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CDBABY LINK for STEPHANIE K: Subterranean DreamStephanie K has emerged like the Venus of jazz – with a fully-developed style that is more in keeping with that of a veteran artist. Her voice has a presence that immediately captures your attention, drawing you into her sphere of musical influence, emitting flashes of Aretha Franklin, Carol King, Diana Krall and Billie Holiday. But Stephanie K is no derivative jazz singer; she is a true original (understand that she had never even heard Anita O’Day as recently as a year ago). And she has at her command an impressive level of musicianship, with the phrasing, intonation and time sense of the seasoned jazz musician. That she came by all this as a mother of four living in Northern Germany for the past thirteen years is powerful testament to her natural abilities. Stephanie K’s musical tastes run to rich, rarely-heard ballads that are brought to life by her torchy vocal style, fresh renderings of canonical popular tunes and vivid transformations of chestnuts from the American songbook.After a brief career in molecular genetics, vocalist and lyricist Stephanie K. (Klco-Brosius) relocated to Germany with her growing family in1995. She performs diverse styles of music ranging from blues to the American songbook, with ensembles from duo to big band. Her first CD with big band (Going Vocal) was released in Oct. 2002. She has performed in many international festivals, notably an opening act for trumpeter Randy Brecker, and private celebrations including functions and clubs in Europe, the US and Tunisia. Stephanie concentrates on expanding and enriching her repertoire by cooperating with musicians both in Europe and the US to form duo to extended combo situations supporting her interpretations of standards, torch songs and ever more prominent, her own originals. A live CD recording (Do Something) was released in Oct. 2003. MUSICOM, Germany. A mix of standards, pop tunes and Stephanie K. originals, "Subterranean Dream" will be released in Summer 2007.Multitasking being an occupational hazard when one is the mother of four children, Stephanie thrives best when stretched as thin as possible. Writing lyrics to her own songs, along with novel lyrics to such classics as Wayne Shorter’s “Infant Eyes†not being enough, she has written children’s stories, bi-lingual songs, and a collection of poems for children in German. She has also translated numerous song lyrics, classical CD booklets, and a photographic exhibit book “Strange Paradiseâ€, Thomas Wrede, 2005, Kerber, Germany. In addition to lending her writing skills to colleagues for biographies and CD release statements, Stephanie has even been known to substitute as a high school English teacher in Germany.