Cheryl Bentyne

When Cheryl Bentyne joined The Manhattan Transfer in 1979, everything became "just right." It has been with her that the group has attained its status as the most successful harmony group of all time – each part coming together with an unmistakable chemistry that not only nurtures the group as a whole, but also lets the individual contributions of each partner come through. Cheryl's are obvious: From her memorable solo in "Meet Benny Bailey" to her portrayal of Lucy in the "Blee Blop Blues" video to her exquisite voicing of Django Reinhardt's guitar solo on "Clouds" (adapted from Nuages) on SWING, as well as the most recent critically acclaimed Miles Davis solo on TUTU, from Vibrate. Her talents are much of what is The Manhattan Transfer.

Today, Cheryl not only logs over 200 live performances per year with The Manhattan Transfer, but also wows listeners with her exquisite solo performances, as evidenced on her most recent solo release, LET'S MISBEHAVE, THE COLE PORTER SONGBOOK (Summit). You can also catch Cheryl and Mark Winkler performing together on their latest CD West Coast Cool (release date September 13,Summit)