Kate Davis

{{For-multi|the American director|Kate Davis (director)|the American voice actress and singer|Kate Higgins}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Kate Davis

| image =

| background = solo_singer

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|2|4}}

| birth_place = West Linn, Oregon, U.S

| genre = Pop, jazz

| occupation = Musician, singer, songwriter

| instrument = Vocals, bass, guitar

| years_active = 2008–present

| label = Solitaire, ANTI-

| website = {{URL|katedavismusic.com}}

}}

Kathryn L. "Kate" Davis (born February 4, 1991) is an American singer, songwriter, and bassist.{{AllMusic | id= kate-davis-mn0002730075/biography | title= Kate Davis AllMusic Biography}}

Early life

Davis started learning music on the violin. She moved to the Pacific Northwest in middle school and began to study the double bass.{{cite web |url=http://www.katedavismusic.com/about |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110107124442/http://www.katedavismusic.com/about |date=2010 |title=About Kate |work=Kate Davis Music |archivedate=January 7, 2011 |accessdate=January 10, 2015}} She played violin and bass in the Portland Youth Philharmonic. She was named a Presidential Scholar in the Arts in 2009, as part of the Presidential Scholars Program, through the YoungArts national arts scholarship program while at West Linn High School in West Linn, Oregon.{{cite web | url = http://www2.ed.gov/programs/psp/2009/scholars.doc | title = Presidential Scholars for 2009 | date = 2014-12-31}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ed.gov/blog/2009/06/department-of-education-honored-the-2009-class-of-presidential-scholars/|title=ED Honors Presidential Scholars - ED.gov Blog|date=30 June 2009|publisher=|access-date=31 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105010039/http://www.ed.gov/blog/2009/06/department-of-education-honored-the-2009-class-of-presidential-scholars/|archive-date=5 January 2015|url-status=dead}}

Music career

=Early jazz releases=

Davis released the album Introducing Kate Davis in 2008. She enrolled at the Manhattan School of Music in 2009, concentrating on jazz and classic American songs,{{cite web | url = http://www.katedavismusic.com/about/ | title = About — Kate Davis|work=Kate Davis Music | date = 2014-12-31}} releasing a Christmas album in 2009 and a live album in 2010. She collaborated with guitarist Gabe Schnider and drummer Conor Szymanski, these songs can heard on Michael Feinstein's NPR show Song Travels.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/08/22/342445356/kate-davis-on-song-travels|title=Kate Davis On Song Travels|website=NPR.org |publisher=}} In 2012, she was recognized by ASCAP with the Robert Alan Award for new songwriters.{{cite web | website=Welcome to ASCAP | title= The ASCAP Foundation Robert Allen Award Presented to Kate Davis| url=https://www.ascap.com/playback/2012/10/foundation/robert-allen-award | access-date=2020-06-20}}

In 2014, Davis was recognized by MTV as one of the "Fifteen Fresh Females to Rule Pop" in 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2306384/pop-music-fresh-female-artists-2014/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006191306/http://www.mtv.com/news/2306384/pop-music-fresh-female-artists-2014/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 6, 2015|title=15 Fresh Females Who Will Rule Pop In 2014|first=Jenna Hally |last=Rubenstein|website=MTV |date=2014-01-10|publisher=}} In September 2014, Davis sang a cover version of "All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor while playing double bass for Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox video channel; Bradlee played piano and Dave Tedeschi played drums on their 1940s jazz-style interpretation, called "All About That (Upright) Bass". After three months on YouTube their version had received eight million hits.{{cite news |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/youtube-crooner-all-about-that-upright-bass-and-then-some |title=YouTube crooner all about that upright bass and then some |last=Min |first=Ariel |date=December 10, 2014 |work=Art Beat: PBS NewsHour |access-date=January 3, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/10/upright-bass-postmodern-jukebox_n_5797592.html |title='All About That (Upright) Bass' Gives A Jazzy Twist To A Great Message |last=Barness |first=Sarah |date=September 10, 2014 |work=Huff Post Entertainment |accessdate=January 3, 2015}}

In December 2014, Davis appeared on PBS News Hour to perform and to talk about her career. While discussing the cover version she has said that learning the double bass was difficult, but after learning songs from the Great American Songbook, she was able to translate that knowledge to create her own style.

