Kay Kostopoulos is a jazz vocalist, seasoned actress, and 25-year Stanford lecturer in Business and Theatre. She brings a uniquely emotional and theatrical edge to her music. Her style fuses swing, standards, blues, bop, Latin rhythms, and original compositions, all through a Mediterranean-tinted lens with exotic flair.
Think serpentine soprano flourishes, finger cymbals, and vocal range with texture, passion, and presence. Audiences are captivated by her exotic energy and lyrical storytelling in every performance.
Enchanting soundscapes: Dive into a style blending theatrical depth, Mediterranean soul, and jazz mastery. A voice that distinguishes: Critics praise her “lush and sensuous three-octave vocal range” and emotional delivery. Magical stagecraft: With a background in theater, Kay brings drama, warmth, and presence to every song.
Kay performs bicoastally in San Francisco and New York City. She and legendary saxophonist Noel Jewkes have been featured at premiere venues and jazz festivals all around the San Francisco Bay Area, including the Sonoma, Napa, Healdsburg, Vallejo, Sacramento, Palo Alto, and Fillmore Jazz Festivals. Their album, "Exotica", a Mediterranean Jazz Journey, received rave reviews, and was honored by the Stanford Humanities celebration. In New York City she has performed at 54 Below, Bryant Park, Birdland, Pangea, the Stuyvesant Cove Music Festival, and many other venues.
Kay’s upcoming release “Black Olive in the Big Apple” features some of the finest on the NYC jazz scene. Arranged by Grammy-nominated pianist John DiMartino; and with Grammy winning reed player, Peter Brainin,; bassist, Sean Conly and Grammy winner, drummer, Vince Cherico.
