Kat Reinhert

An intriguing singer with sterling vocals, a passion for nuance, and a vision toward the future, Kat Reinhert (formerly Kat Calvosa) delights listeners with her ability to convey a lyric, re-invent standards, and breathe new life into today's music with her signature style and insightful storytelling. Based in New York, Reinhert has had the opportunity to work with such artists as Randy Ingram, Perry Smith, J.C. Sanford, David Cook, Nir Felder, Jordan Perlson, Johnny Rodgers, Peter Eldridge, Jen Chapin, John Secada, and Raul Midon. Her performance resume includes such notable venues as Smalls, Cornelia Street Cafe, The Hot Jazz for Cool Nights Festival, and Festival Miami. Reinhert grew up in rural Wisconsin, where she pursued a music degree at Lawrence University, under noted jazz composer, arranger, and trumpeter, Ken Schaphorst. Wanting to gain a deeper experience in jazz, she moved to New York City in the fall of 1996 to attend the prestigious Manhattan School of Music, where she began working with such noted musicians as Peter Eldridge, Jane Monheit, Chris Bergson, and Travis Sullivan and received a BM in Jazz/Commercial music. After earning her MM in Jazz Pedagogy in 2007 at The University of Miami she returned to New York to create and perform. Kat is currently pursuing her doctorate at the University of Miami, working closely with the Bruce Hornsby Creative American Music program, and is specializing in popular music education at the tertiary level. Her first album, Chrysalis, was hailed by critics as “a work of great subtlety and nuance,” for her ability to effortlessly join the worlds of singer-songwriter and jazz.