Janis Siegel (born in Brooklyn, New York, 1952) is a singer and founding member of the second incarnation of the vocal group The Manhattan Transfer (1972 - present).

Her first solo album, Experiment in White, was released in 1981, and her second album, At Home, was nominated for a Grammy for Best Female Jazz Vocal.

In 1985, Siegel joined Jon Hendricks, Bobby McFerrin and Dianne Reeves in a group called Sing, Sing, Sing.

She is currently a member of Bobby McFerrin's Voicestra.

[edit] Discography

• Experiment in White (Atlantic, 1981)
• At Home (Atlantic, 1986)
• Short Stories (Atlantic, 1989)
• Slow Hot Wind (Varese/Sarabande, 1995)
• The Tender Trap (Monarch, 1999) - featuring Russell Malone, Matt Wilson, Victor Lewis, Michael Brecker and Hank Crawford
• I Wish You Love (Telarc, 2002)
• Friday Night Special (Telarc, 2003) - featuring Joey DeFrancesco and Houston Person
• Sketches of Broadway (Telarc, 2004)

[edit] References

• Janis Siegel Home page
• allmusic.com