Jane Monheit (born November 3, 1977[1]) is an American jazz and traditional pop singer.

[2] Her mother sang and played music for her by singers who could also be her teachers, beginning with Ella Fitzgerald.

[2] She began singing professionally while attending Connetquot High School in Bohemia, New York.

[1] She was runner-up to Teri Thornton in the 1998 vocal competition at the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, in Washington, DC.

[2][4] Monheit's vocals were featured in the 2010 film Never Let Me Go for the titular song, written by Luther Dixon, and credited to the fictional Judy Bridgewater.