Won't Dance" along with her deeply personal interpretations of "Love Me Or Leave Me," "Dancing In The Dark," and "Embraceable You," among other timeless favorites. "Dancing in the Dark" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals. Taking a Chance On Love has remained on the Billboard Top 10 jazz chart since its release.

Con siete años de carrera y seis discos a sus espaldas, la joven cantante estadounidense de jazz Jane Monheit demuestra su pasión por Brasil. En su último trabajo, Monheit se atreve incluso con el portugués, 'una lengua realmente bonita y muy divertida para cantar'.'El portugués cambia totalmente la forma en la que se llega al público. Rompe todas las reglas que se supone que debes seguir al cantar en inglés. Es muy interesante para mí experimentar eso', comenta la artista de 29 años, quien ha sido nominada dos veces para los premios musicales Grammy.A pesar de haber nacido en Nueva York y haberse educado en la Escuela de Música de Manhattan, Monheit ha querido inundar este último trabajo de un ritmo que procede de la otra parte del continente americano: el bossa nova.....

Jane Monheit confiesa sentirse 'orgullosa' cuando expertos de la música de su país la comparan con su compatriota Ella Fitzgerald, su 'heroína', asegura, cuando era niña.Hoy, ya 'no tan joven', apostilla, y con más de 500.000 discos vendidos, Monheit se siente a gusto en un mundo, como el del jazz, cuyos profesionales tienen una media de edad muy por encima de la suya.'Me gusta trabajar en este mundo de adultos. He encontrado un lugar en este negocio donde me siento muy a gusto y feliz', indica la cantante, quien piensa llevar su carrera musical por los derroteros que ha tomado hasta ahora, quizá menos populares porque, incide, no se plantea su trabajo en términos de ventas. ( Terra Actualidad Efe Cultura y Espectáculos, Musica, Jazz 9-5-2007 )

Jane Monheit, 2 veces nominada a los premios Grammy, es una de las más respetadas figuras de la nueva generación de vocalistas de jazz en los Estados Unidos. Su voz, y también su belleza, han contribuido a ello. Tras 7 años de carrera y 6 discos publicados, los dos últimos editados por Sony, Jane Monheit graba "Surrender" su 7º album y el primero para Concord - Universal. Los temas de este álbum son una elegante mezcla de jazz, soul, pop y bossa-nova y en el hace gala de una voz cristalina y un fraseo fluido y lleno de matices; con la participación de Sergio Mendes, Ivan Lins y Toots Thielemans.

Jane Monheit; Temas :

"More Than You Know"

"Medley"

"Cheek To Cheek"

MICHAEL BUBLE

Michael Steven Bublé (n. el 9 de septiembre de 1975 en Vancouver, Columbia Británica), es un cantante de jazz y actor canadiense. Ha ganado diversos premios, incluyendo un Grammy y varios Juno Awards. Los logros obtenidos alcanzaron modestas posiciones en las listas de los Estados Unidos, pero su álbum homónimo estuvo entre los diez primeros del Líbano, del Reino Unido y en su propio país. Pero no fue hasta 2005 en donde se convirtió en todo suceso comercial en los Estados Unidos con su álbum It's time, el que vendió alrededor de 18 milliones de copias.

Michael Bublé nació en Vancouver, Canadá. Es descendiente de italianos. Michael creció escuchando la colección de discos de jazz de su abuelo, y en su sitio web señala la importancia de éste en su carrera musical. Ha grabado tres álbumes independientes, uno es un presente para su abuelo. En 2000. Recibió dos nominaciones en los Genie Award por las canciones que escribió para la película Here's to Life.

Michael en sus inicios fue invitado a cantar al matrimonio de la hija de Caroline Mulroney en 2000, donde cantó "Mack the Knife" de Kurt Weill. En la boda, Brian Mulroney presentó a Bublé a David Foster, un productor (ganador de varios Grammy) y ejecutivo de Warner Brothers quien trabajó con Josh Groban previamente.Foster llevó a Bublé al sello para grabar Michael Bublé en 2000. El álbum presenta una serie de temas de diversas épocas, entre ellos "Fever", "The Way You Look Tonight", "For Once in My Life", "Moondance" de Van Morrison y "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" de Lou Rawls. Barry Gibb de los Bee Gees escuchó la versión de Bublé del tema "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?", canción que lo llevó hasta el # 1 en varios países.

