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Jazz vocalist, Kay Andreas (aka Kay Kostopoulos),
is a former dancer, a classical actress and teacher of Drama at Stanford
University. Kay has always been attentive to rhythm, range, and textural
meaning in her teaching and acting. Black Olive Jazz features stunning vocals
and a rhythm section powered with a percussive Mediterranean touch. Middle Eastern riffs and Shakespearean texts
have helped to inform her delivery of the complex time, sensitive lyrics and
multiple shades of jazz. Her theatrical background lends an emotional
sensitivity to her lush and sensuous three-octave range. Kay’s experience as an actress makes her a
versatile song-stylist and performer. Black Olive Jazz has a wide range of
material which appeals to any age: Classic Jazz Standards, Latin, Romantic
Ballads, Retro-lounge in the style of Pink Martini, Django-Grapelli style
guitar/violin with voice, and even R&B for Motown fans. She sings in English,
French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian. Performing classic songs from the
Golden Age of the American Songbook with a vocal jazz repertoire from the
enduring masters of the art form including the Gershwins, Rodgers and Hart,
Harold Arlen, Cole Porter; and songwriters from Europe and Latin
America--Consuelo Velaquez, Ary Borroso, A.C. Jobim, and many more. Vocalist
Kay Andreas brings these traditions together with an all-star ensemble of San
Francisco legends. Kay's CD, Black Magic, has received airplay on
the Bay Area jazz station, KCSM, and is available on CD Baby! Her new release,
“Blue Valentine”, featuring Larry Vuckovich, Bill Douglass and Eddie Marshall,
will soon be released CD Baby for an advance copy—please
contact
Kay. Kay performs and has recorded with many San
Francisco Bay Area treasures: pianists, Larry Vuckovich,
Si Perkoff, Benny Watson & Rebeca
Mauleon; guitar players, Josh Workman, Lenny Carlson,
Duncan James and Vic Schrader; Kay also works with world class bassists:
Bill Douglass, Barry Green, Ruth Davies, Sam Bevan, and
Perry Thoorsell, as well as percussionists: Eddie Marshall, Jimmy Robinson, Ian
Dogole, and Vince Delgado. Her reed and horn players include Mel Martin, Max
Perkoff, Sheldon Brown, Dave Rocha, & David Hardiman, Kay has also performed as
lead vocalist for David Hardiman's Big Band, The City Swing Big Band of San
Francisco, and as guest vocalist with the jazz group Topaz. Her ALL GAL BAND
features the slick piano stylings of Sue Crosman, swingin bassists, Carla
Kaufman & Ruth Davies, and red hot drummers, Beth Goodfellow & Kelly Fasman. In addition to singing, Kay is stunning in her
appearance, poise, warmth and professionalism. She is an experienced host and
toastmaster—and she frequently recites and performs at poetry readings and book
signings. She has performed for large audiences in the Walt Whitman, Emily
Dickinson, William Saroyan, and Charles Darwin celebrations at Stanford
University. Kay performs at many venues, educational
institutions and benefits in the San Francisco Bay Area and Sonoma, including
The Union Street Festival, the Art Deco celebration at Union Square, San
Francisco, Herbst Theater Green Room, Presidio Café, Corte Madera Center Summer
Music Series, Jazz at Pearls, The Cliff House, Agenda Lounge, Santana Row Jazz
Series, Octavia Lounge, Turtle Bay Restaurant, Café Fino, Domaine Carneros
Winery, Ledson Winery, Gundlach Bundschu Winery, Bartholomew Park Winery Jazz
Series, Landmark Vineyards, Testarossa Winery, Joe’s of Lafayette, Brazen Head
Breast Cancer Benefit, Stanford University, City College of San Francisco, Santa
Clara University and UC Santa Cruz. Kay has been profiled in articles in Jazziz and
Stanford Magazines, and her music video is featured on all
aboutjazz.com. Festivals, Benefits, Venues Sausalito Arts Festival Union Street Festival Union Square Art Deco Celebration Herbst Theater Green Room Corte Madera Center Ghiradelli Square The Cliff House Sams Chowderhouse Agenda Lounge Santana Row Jazz Series Octavia Lounge Turtle Bay Restaurant Café Fino Ledson Winery Domaine Carneros Gundlach Bundschu Winery Bartholomew Park Winery Jazz Series Landmark Vineyards Joe’s of Lafayette Sam’s Chowderhouse Brazen Head Breast Cancer Benefit Stanford University Stanford Hospital Atrium City College of San Francisco Santa Clara U San Jose State U UC Santa Cruz Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Performing with San Francisco Bay Area treasures: Pianists: Si Perkoff, Benny Watson, Pianist/trombonist, Max Perkoff Woodwinds: Sheldon Brown, Hal Richards, Mel Martin Horns: Al Molina, David Hardiman, Dave Rocha Guitar: Duncan James, Lenny Carlson and Josh Workman. Bassists: Perry Thoorsell, Bill Douglass Drummers:
Eddie Marshall, Vince Delgato and Ian
Dogole. STYLES: Classic Swing : Cole Porter, Duke Ellington Jazz Standards :, Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin Bossa : Antonio Carlos Jobim, Joao Gilberto Latin Jazz : Consuelo Velasques, Ary Borroso Modern Jazz : John Coltrane, Miles Davis Bebop : Dizzy Gillespie
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Latest News:Black Olive Jazz All Gal Band: Duke Ellington Tribute Black Olive Jazz All Gal Band: Demo Black Olive Jazz All Gal Band: A
Tribute to Bay Area Women Musicians Jazz Vocalist, Stanford drama teacher and actress, Kay Kostopoulos, plays with her All Gal Band: featuring virtuoso pianist, Sue Crosman, swinging bassist, Carla Kaufman, and red hot drummer, Beth Goodfellow. An elegant singer whose voice is inspired by the golden age of jazz, Kay sings music in the styles of such songbirds as Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Peggy Lee and Anita O’Day. LISTEN TO SOME MP3 CLIPS! I
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News from Stanford: Kay is now teaching in Stanford’s Graduate School of Business—Acting with Power—a new course for MBA’s co-taught with Stanford Professor, Deborah Gruenfeld. Kay has also been doing a series of Poetry Readings with music with English Professor, Jane Emery. She performed most recently in Stanford Continuing Studies projects honoring Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson.
Kay's film "Classic Stars of Belly Dance" is being re-released on DVD!
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