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Always innovative and pushing the limit, Kristina Koller is making her mark in the music world.  As an evolving jazz-centric artist, Kristina has developed into a highly individual songwriter, arranger & vocalist. Koller creates music that crosses generations, while still embracing the history and mood of traditional jazz. She arranges tunes in unique ways, pushing the boundaries of vocal jazz. 


In her latest album, ‘Walk On By’, Koller reimagines the Burt Bacharach songbook with intriguing, genre-bending arrangements. Her emotional vocals exhibited on the album are pure and jazzy, showcasing a skillful range of styles across a musical spectrum. The fresh compilation of Bacharach’s songs is another sparkling addition to her body of work. In her debut album ‘Perception’ (released in 2018), Koller breaks through the standard vocal jazz mold and delivers a group of deftly composed originals and reimagined gems, carefully selected with the thematic focus of love and relationships at the forefront of each. On her 2nd album ‘Stronger’ she takes a deep, risky dive and combines art rock with jazz & indie-pop in an array of original music. On the album ‘Get Out of Town’, Koller celebrates the music of Cole Porter in her own distinct way. She mixes R&B, neo-soul, traditional swing and acoustic jazz sounds in a tight 8 song compendium of Porter’s music.

 

Her music evolution from her debut album up til now is consistently appealing and refreshing. Backed by her warm and radiant voice, Koller’s music shines brightly and will for many years to come.

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Performance History

Birdland Theatre (NYC)

Smoke Jazz (NYC)

Mezzrow (NYC)

Smalls Jazz Club (NYC)

Minton's Harlem (NYC)

Nublu 151 (NYC)

Chelsea Table & Stage (NYC)

Reverie Room (NYC)

Maureen's Jazz Cellar (Nyack, NY)

The Falcon (Marlboro, NY)

Daryl's House (Pawling, NY)

Uncle Cheef (Brewster, NY)

The Side Door (Old Lyme, CT)

Twins Jazz Club (Washington, DC)

The Velvet Note (Alpharetta, GA)

City Winery (Boston, MA)

An die Musik LIVE! (Baltimore, MD)

Savanna Jazz (San Carlos, CA)

The Blue Guitar (South Pasadena, CA)

The Federal (North Hollywood, CA)

Blu Jazz+ (Akron, OH)

Nighttown (Cleveland, OH)

ArtsConnect (Cincinnati, OH)

Merrimans' Playhouse (South Bend, IN)

Shanghai Jazz (Madison, NJ)

Monks Jazz Club (Austin, TX)

Arts Garage (Delray Beach, FL)

Timucua Arts Foundation (Orlando, FL)

Tecumseh Center for the Arts (Tecumseh, MI) 

Jazzbird@Ravenscroft (Scottsdale, AZ)

Festivals & Halls

NYC Winter JazzFest (New York, NY)

Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival (Rockville, MD)

White Plains Jazz Festival (White Plains, NY)

Hudson Valley Jazz Festival (Warwick, NY)

Sag Harbor Music Festival (Sag Harbor, NY)

Jazz Forum Summer Concert Series (Tarrytown,NY)

Peekskill Jazz Festival (Peekskill, NY)

Newburgh Summer Jazz Series (Newburgh, NY)

New Brunswick Women in Jazz Series (New Brunswick, NJ)

Jazz in the Valley (Poughkeepsie, NY)

The Apollo Theater (NYC)

Symphony Space (NYC)

Paramount Theater (Peekskill, NY)

Tarrytown Music Hall (Tarrytown, NY)

Rockwood Music Hall (NYC)

Palace Theater (Waterbury, CT)

Ridgefield Playhouse (Ridgefield, CT)

Green Valley CPAC (Green Valley, AZ)

Dogwood Center for the Arts (Fremont, MI)

Universities & Colleges:

Bates College (Lewiston, ME) 

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