Jana Herzen | |
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| Born | April 24, 1959 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, world music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter, music producer, label owner |
| Instrument(s) | Kalimba, guitar, bass guitar, didgeridoo |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Motéma |
| Website | Official site |
Jana Herzen (born April 24, 1959 in Washington, D.C.), is a singer-songwriter with folk, world, rock, and jazz influences who founded Motéma Music, a record label focused on jazz and world music. Before founding the label in 2003, she worked as a musician (her album Soup's on Fire being the label's first release) and as an art agent for Winston Smith, a collage artist published by Last Gasp who designed the logo for Motéma.[1] Since then, her company has published over 200 recordings, including over 25 albums with Grammy nominations or awards.