Jazz Articles about Kate Kortum

About Kate Kortum

Live Review

Kate Kortum at Jazz In July, 92NY

by Paul Reynolds
July 29, 2026

Kate Kortum and the Aaron Diehl Trio 92NY Jazz In July New York NY July 22, 2026 Casual jazz fans likely may not yet recognize her name, but the growing reputation of Kate Kortum within the jazz community clearly preceded her appearance last week at the 92nd Street Y Jazz in July Festival. The show became one of the hottest tickets of the festival, with the performance selling out more than a week in ...

Album Review

Edwin Corne: Spruce and Maple

Read "Spruce and Maple" reviewed by Frank Housh

by Frank Housh
February 8, 2026

Guitarist Edwin Corne 's Spruce And Maple features the American Songbook peppered with eastern harmonies, befitting an Australian-Chinese musician raised in Shanghai and based in New York City. Corne's jazz guitar trio recording continues an ensemble tradition that began with Jim Hall and continued through Barney Kessel, Joe Pass, and Pat Metheny. It is alive and well in Spruce And Maple. Corne is joined by fellow Juilliard graduates Luke Sellick (bass) and Charles Goold (drums) who achieve a rich, woody sound throughout. Corne ...

Rising Stars

Introducing Vocalist Kate Kortum

by Sanford Josephson
January 1, 2026

Growing up in Houston, Texas, Kate Kortum shared a computer with her five siblings. “Somehow, the Ella Fitzgerald recording of 'How High the Moon' from her Live in Berlin album ended up on the computer," she recalled. “I had no idea you could sing like that. I heard that and became obsessed." Despite her fixation on Fitzgerald, Kortum didn't start singing right away at Houston's High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. Instead, she joined the jazz ...