Katrina Wible has been involved in the music scene since 2001. She has performed at venues around the Seattle area such as Zig Zag Café for charity events, Wonderbar, Tost, the En Café, Tula’s, Sebastian’s, Julia’s on Broadway, Cucina! Cucina!, Tractor Tavern, Sorento Hotel, the Rainier Club, the Triple door Musiquarium, the Space Needle, LakeFest, the Pike Place Market Street Fair, the Bite of Seattle and Mostly Music in the Park on Mercer Island. Not only has she done public events, she has performed for the Jazz workshop for the Lake Washington Music Teachers Association for the past 3 years, a benefit concert for cancer, Camp Woscowitz a camp for needy kids as well as many weddings and private parties.
Katrina finished her degree at Cornish college of the arts as a Vocal/Composition major in the Spring of 2007. She has studied with such musicians as Randy Halberstabdt, Jim Knapp, Chuck Deardorf, Jovino Santos Neto, Jay Clayton and Greta Matassa. She has also done some recording with Daren Clendenin, Clipper Anderson and Steve Korne. She is currently working on a 2nd CD consisting of all original compositions with her band Soul Kata which includes Josh Rawlings, Willie Holiday and Nate Omdal who are all Cornish alumni.
Katrina’s influences are Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson, Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, Erykah Baduh and Bonnie Raitt, just to name a few. She has been said to have a “Smokey quality” to her booming voice. Her repertoire includes everything from Jazz standards, 70’s funk to popular R&B. She has written a wide array of musical styles including blues, waltz, rock and funk. Her style is continually growing with every step she takes through her musical journey.
My First Show at the Baltic Room! WEEE!! These 2 friends of mine throw the BEST parties (Including Tricks'N'Treats, the one you WERE going to go with me to), and it's their birthday bash, so it's going to be even crazier!! PLUS I'll be performing as my Burlesque alter-ego EMPEROAR FABULOUS!!! doing my signature number with original music, along with 14 other awesome performers. THEIR STUFF SELLS OUT FAST!!! pleeeeeeeease come!!!
