Bio
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I am a saxophonist, composer/arranger, and educator based in Southern Maine. Music has been a central part of my life since my early years growing up in a musical family in Western Massachusetts. It has been a source of joy and connection to my body, nature, and community, and an essential mode of communication. I have experienced the power of music to bring people together, build inclusion and community, and facilitate self-expression. These experiences have shaped the values that I’ve held in my creative practice and professional work as a musician over the past twenty years, values that I enact through my musical choices as a performer and composer, who I collaborate with and where I play, how I perform, and the teaching philosophy that shapes my work at Bowdoin College and the Portland Conservatory of Music. Read more about my life in music here.
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Photo by Camille Lenain
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Music
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Calendar
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2026
2/7 - Bess Jacques at The Lincoln in Biddeford, ME 2/14 - Bess Jacques at The Lincoln in Biddeford, ME 2/18 - Bess Jacques & The Strays at Blue in Portland, ME 3/21 - vigorous tenderness in Portland, ME 5/13 - Bess Jacques at The Lincoln in Biddeford, ME 5/17 - Bess Jacques at Solo Italiano in Portland, ME 5/22 and 23 - Bess Jacques at Tin Pan Alley in Provincetown, MA 6/5 - Kate Campbell Strauss Trio with Jake Hickey and Scott Kiefner at Waterville Creates' Pride First Friday in Waterville, ME 6/14 - Raging Brass at Resurgam Music & Arts Festival in Portland, ME 6/24 - Bess Jacques at Top of the East in Portland, ME 7/9 - Bess Jacques at The Lincoln in Biddeford, ME 7/12 - Private concert in Falmouth, ME 8/1 - Private concert in Falmouth, ME 8/25 - Black Point Inn in Scarborough, ME 8/27 - Private concert in Brunswick, ME 9/13 - Raging Brass at Brass Roots Fest in South Portland, ME 10/1 - Kate Campbell Strauss Quartet at Portland Conservatory of Music in Portland, ME with Jake Hickey, RJ Miller, and Scott Kiefner (RSVP here) 10/9 and 10 - Bess Jacques at Tin Pan Alley in Provincetown, MA 10/16 - Colby College Teaching Artist Workshop 12/9 - Private concert in Falmouth, ME Past performances... |
Photo by Cassandra Klos
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Contact
Kate is available for collaborations, performances, composing, arranging, and remote/in-person recording. They also teach lessons and workshops for students of all ages. Inquire about their services or join the mailing list below.
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