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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,

Larry Vuckovich 

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

Kay's CD, Black Magic, has received airplay on the Bay Area jazz station, KCSM, and is available on CD Baby!