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Janis Siegel of The Manhattan Transfer and Lauren Kinhan of New York Voices bring their lovingly curated vocal salon uptown to The Iridium. Vocal Gumbo is a soulful and diverse recipe of New York Citys rich singer community, featuring legends alongside up and coming talent, vocal groups, improvisors, out of towners who happen to crash the party, and practitioners of the vocal arts from all cultures and genres. Accompanied by world class instrumentalists, the night opens with the singing Vocal Gumbo dynamic duo, followed by the featured special guest artist - who often collaborates on a song or two with Janis and Lauren. The line up continues with a beautiful flow of singers emerging from the audience to offer their own flavor to the night. Vocal Gumbo celebrates the mission of DEI and uses its platform to engage, promote and give voice to the importance of doing good work, raising people up and singing into the good fight. Expect the unexpected and bring your friends, one show is never the enough. Join our piquant premiere on May 21st at The Iridium with our very special guest, Grammy nominated contemporary jazz vocalist Christie Dashiell. You dont want to miss this superstar on the rise and the bounty of artists we are lined up for this occasion.
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Janis Siegel Biography
For nearly 60 years, Janis Siegel’s voice has been an undeniable force in the world of jazz and popular music. A founding member of THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER, Janis’ powerful and versatile voice became one of the groups most recognized trademarks - singing lead on some of their biggest hits including “Boy From New York City”, “Operator”, “Chanson D’Amour”, “Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone”, “Mystery“, “Spice of Life” and “Birdland”.
Performing for audiences around the world, TMT and Siegel amassed a large international fan base and garnered consistently high critical praise, including 10 GRAMMY awards and 18 nominations.
Siegel has also enjoyed an eclectic solo career - spawning more than a dozen finely crafted solo albums and participating in numerous collaborative projects with some of the world’s most renowned musicians, producers, composers, and arrangers. She also co-hosts WBGO’s SINGERS UNLIMITED radio program with Lezlie Harrison and VOCAL GUMBO - a virtual music program celebrating the vocal arts with Lauren Kinhan of the New York Voices.
Janis’ most recent albums include:
THE COLORS OF MY LIFE: A CY COLEMAN SONGBOOK with Yaron Gershovsky
VOX HUMANA with Bobby Sanabria’s Multiverse Jazz Orchestra (GRAMMY nominated)
CRYIN’ IN MY WHISKEY featuring tunes by Vince Gill, Patsy Cline, Lucinda Williams, George Jones and other country favorites
MAZEL (A Yiddish Songbook) with Cantor Daniel Kramer and John di Martino
SOME OTHER TIME - A Tribute to Leonard Bernstein with Nils Landgren and arrangements by Vince Mendoza
HONEY & AIR - A Brazilian / Jazz Adventure with Nanny Assis and John di Martino (Requinte Trio)
NIGHTSONGS - A Late Night Musical Interlude (Palmetto Records)
THAT OLD MERCER MAGIC with JaLaLa - Janis Siegel, Laurel Massé and Lauren Kinhan
Read MorePerforming for audiences around the world, TMT and Siegel amassed a large international fan base and garnered consistently high critical praise, including 10 GRAMMY awards and 18 nominations.
Siegel has also enjoyed an eclectic solo career - spawning more than a dozen finely crafted solo albums and participating in numerous collaborative projects with some of the world’s most renowned musicians, producers, composers, and arrangers. She also co-hosts WBGO’s SINGERS UNLIMITED radio program with Lezlie Harrison and VOCAL GUMBO - a virtual music program celebrating the vocal arts with Lauren Kinhan of the New York Voices.
Janis’ most recent albums include:
THE COLORS OF MY LIFE: A CY COLEMAN SONGBOOK with Yaron Gershovsky
VOX HUMANA with Bobby Sanabria’s Multiverse Jazz Orchestra (GRAMMY nominated)
CRYIN’ IN MY WHISKEY featuring tunes by Vince Gill, Patsy Cline, Lucinda Williams, George Jones and other country favorites
MAZEL (A Yiddish Songbook) with Cantor Daniel Kramer and John di Martino
SOME OTHER TIME - A Tribute to Leonard Bernstein with Nils Landgren and arrangements by Vince Mendoza
HONEY & AIR - A Brazilian / Jazz Adventure with Nanny Assis and John di Martino (Requinte Trio)
NIGHTSONGS - A Late Night Musical Interlude (Palmetto Records)
THAT OLD MERCER MAGIC with JaLaLa - Janis Siegel, Laurel Massé and Lauren Kinhan
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