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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Musicians --> {{Infobox musical artist
| name = Kate McGarry | name = Kate McGarry
⚫ | birth_place = ], ], U.S.
| background = solo_singer
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|1|17}} | genre = ], ]
| occupation = Singer
⚫ | birth_place = ], Massachusetts, U.S.
| genre = ], ] | instrument = Vocals
| occupation = Singer | years_active = 1990–present
⚫ | label = ], ]
| instrument = Vocals
| years_active = 1990–present
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| associated_acts = Keith Ganz | associated_acts = Keith Ganz
| website = {{URL|katemcgarry.com}} | website = {{URL|katemcgarry.com}}
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==Career== ==Career==
McGarry grew up in an Irish-American family with nine siblings<ref name="Piano">{{cite web|title=Kate McGarry On Piano Jazz|url=https://www.npr.org/2012/04/20/102165854/kate-mcgarry-on-piano-jazz |website=NPR.org|accessdate=18 March 2017|date=20 September 2013}}</ref> in ], Massachusetts. She attended the ], graduating with a degree in jazz and Afro-American Music. After graduating, she became a member of the vocal group One O'Clock Jump. For ten years she lived in Los Angeles. She sang in clubs, did film and television work in Hollywood, and recorded her first album, ''Easy to Love'' (Vital Music, 1992). In 1996, she moved to the ] in New York to study at an ]. Three years later, she moved to New York City, returned to singing in clubs, and recorded her second album, ''Show Me'' (released independently in 2001, reissued by ] in 2003).<ref name="McCartney">{{cite web | last1 = McCartney |first1=Kelly|title=Kate McGarry|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kate-mcgarry-mn0000363569/biography| website = AllMusic|accessdate=18 March 2017}}</ref> McGarry grew up in an Irish-American family with nine siblings<ref name="Piano">{{cite web|title=Kate McGarry On Piano Jazz|url=https://www.npr.org/2012/04/20/102165854/kate-mcgarry-on-piano-jazz |website=NPR.org|accessdate=18 March 2017|date=20 September 2013}}</ref> in ], Massachusetts. She attended the ], graduating with a degree in jazz and Afro-American Music. After graduating, she became a member of the vocal group One O'Clock Jump. For ten years she lived in Los Angeles. She sang in clubs, did film and television work in Hollywood, and recorded her first album, ''Easy to Love'' (1992). In 1996, she moved to the ] in New York to study at an ]. Three years later, she moved to New York City, returned to singing in clubs, and recorded her second album, ''Show Me''.<ref name="McCartney">{{cite web | last1 = McCartney |first1=Kelly|title=Kate McGarry|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kate-mcgarry-mn0000363569/biography| website = AllMusic|accessdate=18 March 2017}}</ref>


McGarry looks beyond the jazz world for material, singing cover versions of ], ], and ] on ''Mercy Streets'' (Palmetto, 2005),<ref name="McCartney" /> the Irish song "The Heather on the Hill" on ''The Target'' (Palmetto, 2007),<ref name="Outside">{{cite web | title = Kate McGarry, Singing Outside the Lines of Jazz|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12752425 |website=NPR.org|accessdate=18 March 2017|date=14 August 2007}}</ref> and "]" by ] on ''Genevieve & Ferdinand'' (], 2014), which she recorded with her husband, guitarist Keith Ganz.<ref name="Bilawsky">{{cite web|last1=Bilawsky|first1=Dan|title=Kate McGarry and Keith Ganz: Genevieve & Ferdinand |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/genevieve-and-ferdinand-kate-mcgarry-sunnyside-records-review-by-dan-bilawsky.php|website=All About Jazz|accessdate=18 March 2017|date=10 January 2014 }}</ref> McGarry looks beyond the jazz world for material, singing cover versions of ], ], and ] on ''Mercy Streets'' (Palmetto, 2005),<ref name="McCartney" /> the Irish song "The Heather on the Hill" on ''The Target'' (Palmetto, 2007),<ref name="Outside">{{cite web | title = Kate McGarry, Singing Outside the Lines of Jazz|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12752425 |website=NPR.org|accessdate=18 March 2017|date=14 August 2007}}</ref> and "]" by ] on ''Genevieve & Ferdinand'' (], 2014), which she recorded with her husband, guitarist Keith Ganz.<ref name="Bilawsky">{{cite web|last1=Bilawsky|first1=Dan|title=Kate McGarry and Keith Ganz: Genevieve & Ferdinand |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/genevieve-and-ferdinand-kate-mcgarry-sunnyside-records-review-by-dan-bilawsky.php|website=All About Jazz|accessdate=18 March 2017|date=10 January 2014 }}</ref>
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==Awards and honors== ==Awards and honors==
* Grammy Award nomination for ], ''If Less is More...Nothing is Everything'', 2009 * Grammy Award nomination for ], ''If Less is More...Nothing is Everything'', 2009
* Grammy Award nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album, ''The Subject Tonight Is Love'', 2019<ref name="grammy61">{{cite web |title=61st GRAMMY Awards: Full Nominees & Winners List |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2019-grammy-awards-complete-nominees-and-winners-list |website=GRAMMY.com |accessdate=17 February 2019|date=7 December 2018}}</ref> * Grammy Award nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album, ''The Subject Tonight Is Love'', 2019<ref name="grammy61">{{cite web |title=61st GRAMMY Awards: Full Nominees & Winners List |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2019-grammy-awards-complete-nominees-and-winners-list |website=GRAMMY.com |date=7 December 2018 |accessdate=17 February 2019 |archive-date=16 February 2019 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20190216061133/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2019-grammy-awards-complete-nominees-and-winners-list }}</ref>
* Voted Rising Star, '']'' magazine's Critics' Poll, 2011–2016 * Voted Rising Star, '']'' magazine's Critics' Poll, 2011–2016
* Outstanding Jazz Vocalist, NYC Nightlife Awards * Outstanding Jazz Vocalist, NYC Nightlife Awards
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===As leader=== ===As leader===
* ''Easy to Love'' (Vacuum Tube Logic of America, 1992) * ''Easy to Love'' (Vacuum Tube Logic of America, 1992)
* ''Show Me'' (Palmetto, 2003) * ''Show Me'' (], 2003)
* ''Mercy Streets'' (Palmetto, 2005) * ''Mercy Streets'' (Palmetto, 2005)
* ''The Target'' (Palmetto, 2007) * ''The Target'' (Palmetto, 2007)
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* ''Genevieve and Ferdinand'' with Keith Ganz (Sunnyside, 2014) * ''Genevieve and Ferdinand'' with Keith Ganz (Sunnyside, 2014)
* '']'' with Keith Ganz (Binxtown, 2018) * '']'' with Keith Ganz (Binxtown, 2018)
* ''What to Wear in the Dark'' (Resilience Music Alliance, 2021)


