She grew up listening to her mother, Nat King Cole, Paul Robeson, Louis Armstrong, the Ink Spots, and Motown Sounds.

Growing up her father would take her to the Newark Public Library where she would listen to many great jazz artists such as Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington.

[3] Mentors who have influenced Montague are Etta Jones, Carrie Smith, Della Griffin, and Myrna Lake.

[4][5][6] Montague has performed with musicians in jazz and blues such as; Benny Powell, Stanhope, Wycliffe Gordon, Bobby Sanabria, Danny Mixon, Lisle Atkinson, Christopher McBride, Solomon Hicks, Band of Bones, Red Holloway, Frank Wess, Mulgrew Miller, Winard Harper, Victor Jones, Bernard Purdie, Paul Bollenback, Zeke Mullins, Tootsie Bean, John di Martino, Earl May and with international musicians Warren Vaché, and Bucky Pizzarelli.

[8] She is a member and featured vocalist alongside Janis Siegel and Jennifer Jade Ledesna with the multi-Grammy nominated Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band appearing on the group's 2023 Grammy nominated release VOX HUMANA recorded live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, NYC.