Janet Planet at Jazz Coterie at The Waters

A special Jazz Coterie premier — Janet Planet Sings the Johnny Mandel Songbook. Then off to London!

Wisconsin’s multi-WAMI winner performs works of this 5X Grammy-winning composer. It’s an exciting sneak-peek at the concert Janet will be presenting next month at her long-anticipated London Jazz Fest debut!

“Amazingly powerful, with seemingly limitless expression.” — Jazziz

Described as a “sultry vocalist with a vast repertoire of jazz, blues, and standards…with some Bob Dylan thrown in for good measure” by New York Magazine, the spirited and vivacious, Janet Planet has been self-produced and managed for the majority of her 35-year career....

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A special Jazz Coterie premier — Janet Planet Sings the Johnny Mandel Songbook. Then off to London!

Wisconsin’s multi-WAMI winner performs works of this 5X Grammy-winning composer. It’s an exciting sneak-peek at the concert Janet will be presenting next month at her long-anticipated London Jazz Fest debut!

“Amazingly powerful, with seemingly limitless expression.” — Jazziz

Described as a “sultry vocalist with a vast repertoire of jazz, blues, and standards…with some Bob Dylan thrown in for good measure” by New York Magazine, the spirited and vivacious, Janet Planet has been self-produced and managed for the majority of her 35-year career.

“Wisconsin remains Janet’s Planet, and hooray for that!” — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Ms. Planet is a 6-time WAMI winner. In 2014 she was only the second woman in 32 to years to be inducted into the WAMI Hall Of Fame. Planet has over 25 recordings in her discography.

Active in all aspects of the business she is a performer, producer, teacher, and recording artist. Janet is a professor of jazz vocal technique at Lawrence University and co-owns Steel Moon Recording Studio and Stellar Records with saxophonist, Tom Washatka.

“When anyone has asked me, as they often do, what singer have I seen lately who really impressed me, I have one answer. And, it rhymes. Janet Planet.” — New York Cabaret Scenes

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