News About Kate

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.

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.

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/andy_parker/index.ssf/2009/05/singing_her_way_into_the_white.html

May 4th, Downbeat Magazine Chose Kate Davis as Best Vocalist and Outstanding Soloist on Bass

From www.Grammy.com

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."