El álbum Michael Bublé fue lanzado a mediado de 2003. Fue todo un éxito en los Chart de Canadá, Reino Unido, Estados Unidos y Australia. ( Wikipedia )

Ask Michael Bublé how he felt going in to record his third studio album, Call Me Irresponsible, and this artist with 11 million albums sold and two Grammy nominations under his belt can sum it up in one word.
“Terrified,” he says simply. Terrified? Bublé has certainly achieved success on that front. As with his previus debut and 2005’s multi-platinum follow-up It’s Time, Call Me Irresponsible boasts more of Bublé’s buoyant, modern interpretations of standards from a variety of eras, including songs by such greats as Leonard Cohen, Eric Clapton, Cy Coleman, Gamble and Huff, and others, as well as two self-penned originals, including the first single, the uplifting love song called “Everything.”

But it’s hardly business as usual for this Vancouver native. It never is for Bublé, whose irrepressible spirit, engaging humor, and confident charisma once led the New York Times to call him “an entertainer who is completely at home on the stage.”

His new CD, which he calls “my remark on the state of love,” contains a depth of feeling that will surprise and delight long-term fans and impress those new to his music. “To me, what’s different about this CD is that it has a certain raw emotion because I recorded many of these songs live in the studio. Bublé introduces the electrifying, impeccably orchestrated set to follow with the opening track, Cy Coleman’s “The Best Is Yet To Come,” (made famous by Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and others). Then there’s the exhilarating, salsa-flavored “It Had Better Be Tonight,” written by Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini, which Bublé attacks with a hot-blooded vengeance—“another very sexy song…and edgy.” From there, he takes on “Me and Mrs. Jones,” the 1972 Gamble and Huff classic popularized by soul singer Billy Paul. “David (Foster) brought it to me, I’d never actually heard it before,” Bublé says. “We wanted it to be authentic and tell the story.” Next up is Leonard Cohen’s “I’m Your Man” from the Canadian singer/songwriter’s 1988 album of the same name

Then there’s a swinging, hep-cat version of Mel Tormé’s 1962 pop hit “Comin’ Home Baby,” featuring vocals from Philly soul faves Boys II Men; and a sentimental, self-penned ballad “Lost,” co-written with Chang and Canadian singer-songwriter Jann Arden. A languid, emotional rendition of Eric Clapton’s ballad “Wonderful Tonight,” on which Bublé duets with Brazilian singer-songwriter Ivan Lins, whose work has been covered by everyone from Sarah Vaughn to Ella Fitzgerald follows. “I’ve always been very sentimental about that song,” Bublé says.

Rounding out Call Me Irresponsible is Frank Sinatra’s “That’s Life,” which, in Bublé’s hands, becomes a powerhouse complete with a full choir. To help him capture the intensity in the songs’ meanings, Bublé turned to his long-standing team of producers, which include 14-time Grammy winner

Bublé spent the months his parents were away with his music-loving Italian grandfather, who introduced him to the singers who would become Bublé’s idols: Bobby Darin, Dean Martin, Sinatra, Ray Charles, and Elvis Presley. “These guys were triple threats,” he says. “They could sing, they could dance, they could act. They were entertainers, and I believe that’s a lost art now.”

His debut album was an international smash, going Top Ten in the U.K. and Canada, and earning him his first Juno award for Best New Talent in 2004. The follow-up, It’s Time, sold more than 5.5 million copies, and has remained on the Billboard Traditional Jazz charts for a staggering two years, and in the Number 1 slot for more than 80 weeks, an all-time record.But along with his passion for creating great music in the studio, performing on stage is pure paradise for Michael Bublé. ( http://www.michaelbuble.com/ )

Michael Buble; Temas :

"Save the Last Dance For Me"

"Come Fly With Me"

"The Way You Look Tonight"