KATE KORTUM
WHY WE LOVE THIS ARTIST
Kate is not only a master of interpreting classic standards, but is a talented songwriter.
Kate’s music has amassed more than 6 million streams on Spotify!
She’s everywhere! Before we started working with her, we saw her on Emmet Cohen’s Livestream and numerous presenters and artists were reaching out to us to let us know how great she is and to ask why we weren’t already working with her.
Artist Bio
Seamlessly blending bebop and Broadway, Kate Kortum has turned the heads of millions as one of the most compelling new artists in jazz today.
A Juilliard graduate and winner of the 2025 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, Kortum has become a familiar face on the most iconic stages in jazz including Birdland, Blue Note, Mezzrow, Dizzy’s Club, SXSW Festival, and Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Kortum has toured internationally and collaborated with modern jazz leaders including Jason Moran, Bryan Carter, Peter Bernstein, Wynton Marsalis and the world renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.
Her debut album, Good Woman, reimagines jazz standards originally written by men, reclaiming them through bold arrangements and a distinctly female perspective. The record and her follow-up LP Wild Woman have been met with acclaim leading to over 5.1 million streams.
Alongside her solo career, Kate Kortum is a member of The Sunhouse Singers, a New York-based vocal trio with vocalists June Cavlan and Joie Bianco. Together, the trio have been featured in projects from Bryan Carter, Charlie Rosen, Christian Wiggs, and Emmet Cohen - appearing on the award winning program “Live from Emmet’s Place”.
TOUR DATES