Education
She began singing professionally while attending Connetquot High School in Bohemia, New York, from where she graduated in 1995. As a student at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City, she studied voice under Peter Eldridge.
She began singing professionally while attending Connetquot High School in Bohemia, New York, from where she graduated in 1995. As a student at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City, she studied voice under Peter Eldridge.
She has collaborated with artists such as John Pizzarelli, Michael Bublé, Ivan Lins, Terence Blanchard and Tom Harrell, and has received Grammy nominations for two of her recordings. Monheit was raised in Oakdale, New York, on Long Island. As a child, Monheit spent her summers as a student at the Usdan Center Foreign the Creative and Performing Arts, and is a recipient of their distinguished alumna award.
As a finalist in the 1998 Thelonious Monk Jazz Institute"s vocal competition, she was first runner-up to Teri Thornton.
They have one child. Monheit has released nine albums and two DVDs, and has appeared as a guest artist on many others She appears on the soundtrack of the movie Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow singing "Over the Rainbow".
Monheit has also been a featured performer in the nationally televised Christmas at the White House, the Capitol Fourth of July Celebration, and The National Memorial Day Celebration. She has appeared on numerous television shows including Emeril, Ramsey Lewis" Legends of Jazz, Letterman, The View, and The Today Show.
Monheit spends most of the year on tour with her band, which currently includes Michael Kanan on piano, Neal Miner on bass, and Rick Montalbano on drums.
She also performs with the major symphonic orchestras throughout the country. In 2013, Monheit was a judge and mentor for the Songbook Academy, a summer intensive for high school students operated by the Great American Songbook Foundation and founded by Michael Feinstein. In 2015, Monheit joined the judging panel for The 14th Annual Independent Music and in doing so, helped to assist the careers of upcoming independent artists.