reviews
NPR: All Things Considered
Kate McGarry, Singing Outside the Lines of Jazz
August 14, 2007

"Kate McGarry is called a jazz vocalist, but she's hard to pin down. She draws on the music of her youth to inspire her—from the Irish tunes of her family's roots to musical theater to pop songs."
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Downbeat Magazine
Kate McGarry - The Target
By Kirk Silsbee
July 2007

"One of the many "Daughters of Betty" (Carter, that is), McGarry hasn't taken that freedom as license to run hog wild on every tune. No matter how many liberties she takes with meter and interpretation, she exercises a fidelity to the meaning of the song."
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Standards and more: McGarry Delights
By David R. Adler, For The Inquirer
June 11, 2007

"Kate McGarry is the best of a new breed of jazz vocalists whose pop sensibilities are integrated into their music."
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All About Jazz
The Target
Dr. Judith Schlesinger
May 2007

"The Target is a very special CD from an artist who grows with every new project: Kate McGarry's talent is unique and powerful, and it's blossoming. Enjoy!"
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New York Times
Nate Chinen
May 12, 2007

Bringing a Touch of Jazz Even to Familiar Pop Songs
"The pristine and lightly quavering sound of Kate McGarry’s voice doesn’t send up any flares identifying her as a jazz singer. But she certainly deserves the designation, as she confirmed with a well-rounded performance at the Jazz Standard on Thursday night."
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All About Jazz
The Target reviewed by Suzanna Lorge
May 1, 2007

"Kate McGarry makes full use of her lilting, pitch- perfect voice on The Target, her third release for Palmetto Records. Like many jazz singers today, McGarry culls some of her musical ideas from non-jazz idioms like pop and folk; in McGarry’s case, this hybridization of influences expands rather than limits her individual vocal expression."
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All About Jazz
An Interview
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
May 21, 2007

"Kate McGarry: The Turtle, The Paradox, and The Big Yes"
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www.jazzimprov.com
by Curtis Davenport
April 2007

"The Target is delightful; simply delightful. Sometimes ou've just got to get straight to the point."
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Jazz Times
April, 2007

Among the emerging coterie of ice-cool vocalists, New Yorker Kate McGarry rivals Chicago's Patricia Barber in her ability to pack stylistic minimalism with maximum wallop."
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Monterey County Herald
Hot Music
by Beth Peerless
May 24, 2007


"Kate McGarry has got it going on."
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Nashville Scene
Critics' Picks
by Michael McCall
May 20, 2007

"without limiting herself to musical conventions - jazz, pop or otherwise... By turns sensual, playful and self-examining, McGarry embraces jazz's freedom yet points the genre toward a future that's as fresh and thrilling as its past."
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Santa Cruz Review
May 24, 2007

"she can slide into collaborations with Chick Corea and Bobby McFerrin without breaking a sweat... she can flip between registers as naturally as she blinks her eyes... "
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The Hartford Courant
Richard Kamins - See! Hear!
April 1, 2007

"The music also displays a growing sense of place for the singer within the world of contemporary jazz."
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Limerick Independent
April 4, 2007

"US jazz singer Kate McGarry in concert at Dolan's this week."
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April 25, 2005
LOS ANGELES TIMES
by Don Heckman

"Songbird can't be pigeonholed. Amid a wave of skilled vocalists, Kate McGarry eschews cliche's and shows keen imagination."
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April 18, 2005
THE NEW YORK TIMES
"Applying a Jazz Sensibility to Bjork and Joni Mitchell."
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Downbeat
by John Ephland
December 2003

Kate McGarry: Bold Vocal Statements

"Palmetto Records had never signed a vocalist. Then Kate McGarry came along..."
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Los Angeles Times
by Don Heckman
May 11, 2001

Blessed with accurate pitch and a crystal sound, she offered an attractive program of standards and Brazilian tunes, many from her new album, "Show Me."
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Billboard
by Larry Flick
March 2001

Kate McGarry occasionally triggers fond comparisons to Bjork and Suzanne Vega, as she breathily swims through lush arrangements of songs..."
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April 18, 2005>
ALL ABOUT JAZZ
"Kate McGarry scores a big one with Mercy Streets, making this recording one of the most important vocal recordings of the year."
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April 18, 2005
THE NEW YORK TIMES
"Applying a Jazz Sensibility to Bjork and Joni Mitchell."
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April 14, 2005
HARTFORD COURANT
"Mercy Streets is a quiet gem that has great emotional depth."
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The Santa Barbara Independent
May 2001

NYC jazz vocalist Kate McGarry... a superb stylist resistant to predictability or shtick."