Katie Thiroux Quartet
Katie Thiroux
A triple-threat talent and Berklee College of Music Presidential Scholarship recipient, Katie Thiroux has garnered considerable attention for her bravura bass playing, assured singing, and compelling compositions. Her debut album, Introducing Katie Thiroux (2015), received international critical acclaim from All About Jazz, Jazz Journalists Association, Debut Record of the Year from the Huffington Post, and Top 5 Debut Records of the Year from NPR's Jazz Critics Poll. In 2015 Thiroux was a semi-finalist in the Thelonious Monk Competition, featured on WBGO’s the Checkout, DownBeat magazine, and NPR. Thiroux’s focus is on touring with her quartet. Recent performances include Birdland, the San Jose Summer Jazz Fest, NAMM, and the Juneau Jazz and Classics Festival. Thiroux’s second release, Off Beat, features Ken Peplowski and Justin Kauflin and will be released on Capri Records in the summer of 2017. Her tour begins in early 2017.