In January 2015, Davis appeared on the PBS special American Voices with Renée Fleming. She stepped in at the last minute for Grammy-winner Kurt Elling when he became ill with laryngitis and couldn't perform.{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/american-voices-renee-fleming-kate-davis-gets-big-break/3734/|title=American Voices with Renée Fleming - Kate Davis Gets A Big Break - Great Performances - PBS|website=PBS |date=7 January 2015|publisher=}}

=A change of direction to rock=

In 2019 Kate Davis relaunched her career as an indie rock musician with the release of the album Trophy. The album was a result of collaboration with producer Tim Bright.{{cite web |url=https://www.thefamilyreviews.com/features/kate-davis-interview|title=Interview, Musician Kate Davis|date=2 July 2019 |publisher= thefamilyreviews.com |accessdate=2023-03-30}}

Her next album was a complete cover of Retired Boxer by outsider artist Daniel Johnston. She posted "Oh No" to SoundCloud as the lead single in November 2020.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.obsessivecompulsivemag.com/news/2020/11/19/kate-davis-releases-strange-boy-cover-album |title=Kate Davis Releases 'Strange Boy' Cover Album |magazine=Obsessive-Compulsive |date=November 20, 2020 |accessdate=December 4, 2020}} The album titled Strange Boy was released in early 2021 and benefited the mental health charity Hi How Are You Project.{{Cite web|url=https://www.obsessivecompulsivemag.com/news/2020/11/19/kate-davis-releases-strange-boy-cover-album|title = Kate Davis Releases "Strange Boy" Cover Album}}

In 2022, Davis released a new original song "Consequences". The album Fish Bowl followed in March 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/mar/25/one-to-watch-kate-davis-fish-bowl|title=One to watch: Kate Davis|publisher=theguardian.com |author=Phil Mongredien|date=25 March 2023|accessdate=2023-03-30}}

Discography

=Studio albums=

Introducing Kate Davis (2008)
A Kate Davis Holiday (2009)
Trophy (Solitaire, 2019)
Strange Boy (Solitaire, 2021)
Fish Bowl (Anti-, 2023)

=Live albums=

Live at Jimmy Mak's (2010)

=As featured artist=

class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center;
style="width:3em"\| Year !\|Song !\| Album
2014 \| align="left" \| "All About That Bass" (Scott Bradlee & Postmodern Jukebox feat. Kate Davis) \| style="text-align:left;"\| Historical Misappropriation
2019 \| align="left" \| "My Baby Just Cares For Me" \| style="text-align:left;"\| Five Feet Apart: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack{{cite web\|url=https://www.soundtrackmania.net/five-feet-apart-soundtrack.html/\|title=Five Feet Apart Soundtrack\|date=17 March 2019 \|publisher=soundtrackmania.net\|accessdate=2023-03-27}}

class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center;

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!|Song

!| Album

2014

| align="left" | "All About That Bass"
(Scott Bradlee & Postmodern Jukebox feat. Kate Davis)

| style="text-align:left;"| Historical Misappropriation

2019

| align="left" | "My Baby Just Cares For Me"

| style="text-align:left;"| Five Feet Apart: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack{{cite web|url=https://www.soundtrackmania.net/five-feet-apart-soundtrack.html/|title=Five Feet Apart Soundtrack|date=17 March 2019 |publisher=soundtrackmania.net|accessdate=2023-03-27}}

=As composer or session musician=

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align="center"|2019

|Remind Me Tomorrow

|Sharon Van Etten

|co-writer of the song "Seventeen"{{cite web | title=Sharon Van Etten Premieres Kate Davis' New Song and Kate Announces Debut on Solitaire Recordings Out November 8th | website=Circuit Sweet | date=2019-06-04 | url=https://circuitsweet.co.uk/2019/06/sharon-van-etten-premieres-kate-davis-new-song-and-kate-announces-debut-on-solitaire-recordings-out-november-8th/ | access-date=2020-06-20}}