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Katie King

Katie King grew up in Eugene, Oregon, where she began listening to jazz records at the age of eleven. "I was in a record store when I first heard Billie Holiday; I just had to buy the album." From then on she was hooked; she earned money working in her parent's restaurant to buy more jazz records. Soon she was listening and learning from the great vocal styles of Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, and Carmen McRae. "I feel like they were my teachers," says King. "I learned from listening to the great stylists. . .they taught me, not necessarily how to sing, but how to stylize and be able to take a song and interpret in my own way."

Since landing in Seattle in 1990, Katie has become a bright light in Seattle's already glowing cadre of jazz performers, building her reputation as one of the area's best and most versatile jazz singers. Katie has been featured at Seattle's Bumbershoot Festival, as well as at a number of Seattle's major jazz venues, including: Dimitrious's Jazz Alley, Salute in Citta, Wild Ginger, Tula's, Serafina, The Trolleyman Pub, Seattle Sheraton, and The Four Seasons Olympic Hotel.

Katie performs with the 7-piece jump swing band, "Jump," as well as her own combo. Her combo features piano, bass, trumpet or sax and is perfect for weddings, receptions, private parties and festivals. "Katie King & Jump" features female/male vocals, 2 guitars, bass, drums, sax, and trumpet.

Some of the songs you may hear with the "Katie King Combo" include: Afro Blue, Ain't Misbehavin', Baltimore Oriole, Blue Prelude, Clear Out Of This World, Don't Explain, Don't Worry About Me, Early In The Morning, Everything Happens To Me, Good Ol' Wagon, How Deep Is The Ocean, I'm All Smiles, I'm Old Fashioned, If I Had You, If I Should Lose You, Lover Come Back To Me, One For My Baby, Some Other Spring, Steppin' Out, There'll Be Some Changes Made, What A Wonderful World, You're Mine You, You're My Thrill and many others.

Some of the songs you may hear with "Katie King & Jump" include: 5 Months, 2 Weeks, 2 Days, All Blues, All Of Me, All She Wants To Do Is Rock, At Last, Azure Te, Bandstand Boogie, Billie's Bounce, Blue Light Boogie, Blue Skies, Blues For Sale, Buzz Me, Cheek To Cheek, Chitlins Con Carne, Come Rain Or Come Shine, Early In The Morning, Exactly Like You, Every Day I Have The Blues, Fever, Flip Flop And Fly, Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You, Get Up And Dance, Good Rockin' Daddy, Good Rocking Tonight, Got A Penny Benny, Gravy Waltz, Hey Now, Honky Tonk, How Deep Is The Ocean, Hucklebuck, I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me, I'm Just a Lucky So & So, I've Got A Feeling, In Walked Bud, Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby, It Had To Be You, Jack You Dead, Jitterbug Waltz, Jump Jive & Wail, Just Love Me Baby, Knock Me A Kiss, The Lady Is A Tramp, Love Is Here To Stay, Makin' Whoopie, The More I See You, My Baby Drives Me Wild, My Little Suede Shoes, The Nearness Of You, Now Baby Or Never, Oo Papa Do, Peel Me A Grape, Pennies From Heaven, Pink Champagne, Please Send Me Someone To Love, Red Top, Riding In The Moonlight, Ruby, Samba De Orpheu, Saturday Night Fish Fry, T-Bone Shuffle, Tell Me What's The Reason, Tenderly, That Jive Has Got To Go, Till Tom Special, Voo It Voo It!, Well Alright Okay You Win, When Did You Leave Heaven, When The Lights Go Out, Woke Up This Morning, You Came A Long Way From St Louis, You Was Right Baby, What A Wonderful World, as well as vintage blues and classic big band material.

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