About Katie
Katie currently teaches private voice and piano lessons and serves as Artistic Music Director of the Oakland Jazz Choir and Music Director at Lake Merritt United Methodist Church, and has recently taught at The Jazzschool in Berkeley. She has many years of music teaching, directing, and performance experience, having worked as music director, conductor, piano accompanist, and arranger for various jazz, pop, classical choral, acappella, and theatrical groups, and having sung and recorded with multiple jazz, R&B/funk/soul, gospel, Afro-Latin,and musical theatre ensembles in the Bay Area and beyond.
Katie holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from San Jose State University with an emphasis in Improvised Music Studies, including jazz, pop/rock/gospel, as well as Afro-Caribbean and other world music traditions. She also holds a music degree from vocal jazz guru Phil Mattson's School for Music Vocations in Iowa, and an M.A. in Drama from San Francisco State University.
In addition to her extensive work as a musician, she is also a trained actor and has performed with various theatre companies in the Bay Area. Some of her most recent theatrical roles include: Lisa in Private Eyes, Red in Late: A Cowboy Song, Ann in Balm in Gilead, Dorine in Tartuffe, Lady Blues in Torch Song Trilogy, and Pepita in Feydeau's Fit to be Tried.
When she's not teaching music or onstage, Katie loves spending time with friends and family, going out to see live music and theatre, curling up with a good book, constructing (and deconstructing...) original theatre performance pieces, rocking out at the piano and singing alone or with friends, dancing (badly), laughing (loudly), coming up with random artsy-fartsy projects, making a mess in the kitchen, pouring spirits tastings and instigating general mischief & merriment at St. George Spirits distillery, discovering new local restaurants and bars, and adventuring & relaxing with her most amazing fiance, Marcel.
Katie holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from San Jose State University with an emphasis in Improvised Music Studies, including jazz, pop/rock/gospel, as well as Afro-Caribbean and other world music traditions. She also holds a music degree from vocal jazz guru Phil Mattson's School for Music Vocations in Iowa, and an M.A. in Drama from San Francisco State University.
In addition to her extensive work as a musician, she is also a trained actor and has performed with various theatre companies in the Bay Area. Some of her most recent theatrical roles include: Lisa in Private Eyes, Red in Late: A Cowboy Song, Ann in Balm in Gilead, Dorine in Tartuffe, Lady Blues in Torch Song Trilogy, and Pepita in Feydeau's Fit to be Tried.
When she's not teaching music or onstage, Katie loves spending time with friends and family, going out to see live music and theatre, curling up with a good book, constructing (and deconstructing...) original theatre performance pieces, rocking out at the piano and singing alone or with friends, dancing (badly), laughing (loudly), coming up with random artsy-fartsy projects, making a mess in the kitchen, pouring spirits tastings and instigating general mischief & merriment at St. George Spirits distillery, discovering new local restaurants and bars, and adventuring & relaxing with her most amazing fiance, Marcel.
Education
College Degrees
2010 M.A. Drama, San Francisco State University
2002 B.M. Vocal Performance & Improvised Music Studies, Minor English Literature, San Jose State University
1998 A.A.A. Professional Music, The School for Music Vocations, SWCC
Actor Training (overview)
First Take (film)
San Francisco School of Digital Film (film)
Steppenwolf Theatre Acting & Second City Improvisation Intensives
American Conservatory Theatre's Studio A.C.T.
Foothill Theatre Conservatory
Seydways Studio
Please contact Katie for a complete resume.
2010 M.A. Drama, San Francisco State University
2002 B.M. Vocal Performance & Improvised Music Studies, Minor English Literature, San Jose State University
1998 A.A.A. Professional Music, The School for Music Vocations, SWCC
Actor Training (overview)
First Take (film)
San Francisco School of Digital Film (film)
Steppenwolf Theatre Acting & Second City Improvisation Intensives
American Conservatory Theatre's Studio A.C.T.
Foothill Theatre Conservatory
Seydways Studio
Please contact Katie for a complete resume.
