Kat Edmonson

Kat Edmonson and her band perform new songs from her forthcoming release as well as highlights from previous albums. She’ll interweave humorous stories about herself and her music with disarming candor and vulnerability. The gamine singer is “intuitive about melody and handy with a turn of phrase” (The New York Times).

“She’s a savvy student of ’60s film soundtracks, jazz-pop stylists and Brill Building songcraft, nodding to her influences at every turn. But her take on those stylized musical languages is so fresh and fluent that the referencing never feels cumbersome.” – NPR

Kat Edmonson is a Songwriters Hall of Fame award-winning songwriter and singer. Austin City Limits, Tiny Desk Concerts, A Prairie Home Companion, and The Tonight Show have all featured her. Additionally, she has released six studio albums to date. She grew up with the music and film of the early-to mid-twentieth century. Now, Kat performs original songs and familiar classics in her live show interweaving humorous anecdotes and philosophical musings with disarming candor and vulnerability. “Hearing Edmonson makes it virtually impossible to do anything but stop and listen.” (NPR)

“Intuitive about melody and handy with a turn of phrase” (New York Times), she has written songs since she was very young. JAZZIZ Magazine says, “…her lasting contribution might very well be her songs.” NPR says, “she’s a savvy student of ’60s film soundtracks, jazz pop stylists and Brill Building songcraft, nodding to her influences at every turn. But her take on those stylized musical languages is so fresh and fluent that the referencing never feels cumbersome.” Her original songs have been featured in major motion pictures, television shows and commercials. Further, her song “Lucky” featured in the Coca-Cola “Footprints” ad from the Winter Olympics.

Kat plays major stages across the United States, Europe, and Asia. Also, she performs at venues like Carnegie Hall, Montreux Jazz Festival, and Blue Note in Japan. Further, she has supported Lyle Lovett, Gary Clark, Jr., Smokey Robinson, and Willie Nelson. Kat appeared in Woody Allen’s Cafe Society as a 1930s jazz singer. Additionally, she was highlighted on the official soundtrack performing her version of “Mountain Greenery.” Then, in winter 2022, the singer made her theatrical debut in the four-time Drama Desk Award-nominated off-Broadway show, The Hang.