Kayte Burgess – Biography
Her Voice summons Soul. Blue-Eyed, Classic, Neo Soul served up succulent, spicy and sultry! Her three and a half octaves elegantly phrase songs of journey, love, conflict and joy with a resonance that harkens comparisons to Soul Pop standouts Lisa Stansfield and Alicia Keys.
Her Vision and determination has seen her criss-cross the continent from Toronto to Los Angeles to New York City over three years recording nearly 50 tracks for her independent full-length rel...
Kayte Burgess – Biography
Her Voice summons Soul. Blue-Eyed, Classic, Neo Soul served up succulent, spicy and sultry! Her three and a half octaves elegantly phrase songs of journey, love, conflict and joy with a resonance that harkens comparisons to Soul Pop standouts Lisa Stansfield and Alicia Keys.
Her Vision and determination has seen her criss-cross the continent from Toronto to Los Angeles to New York City over three years recording nearly 50 tracks for her independent full-length release Checked Baggage. Tracks feature collaborations with Ali Shaheed Muhammed (Tribe Called Quest), Joel Joseph and Adrian Eccleston (Nelly Furtado), 2Rude and Graph Nobel among others. The first track Now You Know has received extensive radio play across Canada.
Her Live performances are mesmerizing and memorable. In 2006 she became the first white artist invited to NABFEME’s (National Association of Black Females in Music) Women Who Jam tour - which took her to Detroit, Atlanta, Cleveland and venues across the Eastern U.S. This tour has led to monthly appearances at Ashford and Simpson’s Suga Bar in NYC and live slots at venues like the Apollo Theatre and the Memphis Gibson Guitar Lounge. In Toronto, Kayte has backed up Lionel Ritchie and Al Green and opened for Divine Brown and Adina Howard.
Her Roots and family are firmly planted in Toronto where at the age of 13 she began studying classical voice, piano and harmony. A graduate of Humber College’s Jazz program, Kayte plays guitar, piano and drums though her voice is her primary instrument. She has performed at many major Toronto venues as well at profile Toronto events like the Quincy Jones Tribute show and wrap parties for Mariah Carey’s movie Glitter and for the TV series Soul Food.
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