Like no two whirlpools are the same, no ship in these waters sustains or arrives if the wind against its hull ain't real. The ocean of this, our highest music, parts like the Blue Sea for an artist named Katie King. Acclaimed for her intricate storytelling and personal phrasing, Miss King earnestly moves the non-Jazz appetite while at the same time fulfilling the hopes of the intellect. Katie is no traditionalist or a charlatan of any Bop. A major root of her journey is the understanding of risk.
Explorers discover without stealing and pillaging.
Yes, this singer dares to go where minor poets are being routinely washed ashore. She is continuous without being predictable. With liberties earned from discipline of voice and dedication from the bloodline of masters, she realizes that seafaring skills make not the first vessels to be recognized. She believes in all the trips it takes to get there. In the mid-80s Katie King became involved in local Jazz sessions in the Northwest.