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Kate grew up immersed in music. Nurtured by a musical family, excellent public schools, and mentors in her community, her passion for music began early. Kate explored a variety of instruments as a child and drew early inspiration from the vibrant live music scene of Western Massachusetts. She discovered her passion for jazz at a Sonny Rollins concert in 1997 and found her voice on saxophone less than a year later.
Kate earned her Bachelor of Arts at Pomona College, majoring in American Studies and minoring in Music. She explored music not just as a performer, but also as a historian and anthropologist. Pomona awarded her funding to research jazz and R&B in post-World War II Los Angeles, a project that provided the foundation for her thesis on the Pan Afrikan People’s Arkestra. Throughout college, Kate continued her studies of music theory, piano, voice, and participated in a number of musical ensembles, including the college's choir and the jazz ensemble. She studied improvisation with trumpeter/cornetist Bobby Bradford at Pomona and with saxophonist Adam Kolker in her hometown of Amherst, MA. |
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In 2012, Kate moved to Maine and became an integral part of the Greater Portland music scene, playing 150-200 gigs per year as a founding member of local bands Downeast Soul Coalition, The Hello Josephines, and Bess Jacques & The Strays and as a freelancer with dozens of other projects. After seven wonderful years in Maine, Kate's musical journey continues in her new hometown of New Orleans, where she is a graduate student at the University of New Orleans' Jazz Studies Master of Music Program.
Upcoming Shows
Dean Ford & The Beautiful Ones at Vinegar Hill Music Theatre
6.21.19 | 8pm
Arundel, ME
Bess Jacques & The Strays at MJ's Wine Bar
6.23.19 | 7pm
Portland, ME
Delta Knights at Black Point Inn
6.25.19 | 5:30pm
Scarborough, ME
The Hello Josephines at Cumberland Club
6.27.19 | 6pm
Portland, ME
Bess Jacques & The Strays at MJ's Wine Bar
6.30.19 | 7pm
Portland, ME
Delta Knights at Black Point Inn
7.2.19 | 5:30pm
Scarborough, ME
Jason Ward at Bath Heritage Days
7.3.19 | 6:30pm
Bath, ME
Downeast Soul Coalition at Bath Heritage Days
7.7.19 | 4:30pm
Bath, ME
Bess Jacques & The Strays at MJ's Wine Bar
7.7.19 | 7pm
Portland, ME
Delta Knights at Portland Lobster Company
7.8.19 | 6:30pm
Portland, ME
The Hello Josephines at The Conant Homestead
7.12.19 | 6pm
Westbrook, ME
FMI
Downeast Soul Coalition at North Atlantic Blues Festival
7.13.19 | 8pm
Rockland, ME
Bess Jacques & The Strays at MJ's Wine Bar
7.14.19 | 7pm
Portland, ME
Delta Knights at Black Point Inn
7.16.19 | 5:30pm
Scarborough, ME
Downeast Soul Coalition at Royal River Park
7.17.19 | 6pm
Yarmouth, ME
Bess Jacques & The Strays at Cadenza
7.18.19 | 7:30pm
Freeport, ME
Downeast Soul Coalition at Yarmouth Clam Festival
7.19.19 | 1pm
Yarmouth, ME
Delta Knights at Friendship Park
7.19.19 | 7pm
Waterboro, ME
Downeast Soul Coalition at Private Party
7.20.19
Monmouth, ME
Bess Jacques & The Strays at MJ's Wine Bar
7.21.19 | 7pm
Portland, ME
Bess Jacques & The Strays at Private Party
7.26.19
Westbrook, ME
Dean Ford & The Beautiful Ones at Private Party
7.27.19
Scarborough, ME
Bess Jacques & The Strays at MJ's Wine Bar
7.28.19 | 7pm
Portland, ME
The Hello Josephines at Sable Lodge
7.30.19 | 6:30pm
South Portland, ME
Bess Jacques & The Strays at MJ's Wine Bar
8.4.19 | 7pm
Portland, ME
Delta Knights at Portland Lobster Company
8.5.19 | 6:30pm
Portland, ME
Delta Knights at Black Point Inn
8.6.19 | 5:30pm
Scarborough, ME
