Biography Jana Herzen

Jana Herzen is a singer-songwriter with folk, world, rock and jazz influences who founded Motéma Music, a Harlem-based record label focused on virtuosic jazz and world music. As A&R Director and President of Motéma, she has grown the label from its early days in San Francisco, where it would release 2 to 3 albums in a year, to an internationally-distributed imprint with over 80 releases by 40 artists including some of the worlds top jazz touring acts such as Randy Weston, Geri Allen, and Monty Alexander.

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