Jane Monheit

There’s just no way around it, so we’ll take it head-on: Jane Monheit is similar to Diana Krall—but, we hasten to add, in all the right ways. She’s a brilliant retro-jazz interpreter, an incredible vocal stylist, and a very young woman with a very bright future. At the tender age of 26, she’s worked wonders with an unlikely old chestnut: Her recently released version of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” is already a celebrated signature tune that people are raving about. Jazzbos say it’ll be considered the best interpretation of the song ever, which is saying something. Like Krall, detractors worry that Monheit is just too pretty to be taken seriously. If only we had those kinds of detractors! Pantages Theater, 710 Hennepin Ave., (612) 339-7007, www.hennepintheatredistrict.com