A delightfully quirky and wholly original jazz singer, Edmonson fuses vintage Brill Building pop with 60’s lounge, and a hefty dose of sophisticated, timeless sounding originals for a style that is uniquely her own. The Texas native is touring off her critically-adored record Dreamers Do.
Possessing an airy, light voice with a sly touch, jazz vocalist Kat Edmonson brings both the songs and the sensibility of the Great American Songbook into the 21st century. A Texas native and Brooklyn transplant, Edmonson forged her sound performing in small rooms and clubs before touring worldwide and performing with Lyle Lovett, Chris Isaak, Jaime Cullum and Gary Clark, Jr.
In less than a decade since, Edmonson has emerged as one of the most distinctive performers in contemporary American music. Raised on the music and film of the early-to-mid-twentieth century, Kat is a rare artist who embodies the spirit of the past while remaining resolutely au courant. She performs original songs and familiar classics in her live show, interweaving humorous anecdotes, philosophical musings, and her love of film with disarming candor and vulnerability.
Her first three albums all exude a twinkly throwback charm, taking form in jazz-cabaret, folksy indie, and vintage pop. Her independently produced debut album Take to the Sky (2009) drew on America’s timeless Tin Pan Alley songwriters, Gershwin, and Cole Porter, and ended up on the Top 20 of the Billboard jazz charts.
Her latest album, 2020’s Dreamers Do combines mid-20th century Disney songs with familiar classics and debuted at #1 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Chart. She also made her theatrical debut this past winter, starring in the new jazz opera The Hang in New York City and was called out by the New York Times for her “extraordinary artistry.”
