You've heard her voice everywhere from the airwaves to your local Austin watering hole and upscale cocktail lounges. Her name is Katherine Edmonson (known on stage as Kat) and she is resurrecting old standards and jazz tunes with a distinctively energetic and hypnotic voice and putting a hip, new spin on a variety of pop tunes. Even the rowdiest of crowds are mesmerized by her self-authored heart-wrenching ballads and unique renditions of old familiars. While Kat's taste and talent for singing/performing began around age 4, her musical debut began at age 19 with American Idol, when they aired her audition at the onset of the second season. The verdict from the typically indifferent Simon was that not only was her sound equal to that of legendary Doris Day, but that her audition performance (Fever) was "100% totally authentic for the type of song she chose". After making her way to California, her performance was rated in the top 50 out of hundreds of thousands competitors. Continuing her career in Austin, Kat's vocal talents landed her a spot on the television show, Gimmie the Mike, an Austin competition held for rising pop and rock artists. There she also appeared on the show as one of the finalists in the competion singing "Crazy". During the Spring of 2005, Katherine submitted some of her own work to the Austin Songwriter's Group song writing competition where she won 2nd place in the rock/blues category. As a result, Katherine had the opportunity to record her original, rock and pop masterpieces with Austin producer Stephen Doster. She recently appeared on a show on Austin's newest television station, ME television, as well as Austin's Channel 6 with her band, Kat's Meow, to sing and interview. Kat's Meow recently interviewed on KUT's Saturday morning radio show, Folkways, as well as 107.1 KGSR, and also John Aielli's show, Eklektikos, where they performed several of their popular numbers and are still currently receiving air play. To be privy to the soulful, sweet melodies performed by this young artist, you can find her singing several nights a week with some of the top jazz players in Austin at the venues listed on this page. You may also go to the website for KUT, 90.5-John Aielli's show, Eklektikos and hear the archive of the radio show she performed on, July 11, 2006: http://www.kut.org/site/PageServer?pagename=mus_eklektikosarchive