The Manhattan Transfer

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Concert during the Java Jazz Festival in Jakarta, March 2010

The Manhattan Transfer, an American jazz group, founded and led by Tim Hauser, has won several Grammy Awards.

The name of the group was taken from the famous novel by John Dos Passos.

The original group was formed in 1969 in New York and operated until 1971. A year later, Hauser joined Janis Siegel, Laurel Massé and Alan Paul; The quartet then resumed operations under an old name. He began to gain great popularity in clubs and hotels, specializing in pastiche of old hits processed into perfectly harmonized four-voice. Chanson d'amour (1977) was also a big hit in Europe. After Laurel Massé's departure in 1978, replaced by actress and singer Cheryl Bentyne (with her band in action), The Manhattan Transfer has undergone a stylistic transformation. The result was the album Extensions (1979), which featured a daring reinterpretation of Birdland Weather Report and the Twilight Zone disco style.

In 1981, the band won Grammy Awards in both the jazz and pop categories. Vocalese (1985) also became an artistic triumph. Bobby McFerrin.

The Manhattan Transfer is a phenomenon of lasting success; The members of the group, all outstanding vocalists, are also developing successful solo careers alongside teamwork. In 1988 the group was entered into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, in 2005 she gave concerts in Poland.

On July 1, 2011, the group performed at a concert "Tu Warsaw", on the occasion of the Polish Presidency of the European Union. discography

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