===As guest=== ===As guest===
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Kate McGarry
BornHyannis, Massachusetts, U.S.
GenresJazz, vocal jazz
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active1990–present
LabelsPalmetto, Sunnyside
Websitekatemcgarry.com
Musical artist

Katherine Genevieve McGarry, known professionally as Kate McGarry, is a jazz vocalist.

Career

McGarry grew up in an Irish-American family with nine siblings in Hyannis, Massachusetts. She attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, graduating with a degree in jazz and Afro-American Music. After graduating, she became a member of the vocal group One O'Clock Jump. For ten years she lived in Los Angeles. She sang in clubs, did film and television work in Hollywood, and recorded her first album, Easy to Love (1992). In 1996, she moved to the Catskill Mountains in New York to study at an ashram. Three years later, she moved to New York City, returned to singing in clubs, and recorded her second album, Show Me.

McGarry looks beyond the jazz world for material, singing cover versions of Peter Gabriel, Björk, and Joni Mitchell on Mercy Streets (Palmetto, 2005), the Irish song "The Heather on the Hill" on The Target (Palmetto, 2007), and "American Tune" by Paul Simon on Genevieve & Ferdinand (Sunnyside, 2014), which she recorded with her husband, guitarist Keith Ganz.

She has worked with Kurt Elling, Fred Hersch, John Hollenbeck, and Maria Schneider. She appeared on the radio programs Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland, All Things Considered, and Jazz Set with Dee Dee Bridgewater. She has taught at the Manhattan School of Music and New England Conservatory of Music.

Awards and honors

  • Grammy Award nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album, If Less is More...Nothing is Everything, 2009
  • Grammy Award nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album, The Subject Tonight Is Love, 2019
  • Voted Rising Star, Down Beat magazine's Critics' Poll, 2011–2016
  • Outstanding Jazz Vocalist, NYC Nightlife Awards
  • Jazz ambassador, three years

Discography

As leader

  • Easy to Love (Vacuum Tube Logic of America, 1992)
  • Show Me (Palmetto, 2003)
  • Mercy Streets (Palmetto, 2005)
  • The Target (Palmetto, 2007)
  • If Less Is More... (Palmetto, 2008)
  • Girl Talk (Palmetto, 2012)
  • Genevieve and Ferdinand with Keith Ganz (Sunnyside, 2014)
  • The Subject Tonight Is Love with Keith Ganz (Binxtown, 2018)
  • What to Wear in the Dark (Resilience Music Alliance, 2021)

As guest

References

  1. ^ "Kate McGarry On Piano Jazz". NPR.org. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  2. ^ McCartney, Kelly. "Kate McGarry". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  3. "Kate McGarry, Singing Outside the Lines of Jazz". NPR.org. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  4. Bilawsky, Dan (10 January 2014). "Kate McGarry and Keith Ganz: Genevieve & Ferdinand". All About Jazz. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  5. "Jazz Vocalist Kate McGarry". Kate McGarry. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  6. "61st GRAMMY Awards: Full Nominees & Winners List". GRAMMY.com. 7 December 2018. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
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