Janet Seidel
Janet Seidel (born May 28, 1955 in Cummins , † August 8, 2017 ) was an Australian jazz singer and pianist .
Life
Seidel worked with the material of the Great American Songbook during her school days and her studies . Her first albums appeared in the early 1990s, starring Tom Baker, Ian Date, Paul Williams, Bob Gebert, Billy Ross and Col Nolan. Janet worked mostly with her quintet, most recently with her trio with guitarist Chuck Morgan and her brother David Seidel on the double bass. With her program of Cole Porter songs she performed in Sydney's Woodfire Cabaret ; in addition, she toured several times through Australia, Great Britain, USA, Europe, the Middle East and countries in Southeast Asia. She was particularly successful in Japan, where she released eight albums. Her CD Moon Of Manakoora was at # 1 on the jazz vocal charts in Japan for three months at the end of 2005.
In Australia she won the Bell Award for Best Jazz Vocalist in 2006 at the National Jazz Awards in Melbourne . According to authors Richard Cook and Brian Morton, Janet Seidel was Australia's first lady of jazz.
Discographic notes
- The Art of Lounge (La Brava, 1997)
- The Way You Wear Your Hat (La Brava, 1998)
- Don't Smoke in Bed (La Brava, 2002)
- We Get Requests (2007)
literature
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . 8th edition. Penguin, London 2006, ISBN 0-14-102327-9 .
Web links
- Janet Seidel at Discogs (English)
- Full biography at MySpace.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Janet Seidel: The cabaret singer with the little-girl voice is gone , The Sydney Morning Herald , accessed August 10, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Seidel, Janet |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian jazz singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 28, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cummins |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 8, 2017 |