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2 Awards and honors  





3 Discography  



3.1  As leader  





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Kate McGarry
Born (1963-01-17) January 17, 1963 (age 61)
Hyannis, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, U.S.
GenresJazz, vocal jazz
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1990–present
LabelsPalmetto, Sunnyside
Websitekatemcgarry.com

Katherine Genevieve McGarry, known professionally as Kate McGarry, is a jazz vocalist.

Career[edit]

McGarry grew up in an Irish-American family with nine siblings[1]inHyannis, Massachusetts. She attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, graduating with a degree in jazz and Afro-American Music. After graduating, she became a member of the vocal group One O'Clock Jump. For ten years she lived in Los Angeles. She sang in clubs, did film and television work in Hollywood, and recorded her first album, Easy to Love (1992). In 1996, she moved to the Catskill Mountains in New York to study at an ashram. Three years later, she moved to New York City, returned to singing in clubs, and recorded her second album, Show Me.[2]

McGarry looks beyond the jazz world for material, singing cover versions of Peter Gabriel, Björk, and Joni MitchellonMercy Streets (Palmetto, 2005),[2] the Irish song "The Heather on the Hill" on The Target (Palmetto, 2007),[3] and "American Tune" by Paul SimononGenevieve & Ferdinand (Sunnyside, 2014), which she recorded with her husband, guitarist Keith Ganz.[4]

She has worked with Kurt Elling, Fred Hersch, John Hollenbeck, and Maria Schneider. She appeared on the radio programs Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland,[1] All Things Considered, and Jazz Set with Dee Dee Bridgewater. She has taught at the Manhattan School of Music and New England Conservatory of Music.[5]

Awards and honors[edit]

Discography[edit]

As leader[edit]

As guest[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Kate McGarry On Piano Jazz". NPR.org. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  • ^ a b McCartney, Kelly. "Kate McGarry". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  • ^ "Kate McGarry, Singing Outside the Lines of Jazz". NPR.org. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  • ^ Bilawsky, Dan (10 January 2014). "Kate McGarry and Keith Ganz: Genevieve & Ferdinand". All About Jazz. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  • ^ "Jazz Vocalist Kate McGarry". Kate McGarry. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  • ^ "61st GRAMMY Awards: Full Nominees & Winners List". GRAMMY.com. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2019.

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