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A letter from Ronald B. Weber, MD, President & Artistic Director, South Florida JAZZ
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...The unique "Ladies of Cool" material that you shared with us was extraordinary on several level...While your arrangements were thematic and evocative of the artists, the show was very much a personalized Kathy Kosins performance. This is a critical touch not lost on the more sophisticated audience members, many of whom have raved about the show."
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Dr. Herb Wong writes in Jazz Education Journal "She delivers natural and sure-pitch with seemingly effortless expression..." Read the entire article, along with the IAJE Resource Team Member for Radio/Recordings for April 2006 here. (Adobe PDF 3.6mb)
"Kathy Kosins represents the many great things happening in vocal jazz today," said Arthur White, NSU director of Jazz Studies. "She is a stellar interpreter, a great songwriter, and a consummate performer."
Cheryl Hughey of Mahogany Jazz says "Kathy Kosins has taken the jazz world by storm. Herb Wong of the esteemed International Association of Jazz Educators named Kosins as one of the top six vocalists of 2005. The Chicago Reader would rave about her 'solid intonation, unwavering swing and a voice that can conjure both the girl next door and her older wiser sister.' Harnessing the essence of the song with imaginative interpretations and sassy savoir faire, Kathy Kosins is definitely a vocalist on the rise."
JVOICE Interview
JVOICE (Jazz Vocalists Offering Instructional Curriculum for Education)
I’ve known Kathy Kosins for several years and always loved her sound, but what is most inspiring is Kathy’s entrepreneurial spirit. Her workshop: “Gainful Employment and Hustling the Gig” has been booked in over fifty universities in the U.S. and she records for Mahogany Records (Kevin Mahogany’s label) , which is returning to the old fashioned concept of sending, ‘a single track’ to radio, just like the old days.
Read the entire interview!
Joe Klopus Review
The Kansas City Star
Singer's background comes to the fore Kathy
Kosins' style emerges from household sound
Neil Tesser and Mark Ruffin reviewed Vintage on their radio show. We have an MP3 of the review available. Click here to listen.
Paula
Edelstein Review
Sounds of Timeless Jazz
Paula is back to review Vintage.
JazzTimes Magazine
"Three years after her widely acclaimed Mood Swings, Detroit chanteuse
Kathy Kosins is taking big steps backward-but in a good
way." Read the entire review here
New York Times
Ms. Kosins's nonstandard choice of standards is almost as winsome as
her easygoing, swinging style...
Scott Yanow,
All Music Guide
Kathy Kosins has a fine expressive voice and she is joined by a
top-notch sextet,
but the real star of this set are the songs
Chris DiGirolamo
If Jazz had four seasons, Kathy Kosins would be spring. Something to
look forward to, something budding, and most of all something just down
right distinct.
By John
Stevenson
ejazznews.com
On Vintage, Kathy Kosins plunges into a rarely explored area of
standards, and emerges with a handful of well-crafted melodic pearls.
Her alluring declamations bring freshness to the lightly swinging
"Tiptoe Gently". A teasing, sensual approach comes across to good
effect on Russell Garcia's "Go Slow", where Kathy drags seductive
lyrics across a decelerated tango.
Midwest Record Recap
Continuing to fight the good fight for recognition, her first set in
three years finds Kosins with wider exposureand distribution and an
album of oldies you probably never heard. Digging into the past for a
flock of songs that time has past by, as well as a few surprises that
she manages to make fit right. A dazzling jazz singer that has that
something extra that was made to be appreciated, Kosins has got it
going on and you should get on the train. Hot stuff.
Will Friedwald
I wasn't expecting to fall in love with a new female vocal album, but I
wound up staying the night.
Dick Crockett- The Voice - 88.7 FM
Kosins has that rare quality. Phrasing that's impeccable, indicative of
a jazz great. A voice not contrite a qualified misty as June Christy.
There is something quite new and blue with this lass.
Mark Stryker
The aptly titled "Vintage" represents the best work yet by Kathy
Kosins, a Detroit jazz singer with a sharp ear for obscure material and
a taste for A-list accompanists...
Home Theater Magazine
As far as I'm concerned, as a songstress, Kosins is everything Diana Krall should be....
Salinas Journal - David Clouston
She's a sitx-time winner of songwriting awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, with three CDs to her credit, and a fourth set to debut in 2008...
Dan Emersons Review of Kevin Mahogany's Kansas City Revue
and the Godfathers of Groove [PDF]
Twin Cities Pioneer Press
Kathy Kosins, a Detroiter whose smoky voice makes her an ideal fit for the Godfathers of Groove...
Mark Stryker
...Kathy Kosins, a versatile singer with a sharp ear for material and an alluring way of phrasing that gets to the heart of a song.
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