Janet Seidel facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Janet Seidel
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Seidel at Tokyo Uniform Club in Japan
for a concert (April 2010) |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 28 May 1955 Cummins, South Australia, Australia |
| Died | 7 August 2017 (aged 62) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Jazz, traditional pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, musician, educator |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 1974–2017 |
| Labels | La Brava |
| Associated acts | Billy Ross, Kevin Hunt, Tom Baker, David Seidel, Chuck Morgan, Ben Jones, Adam Pache, Col Nolan, Maree Steinway, Bob Gebert, William Galison, Bob Jeffery, Ian Date |
Janet Seidel (born May 28, 1955 – died August 7, 2017) was an Australian jazz singer and piano player. She was known for her smooth voice and for performing classic jazz and pop songs. Janet toured around the world and released many albums during her career.
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Janet's Early Life and Learning
Janet Seidel studied music at the Elder Conservatorium, which is part of the University of Adelaide. She earned her music degree there between 1973 and 1976.
Janet's Music Career
After finishing her studies, Janet Seidel worked as a music teacher at Sydney Girls High School in New South Wales. She also started her career as a professional musician, playing the piano and singing.
From 1976 to 1980, Janet was an important part of the Adelaide Feminist Theatre Group. She helped create music for their shows. For example, in 1976, she wrote the piano music for "The Carolina Chisel Show." In 1978, for a musical called "The Redheads' Revenge," she wrote all the songs, led the orchestra, played music, and helped with the show's writing and production. She also wrote songs and helped with choreography for another show in 1980 called "Out of the Frying Pan."
Janet Seidel released 18 CD albums. Her brother, David Seidel, often played bass guitar with her. Many of her albums were nominated for awards, like the ARIA Music Awards. In 2006, her album Moon of Manakoora won the Bell Award for Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album. This was a big achievement in Australian jazz music.
Janet's Later Years
Janet Seidel passed away on August 7, 2017, in Sydney. She was 62 years old and had ovarian cancer. Some news reports mistakenly said she died on August 8.
After she passed away, a new CD was released in Japan in September 2018. It was called You Are There and featured songs that had not been released before. Her brother, David Seidel, produced this special album.
Janet's Albums
Janet Seidel released many albums throughout her career. Here are some of her most well-known ones:
- Little Jazz Bird (1992)
- Winter Moon (1994)
- The Art of Lounge (1997)
- The Way You Wear Your Hat (1997)
- Doris & Me (2001)
- Don't Smoke in Bed (2002)
- Moon of Manakoora (2005) – This album won an award!
- "Charade" Henry Mancini Song Book (2007)
- You Are There (2018) – This album was released after she passed away.
She also had some compilation albums, which are collections of her best songs, like Hits (2004) and Best of Janet Seidel (2012).
Awards and Nominations
The ARIA Music Awards are big awards in Australia that celebrate the best music. Janet Seidel was nominated for several ARIA Music Awards for her jazz albums:
- In 1999, her album The Way You Wear Your Hat was nominated for Best Jazz Album.
- In 2000, her album Art Of Lounge Volume Two was also nominated for Best Jazz Album.
- In 2001, her album Doris and Me was nominated for Best Original Cast or Show Album.
See also
In Spanish: Janet Seidel para niños
