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Kate Schutt
Kate Schutt At A Glance:
- Singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer
- Originally from Pennsylvania, now lives in Guelph, Ontario, Canada
- At age 11, began studying with renowned educator and legendary guitarist John Dougherty
- Harvard University grad, Magna Cum Laude, English, American Literature and Language
- Berklee College of Music Alum
- Her first release No Love Lost featured gypsy jazz guitarist Duane Andrews and trumpeter Patrick Boyle
- A constant collaborator, Kate has worked with Paul Reddick, Lori Cullen, Andrew MacPherson, Noah23, Oliver Schroer, Justin Faulkner (Christian McBride, Branford Marsalis) John Ellis (Jason Marsalis, Charlie Hunter), Gregoire Meret (Pat Metheny, Mike Stern)
- Self-produced her sophomore release, Telephone Game, engineered and mixed by Canadian uber-producer Michael Phillip Wojewoda (Barenaked Ladies, Spirit of the West, Rheostatics)
Telephone Game Release Date: May 26, 2009 (Canada) July 4, 2009 (US)
You could call Kate Schutt a musical triathlete. She is a creative triple threat - a guitarist, producer and singer/songwriter of rare skill and originality. The sports analogy is fitting, given that her teenage prowess as an ice hockey and lacrosse player helped the Pennsylvania born and bred Schutt gain access to the hallowed halls of Harvard. Her other passion, music, then took over. After a rigorous education at the famed Berklee College of Music, Kate’s commitment to music became entrenched.
Telephone Game, Kate’s self-produced second full-length album, is a remarkably lush, melodic record that deftly walks the line between pop, soul and jazz. This balancing act creates an uncanny sense of familiarity from the very first listen.
A myriad of styles and influences, Telephone Game showcases Kate’s innate ability to write from various perspectives and in different voices. The lead track, “Take Everything”, is a smoldering, soulful song that pleads “Take everything, but leave me something: something I can forget you by.” Inspired by the Eastern seaboard power outage of 2003, “Blackout” possesses an unabashed rock vibe. Laced with chaotic yet calculated guitar distortion and feedback, it perfectly captures the east coast’s plunge into darkness. “Take Me With You” coasts along like a lost jazz standard until you get to the rock-ish bridge” - all energetic power chords and motion. Kate pulls this off magically, naturally; many of her songs sound like one thing (retro jazz standards) that then morph into and out of another style (rock interludes, blues vamps, gypsy jazz meditations).
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Kate Schutt: No Love Lost
by Michael P. Gladstone
No Love Lost is an album from singer/songwriter/guitarist Kate Schutt, a U.S citizen living in Guelph, Ontario, Canada since 2005 Schutt offers a variety of moods, and her writing is always sharp regarding the state of her heart, via some tunes of love--some unrequited and some rather active. The overall mood of the album echoes the work of vocalist Madeleine Peyroux, who has achieved enormous success, as well as a drop of Norah Jones insofar as arrangement and delivery.
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by Eyal Hareuveni
The debut studio recording of American singer-songwriter/guitarist Kate Schutt combines old school gypsy jazz aesthetics and Schutt's wise, original words, persuasive melodies and economic arrangements. Schutt, who relocated to Guelph, Ontario and produced this fine recording, offers ten well-articulated and melodic song-stories, which cover different but never simple aspects of love. One bold cover that stands out is Sheila E's “Glamorous Life."
Schutt's main collaborators are Newfoundlanders, guitarist Duane Andrews bringing with him a Django gypsy jazz feel ...
read moreKate Schutt Plays the Northeast This Weekend!
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All About Jazz
Kate Schutt will be touring through the Northeast this weekend, supporting her latest ArtistShare release, Telephone Game. She will be making stops in Boston, Philadelphia and Portland. The schedule is as follows:
Thursday, September 3rd - 8pm Chris' Jazz Cafe 1421 Sansom Street Philadelphia, PA
Friday, September 4th - 8pm The Lily Pad 1353 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA
Saturday, September 5th - 8pm North Star Music ...
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Kate Schutt - New Fall Tour Dates!
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All About Jazz
ArtistShare is pleased to announce that Kate Schutt will be touring the Northeast to support her new album, Telephone Game. She will be making stops in: September 3 Philadelphia, PA Chris' Jazz Cafe September 4 Boston, MA The Lily Pad September 5 Portland, ME North Star Music Cafe Be sure to catch Kate, and her fantastic band as they pass through a city near you, and don't forget ...
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The Jazz Session #65: Kate Schutt
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All About Jazz
Listen Singer/songwriter Kate Schutt talks about her album Telephone Game (ArtistShare, 2009). Schutt has walked a different path than the average musician. She went to Harvard, where she played Division I lacrosse and hockey. She also went to the Berklee College of Music to hone her jazz chops. She speaks Chinese because her high school offered it. Shes an American, but she lives in Guelph, Ontario, a place she describes as the Austin, Texas of Canada. And on Telephone Game, ...
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Kate Schutt: New Tour Dates!
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All About Jazz
After an incredibly successful run through the Northeast, playing venues such as the Living Room in New York, and the World Cafe in Philadelphia, Kate Schutt will be playing even more shows to promote her new album, Telephone Game. Jun 12 2009 9:00P Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery Kitchener, Ontario Jun 13 2009 8:00P Private House Concert Richmond Hill, Ontario Jun 18 2009 10:00P Now Lounge Toronto, Ontario Jun 20 ...
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Kate Schutt Northeast Tour Dates
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All About Jazz
We are pleased to announce that ArtistShare guitarist Kate Schutt will be touring the Northeast. Join her at the Living Room in New York on May 28th as she supports her newest release, “Telephone Game”. Kate will also be performing at: May 29, 7:30 pm Acton, MA Acton Jazz Cafe May 30, 10 pm Cambridge, MA The Lily Pad May 31, 9 pm Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Kate’s ...
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Singer/Songwriter Kate Schutt at World Cafe Live, Philadelphia on October 12th
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All About Jazz
Singer/songwriter Kate Schutt performs with her trio band at The World Cafe Live (Philadelphia) on Sunday, October 12. Doors and brunch at 12noon Music from 12:45-1:45pm Kate Schutt - guitar / vocal Orrin Evans- piano Justin Faulkner - drums World Cafe Live (Upstairs) 3025 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 215-222-1400 worldcafelive.com Tickets: $28.50 -- Includes live entertainment, all buffet items, tax, gratuity, and processing ...
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Kate Schutt Trio at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia
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All About Jazz
Singer/songwriter Kate Schutt will perform with her trio at the World Cafe Live in Philadelphia on Sunday, September 21st. Doors and brunch at 12 noon Music from 12:45-1:45pm Kate Schutt - guitar / vocal Orrin Evans - piano Justin Faulkner - drums World Cafe Live (Upstairs) 3025 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 215-222-1400 worldcafelive.com Tickets: $28.50 -- Includes live entertainment, all buffet items, tax, gratuity, and ...
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Kate Schutt's Latest Album to be Released Next Month
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All About Jazz
Singer/songwriter Kate Schutt (pronounced as “shut") is releasing her new album The Telephone Game through ArtistShare in September. Some songs on this album are inspired by real love stories submitted by the participants of the former project, No Love Lost. Kate was interested in how stories intentionally and unintentionally change by being passed on from one person to the next. That is why the title for this album is called The Telephone Game. By purchasing the album, you can have ...
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