A Jazz Performance Honoring Black History Month
Part Of The Bailey Studio Series

The east coast meets west this evening with the jazz trio of Miami-based vocalist Kate
Reid and Mountain West instrumentalists Alex Sjobeck (piano) and Braun Khan (bass).
Come join us for an evening of favorite jazz standards from the Great American
Songbooks of Gershwin, Porter and Kern, gems from the jazz masters including
Ellington and Mingus and the Brazilian classics of Antonio Carlos Jobim and Sérgio
Mendes. Come join us for some fun musical conversation over your favorite jazz tunes!
Kate has worked with many great jazz musicians across the country including pianists
Fred Hersch, Taylor Eigsti, Otmaro Ruiz, guitarists Romero Lubambo, Paul Meyers,
Gene Bertoncini, Ron Eschete, Larry Koonse, Bruce Forman, John Hart and drummers
Roy McCurdy and Jamey Tate. She has also appeared with the Duke Ellington
Orchestra, Jon Hendricks, John Clayton, John Daversa.

Reid’s multifaceted career also includes work as a studio and session singer in Los
Angeles. Her film credits include Planes, Star Trek Into Darkness, Oz-The Great and
Powerful, Epic and Men In Black III, featuring the music of composers Danny Elfman,
Michael Giacchino, John Powell and Joel McNeely. She has lent her voice to several
network television series, to commercial spots for Ace Hardware, T-Mobile, and Suntory
Whiskey, and to recordings by such artists as MUSE, X Japan and Josh Groban.

“Reid has a smoky alto voice that achieves a rare intimacy with the listener. She’s also a
highly skilled improviser.”
Downbeat

“Equally talented as a pianist, her phrasing reveals how she hears the lyric as not only a
vocalist but an instrumentalist that clearly understands the value of the language of
jazz.’’
JazzTimes

“Reid does not sing songs, she tells stories and embraces the music in a very intimate
and genuine fashion that lends an immediate air of self assurance and confidence in
one of the finest vocalists working the scene today.“
Bop-n-Jazz

The Bailey Studio is The Argyros’s smaller, more casual performance space. With seating for only 45 patrons, this intimate venue offers a unique and up-close experience for artists and audiences alike.