She is a singer who was a founding member of the group
The Manhattan Transfer. She was with the ensemble from 1972
to 1978, recording five albums with them, but she had to leave them
following a serious car accident that required two years of convalescence.In 1981/2 she took up her solo career
and has toured the United
States
and Europe and released several solo albums.She has appeared at many prestigious
venues including Carnegie Hall, Caesar's Palace,
The London Palladium, Woodstock,
the Hollywood Bowl and has appeared on many occasions on television and radio
broadcasts that include the monthly The
Laurel Masse Jazz Show.As
a teacher she is a member of the faculty of The Cabaret
Conference at Yale as well as holding masterclasses
in song interpretation and improvisation.In 2004 she was awarded the
Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs Lifetime Achievement Award along
with the other members of The Manhattan Transfer.
