With a sweetly mellifluous soprano echoing a lighter-than-air approach and her gift for evocative songwriting, Kat Edmonson is a rare artist who embodies the spirit of the past while remaining resolutely au courant. Her unusually charming and seamless blend of old and new has garnered much media attention.
The vintage pop and jazz vocalist's new album "Dreamers Do" blends original compositions and reimagined mid-20th century classic Disney songs, telling a story which takes place over the course of one sleepless night. Her 2018 album, "Old Fashioned Gal", was called "an intimate journey from doubt to resolve and implied triumph." The Associated Press says the record "sounds like an alternate soundtrack to an Audrey Hepburn film."
Edmonson's critically acclaimed 2014 release "The Big Picture" debuted at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers, #1 on the Contemporary Jazz Chart and #2 on the Total Jazz Chart. Kat's 2015 performance on "CBS This Morning: Saturday" garnered the program's highest rated viewership since 2006. She recently appeared in Woody Allen's "Cafe Society" as a 1930s jazz singer and is highlighted on the official soundtrack performing her version of "Mountain Greenery."
Her 2012 album "Way Down Low" was described by The New York Times as "fresh as a spring bouquet" and debuted at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart and featured on several major year-end lists.
The Texas native began crafting her signature sound while performing for years on Austin's local club circuit before releasing her debut LP "Take To The Sky" in 2009. She went on to tour worldwide with high profile acts including Lyle Lovett, Chris Isaak, Gary Clark Jr., Shawn Colvin, Willie Nelson, Smokey Robinson, Nick Lowe and more.