Janis Siegel

About

Jazz singer best known as a member of the acclaimed vocal group The Manhattan Transfer, whom she joined in 1972. She has won several Grammys with the band and was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2003.

Before Fame

She was originally a member of the band Young Generation, recording an album with the group for Red Bird records in 1965.

Trivia

Her second solo album, 1986's "At Home," was nominated for a Grammy for Best Female Jazz Vocalist.

Family Life

She has a son named Gabriel.

Associated With

She has frequently collaborated with singer Bobby McFerrin, working with him as a member of the groups Voicestra and Sing, Sing, Sing.