Kate Lamont and Mia Pixley Quartet

Pushing the boundaries of jazz Jazz ​​Mafia vocalist and genre-bending artist Kate Lamont brings soulful originals, inventive covers, and a powerhouse band ... Born in the UK, singer Kate Lamont has recorded 7 collaborative works as well as 2 solo albums and spent a decade working in and building the Indianapolis arts and music community. Arriving in the Bay Area in 2012, Kate released a self-titled contemporary R&B record in 2013 with drummer/producer Devon Ashley, and has since released several singles with Bay Area producers including On Again, Everything, and 2 Forever One 4 Me, featuring Kev Choice on keys. In 2020, Lamont released Konkrete Violet with artist/producers Mani Draper and NOBL. Kate also runs with the Oakland collective, Grand Nationxl, releasing 2020’s Twice on Sunday: Season One & Season One Deluxe. Kate Lamont crafts original music with emotional depth that grooves. A frequent vocalist with the Jazz Mafia family, Kate’s reputation as a genre-fluid vocalist keeps audiences guessing as to what she’ll do next. Her collaborative nature has produced a wide variety of arrangements (and a TED talk you can find on her website, katelamont.com ) giving each song a unique jumping off point. A creative interpreter, Kate uses spacious arrangements to cover some of her favorite artists like Joni Mitchell and Nancy Wilson, and Michael Jackson. Mia Pixley, is a multidisciplinary artist who integrates cello, voice, and performance to explore aspects of our inner worlds. Her music—often described as whimsical, irreverent, melodic and unconventional — is a grounding, soulful, and ethereal blend of classical, experimental, blues, folk, and jazz genres. Mia has opened for artists such as Fantastic Negrito, Valerie June, Hauschka, and Holly Near. She performs and records regularly with GRAMMY-nominated multi-instrumentalist Barbara Higbie and Fantastic Negrito. Mia loves collaboration and interdisciplinary endeavors of all kinds