Kat Edmonson Tours Behind The Big Picture

KAT EDMONSON PERFORMED ON  “CBS THIS MORNING: SATURDAY” JANUARY 3

THE BIG PICTURE OUT NOW ON SONY MUSIC MASTERWORKS

WINTER TOUR DATES BEGIN FEBRUARY 5

“…energetic and jubilant…”—The New York Times

“she’s a savvy student of ‘60s film soundtracks, jazz-pop stylists and Brill Building songcraft.”—NPR Music “First Listen”

“A timeless sound…”—NPR “All Things Considered”

“These days…she draws another comparison: Billie Holiday.”—NPR “Weekend Edition”

“…there’s a serious intent behind it all — to give jazz and pop an individual stamp.”—New York Daily News

“Kat Edmonson has a sophisticated cosmopolitan sound…”—KCRW’s Today’s Top Tune

“Edmonson’s voice swells and dips and weaves with effortless precision, arresting without belting.”—The Austin Chronicle

“Kat Edmonson’s new album, The Big Picture, her third, is her most lavish yet—strings, horns, chimes, celeste, glockenspiel, you name it.”—The Boston Globe

“The Big Picture has original songcraft and inventive arrangements.”—The Christian Science Monitor

Kat Edmonson performed “Rainy Day Woman” and “All The Way,” two tracks from her critically acclaimed album The Big Picture, on “CBS This Morning: Saturday” January 3. The Big Picture, available now on Sony Music Masterworks, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart, #1 on Contemporary Jazz Chart, and #2 on the Total Jazz Chart. 

Kicking off in her home state of Texas, Edmonson will perform across the U.S. throughout February and March, including shows at Austin City Limits’ Moody Theater and Le Poisson Rouge in New York City. See full tour dates below. Tickets are on sale now for select dates and go on sale for remaining dates this week at http://www.katedmonson.com/.

The Big Picture is Edmonson’s label debut and was recorded with Grammy-nominated producer Mitchell Froom (Paul McCartney) in his Los Angeles studio. This album follows her 2012 release, Way Down Low, which The New York Times hailed as “fresh as a spring bouquet” and The Boston Globe called “one of the greatest vocal albums I’ve ever heard.” The record was featured on several major year-end “Best of 2012” lists including Downbeat Magazine, WNYC Soundcheck’s “Best Live Performances” and Daytrotter’s “Best Sessions of 2012.” Edmonson was featured on NPR an impressive five times that same year.

Texas native Edmonson grew up in Houston and sang in the local club scene in Austin for several years before self-releasing Take To The Sky in 2009. A musical kinship developed from performing with fellow Texan Lyle Lovett led to a high-profile duet of the Christmas classic “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” which the pair performed together on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”

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KAT EDMONSON TOUR DATES

February 5                                                 La Grange, TX                                                 Bugle Boy

February 9                                                    Waco, TX                          Waco Hippodrome Theater

February 10                                                Houston, TX                                   The Cullen Theatre

February 11                                                 Austin, TX                                  ACL Moody Theater

February 13                                                  Dallas, TX                                            Kessler Theater

February 14                                             San Antonio, TX                                       Empire Theatre

February 17                                                Atlanta, GA                                       Variety Playhouse

February 19                                                Nashville, TN                                               City Winery

February 22                                               Pittsburgh, PA                                                  Club Café

February 24                                              Annapolis, MD                                Rams Head on Stage

February 25                                                 Vienna, VA                              The Barns at Wolf Trap

February 27                                              Harrisburg, PA                    Sunoco Performance Theatre

March 1                                                   Wilmington, DE         Grand Opera House – Baby Grand

March 3                                                    New York, NY                                     Le Poisson Rouge

March 6                                                     Ogunquit, ME                               Jonathan’s Restaurant

March 7                                                     Ridgefield, CT                         The Ridgefield Playhouse

March 13                                                  Fall River, MA                   Narrow Center For The Arts

March 14                                               North Adams, MA                                       MASS MoCA