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At the age of 20, during her senior year at the prestigious Manhattan School Of Music, Jane placed second in the Thelonious Monk Competition, now known as the Hancock Competition. This led to an incredible career trajectory, catapulting Jane into the jazz stratosphere nearly overnight.

By 22, Jane was working with legends such as Tommy Flanagan, Ron Carter, and Kenny Barron, recording her first albums, and touring the planet. This led to collaborations with jazz luminaries such as Terence Blanchard, Ivan Lins, Tom Harrell, John Pizzarelli, Christian McBride, Vince Mendoza, Jorge Calandrelli, and many more. Countless television appearances followed, including David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, CBS Sunday Morning, Good Morning America, The Tonight Show, The View, and many popular international talk shows.

After more than twenty years, twelve studio albums and countless recorded guest appearances, Jane has continued to tour the world nearly nonstop, including playing iconic venues such as Carnegie Hall, The Hollywood Bowl, and headlining at nearly every legendary jazz club on the planet, most notably NY stalwarts such as the Village Vanguard and Birdland.

Jane now she graces the stage at the 2026 Savannah Jazz Festival in collaboration with the 17-piece Savannah Jazz Orchestra.The best big jazz band in the Lowcountry, the Savannah Jazz Orchestra is co-directed by Dr. Randall Reese and Savannah’s official Jazz Ambassador, Teddy Adams. Many members of the orchestra are inductees in the Savannah Jazz Hall of Fame. It was formed in 1986 and its performances are organized and supported by Savannah Jazz.