News About Kate
Kate Wins Two Portland Music Awards!
January 28, 2010 by Jim
Thanks to her loyal (and internet savvy!) fans for voting last December, Kate won both awards in two categories of the Portland Music Awards. One was for Best Achievement in Jazz, and the other, Best New Artist (no specific genre). Since she was at school in NY, I accepted the awards on her behalf.
It is a shame she couldn't be there to enjoy the excitement of winning. Certainly the crowd would have preferred seeing her on stage picking up the crystal instead of dear old Dad.

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"Glad To Be Unhappy" iTunes Single Release
January 18, 2010 by Jim Davis
Available exclusively on iTunes, the single is the studio version of the song Kate performed in Washington DC at the Kennedy Center. Musicians include Todd Strait on drums and Noah Kellman on piano.
Go to iTunes, and search Kate Davis.
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"A Kate Davis Holiday" CD Releases November 1st
October 27, 2009 by Jim Davis
The second album from Kate Davis called "A Kate Davis Holiday" is being released on November 1st. It will be available in CD format and electronically through iTunes, Amazon.com and several other outlets. Take a look at www.KateDavisMusic.com for more details on availability.
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KINK.fm interviews Kate Davis about final shows in Portland, OR
August 15, 2009 by Jim
Inessa of KINK.fm in Portland, OR talks with Kate about moving to NYC and playing her final shows in Portland. Click here: http://www.kink.fm/WEEKEND-/4825810

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"Variety" Reports on Kate Davis playing w/Herbie Hancock
June 4, 2009 by Jim
Link to: Variety February 4, 2009
"Upright bassist Kate Davis of West Linn, Ore., was particularly impressive in her intonation and time-keeping" 
Kate Davis Wins 2 Downbeat Student Music Awards
May 19, 2009 by Jim
May 4th, Downbeat Magazine Chose Kate Davis as Best Vocalist and Outstanding Soloist on Bass
Kate Davis Named 2009 Presidential Scholar of the Arts
May 19, 2009 by Jim
Kate Davis Named 2009 Presidential Scholar of the Arts
Students Capitalize On Opportunities
February 7, 2009 by Jim
During the session, Kate Davis' liquid basslines stood out in the combo's foundation for a lilting arrangement of Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine." A senior from West Linn, Ore., she sat in grateful disbelief as she sat next door to Capitol's famous Studio A — a favorite of Frank Sinatra's — only a few feet from Nat "King" Cole's piano. Davis was thrilled to meet Natalie Cole at the GRAMMY Salute To Jazz event. She told Cole that her parents used to put her 1991 album Unforgettable … With Love on "repeat" to lull her to sleep as a child. Cole laughed and thanked her for the story.
"I'm learning how much a professional experience this week has been," she said between sips of tea. "We have to be ready to go, and ready to focus, at all times. Still, I'm so excited to get to play with so many people my own age who are at such a high level. It's inspiring." She paused. "I'm just looking around at where I am, and I'm speechless."
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