One of jazz music's most-loved voices, Jane Monheit is back with a warm and fuzzy holiday project guaranteed to stir up feelings of nostalgia, family, and home. The Merriest is a personal collection hand-picked by Jane herself to express her love for the season in a way that feels like a gift from her to each of us. With lush orchestrations intimate vocals and time-honored songs, Jane welcomes us all into the merriest season of them all! ______________________________   Jane Monheit is a jazz and adult contemporary vocalist with a deep passion  for the Great American Songbook. With many highly acclaimed solo albums,  countless awards and accolades, and over two decades of international touring  experience, Jane has not only been an extremely successful bandleader, but has had  the privilege of making music with some of the greatest musicians, arrangers, and  producers in jazz.    During her childhood, Jane studied woodwinds and piano, spent a decade  performing in award winning choirs, and participated in community theater on Long  Island. Throughout all of this, her focus remained on jazz, especially interpretation of  the Songbook. At the age of 20, during her senior year at the prestigious Manhattan  School Of Music, Jane placed second in the Thelonious Monk Competition, now  known as the Hancock Competition. This led to an incredible career trajectory,  catapulting Jane into the jazz stratosphere nearly overnight.    By 22, Jane was working with legends such as Tommy Flanagan, Ron Carter,  and Kenny Barron, recording her first albums, and touring the planet. This led to  collaborations with jazz luminaries such as Terence Blanchard, Ivan Lins, Tom Harrell,  John Pizzarelli, Christian McBride, Vince Mendoza, Jorge Calandrelli, and many more.  Countless television appearances followed, including David Letterman, Conan  O’Brien, CBS Sunday Morning, Good Morning America, The Tonight Show, The View,  and many popular international talk shows. Several successful film soundtracks have  also included Jane’s music, including Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow and  Never Let Me Go.    After more than twenty years, twelve studio albums and countless recorded  guest appearances, Jane has continued to tour the world nearly nonstop, including  playing iconic venues such as Carnegie Hall, The Hollywood Bowl, and headlining at  nearly every legendary jazz club on the planet, most notably NY stalwarts such as the  Village Vanguard and Birdland. In addition to touring, she also writes English lyrics for  Ivan Lins, and uses the knowledge and experience she has gained both at Manhattan  School Of Music and on the legendary bandstands of the world to educate and uplift  students worldwide. Jane resides in Los Angeles with her husband of over twenty  years, drummer Rick Montalbano, and their son.