Kate Davis has been involved with music from an early age, having picked up the violin when she was only five, which be her musical outlet until a move to the Pacific Northwest exposed her to the jazz scene, after which the upright bass and vocals became her rhythmic and melodic muse.

A vibrant and supportive music community in Portland, Oregon helped Kate Davis' throughout her musical career, urging her to perform and improve her talents. During high school, she garnered national recognition, receiving a YoungARTS silver award from NFAA (National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts), received four Downbeat Magazine Student Awards, was twice invited to the Brubeck Summer Jazz Colony, and was a bassist in the Grammy Jazz Ensemble. As well, she was selected as a Presidential Scholar of the Arts, which her saw her visit the White House, and perform at The Kennedy Center. (that performance can be seen here; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpxI3GMi298)

Kate Davis has recently started composing, writing, and arranging, and has began performing her original works, as well as arranging the tracks you can hear on her records. An arrange of Rachmaninovs Symphonic Dances got her another from Downbeat Magazine.

Currently, Kate Davis studies at the Manhattan School of Music, and when she's not in school, she can be seen at various venues around the Portland, Orgeon area.

If you'd like see her play, a tour schedule can be found here; http://www.katedavismusic.com/events

If you'd like to buy her music, you can purchase physical copies of her CDs here; http://www.katedavismusic.com/events

Digital downloads are available, too;

On iTunes; http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/kate-davis/id291162941

On eMusic; http://www.emusic.com/album/Kate-Davis-Introducing-Kate-Davis-MP3-Download/11364499.html

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