BIO: Jazz vocalist, pianist, visual artist, theatrical performer, dancer and director of children's workshops, Kat Walker is an artist grounded in many aspects of the arts.
"Her improvisational scat singing is meaty, raw, and juicy... as though Kat takes each song on a journey, marching to an expressive rhythm of her own, while always coming back to pay homage to the melodies of the great American songwriters of our time."
YOUTUBES:
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| Kat Walker, The Painting Singer LadyFest New Orleans |
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| Kat Walker Jazz Combo New Orleans Museum of Art |
Why I Joined the UNION: "I first joined the Union after Hurricane Katrina. They helped fund my band's performance at French Quarter Fest. I have been a member ever since . They helped me with guidelines and protection when I made my CD. My most important reason now, that I love being a member of the Union, is because I can reach out and get a hold of or discuss things with any union member. I wanted to apply for a grant that required me to have a mentor. I reached out to Germain Bazzle in the union who I admire so much as a jazz and scat singer. While she was only teaching children at the time, she gave me the name of a couple of other people who she thought might work , and proceeded to speak to me on the phone about jazz and scat singing for 25 minutes! I felt so blessed! "
| Kat Walker and her band at the National Historical Jazz Park in New Orleans French Quarter |
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| Kat Walker in Jackson Square |
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| Kat Walker created the caricature artwork for her CD cover |
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