Kat Edmonson
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Kat Edmonson signing CDs in Freiburg, Germany, November 17, 2013
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| Birth name | Katherine Edmonson |
| Born | August 3, 1983 |
| Origin | Houston, Texas, USA |
| Genres | vintage pop, traditional pop, easy listening, jazz, lounge music, baroque pop, bossa nova |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Convivium, Spinnerette Records, Sony Masterworks |
| Website | www |
Katherine "Kat" Edmonson (born August 3, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter who moved first to Austin, Texas, then Brooklyn, New York.[1]
Early life
Edmonson grew up an only child with a single mother in Houston, Texas. Using records, films, and musicals, Edmonson's mother introduced her to the Great American Songbook,[2] the classics of American popular music from the 1920s to the 1950s. Edmonson wrote her first song at age nine.[3]
Musical career
In 2002 Edmonson auditioned for the second season of American Idol and made it into the group of 48 invited to Hollywood.[4] Subsequently she moved to Austin, Texas and decided to become a professional musician.[5] After years as a singer in the local club scene, she released her debut album Take to the Sky in 2009, composed of creative interpretations of standards and pop hits. Take to the Sky reached the top 20 of the Billboard jazz charts.[2]
Edmonson sang a duet with Lyle Lovett on the classic "Baby, It's Cold Outside", featured on his 2012 album, Release Me. Touring with Lovett led to a joint appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.[2] Lovett also performed the duet "Long Way Home" on her second studio album, Way Down Low.
Way Down Low, consisting mostly of original work, came out in 2012, funded by a Kickstarter campaign.[6] Way Down Low received warm critical reception from the New York Times[7] and NPR[3] and reached #1 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart and on the iTunes singer-songwriter and jazz charts. Edmonson appeared on Austin City Limits and A Prairie Home Companion, and had her songs featured on several television shows and commercials. Her song "Lucky" is featured twice in the Tina Fey and Paul Rudd film Admission, appearing as the end-credit song. Edmonson coined the term "vintage pop" to describe the type of music she makes and described it as being reminiscent of popular music from bygone eras.[8]
In the spring of 2013, Edmonson made her first U.S. tour with eleven concerts as a headliner. The following summer she played several festivals in Europe, including the Montreux Jazz Festival. As the opening act for Jamie Cullum, Edmonson toured the Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, Spain, and France in the fall of 2013. She has also toured with Michael Kiwanuka, Chris Isaak, and Gary Clark, Jr..
Edmonson's third album The Big Picture was released on September 30, 2014, through Sony Masterworks. The Big Picture builds upon her previous works, but offers even more of her writing (she wrote or co-wrote 11 of 12 songs on the album).[9] Like her second album, it reached #1 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart.[10]
Discography
(Aarhus Jazz Festival in Denmark 2013)
Photo Hreinn Gudlaugsson
- Take To The Sky, Convivium, 2009
- Way Down Low, Spinnerette Records, 2012
- The Big Picture, Sony Masterworks, 2014
Filmography
- Angels Sing, 2013 (guest appearance)
- Café Society (film), 2016
References
- ↑ Martin Chilton: Kat Edmonson kickstarts her own success, The Telegraph, July 8, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Justin Eshak: IMDb Mini Biography.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Kat Edmonson 'Just Wasn't Made For These Times'", NPR, April 17, 2012.
- ↑ JamBase: Kat Edmonson Bio
- ↑ Adam Schragin: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times, The Austin Chronicle, April 6, 2012.
- ↑ Adam Schragin: Kickstart My Heart, The Austin Chronicle, February 24, 2012.
- ↑ Jon Caramanica and Nate Chinen. "Future, SWV and Kat Edmonson Release New Albums", The New York Times, April 16, 2012.
- ↑ Victoriah Szirmai: Popular music from bygone eras, Kat Edmonson im Klangverführer-Interview, July 9, 2013.
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- ↑ Billboard Heatseekers Charts
