Janet Lawson

Grammy-nominee Janet Lawson, born Janet Polun on November 13 , 1940, in Baltimore, Maryland, is a jazz singer and educator. Born into a family of professional musicians, as a child she performed on the radio and regional television. She holds adjunct professorships at New York University, the New School and at City College, N.Y., and currently lives in New York City. She has worked with Duke Ellington, Bob Dorough, Tommy Flanagan, Ron Carter, Barry Harris