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Member Since: 10/18/2007
Band Website: myspace.com/timkatent
Band Members:
TIM BALLARD is a jazz master (vocal, saxophone, piano) whose career has spanned four decades and entertained audiences on a countless volume of music in many genres, including classic jazz, smooth jazz, soul, R&B (including Motown), rock, and timeless standards. A 15-year veteran of the Las Vegas music scene, Tim's name has graced many major hotel and casino billboards, such as Bally's, Mandalay Bay, Caesar's Palace, the Bellagio, Flamingo Hilton, the historic Desert Inn, and the MGM Grand. Tim was also the mainstage draw at the former Hotel San Remo for the majority of those years.
Prior to moving to Las Vegas in 1992, Tim's music was an integral part of the Dallas jazz scene for over a decade, allowing him to collaborate with producer Dave Zoller and great jazz pianist and trombonist Randy Wensel. Tim also owned and operated his own successful jazz nightclub, 'Tim Ballard's', and featured local jazz combos, smooth artists, vocalists, and it was there that he even fronted a 17-piece big band as vocalist himself. Finally, Tim was also voted Best Jazz Vocalist for several years' running in the 'Spotlight Magazine' reader's poll and was featured on the cover of the prominent jazz magazine 'Texas Jazz'. He has released two albums, 'Singing Positive to the People' and 'Easy Does It', the latter of which is available for sale on this site. Tim has since returned to Dallas to bring his smooth stylings to a jazz-thirsty public! Please visit Tim's page at MySpace.com/timballardentertainment for more information.
KATHRYN SHUT is an accomplished jazz pianist, living and working in the Denver, Colorado live music scene, and grew up surrounded by music and musicians. Classically trained in the piano at age 8, and switching to jazz motifs by age 14, Kathryn also learned to play woodwinds such as clarinet and all saxophones, and has been a prominent member of several jazz orchestras such as The Colorado Jazz Workshop. Kathryn currently co-leads a classic jazz combo called Lost Soul (see MySpace.com/denverlostsoul) and was the pianist in the long-standing vocal ensemble, The Amy Kay Combo, which performed at both the D-Note and Bliss Cafe in Arvada, Colorado for almost two years.
Finally, in addition to collaborating with Tim Ballard, Kathryn has also worked with Latino film and music stars Daniel Valdez ('Zoot Suit','La Bamba','The Westside Oratorio'), Rosana DeSoto ('La Bamba','Mambo Cafe'), and Jesse Borregos (TV's 'Fame', 'Blood In, Blood Out'), as well as with Denver musicians Linda Theus-Lee, Mike Evans, John Hines, Chris Brown, Kevin MacInness, Bill Wissing, Jared Johnson, Jean-Luc Davis, Amy Kitteringham, Mark Brostrom, and many more. She is also currently an active ghost business letter writer and Stateside promoter for vocalist/guitarist/songwriter Diana Winter (MySpace.com/dianawinter), and producer, Fabio Balestrieri (MySpace.com/fabiobalestrieri).
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Influences: You name it, we were probably influenced by it. Classic jazz greats like Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Thelonious Monk, Betty Carter, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane -- the typical list -- but also by soul and R&B acts like Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross, Lou Rawls, Nancy Wilson, Otis Redding, James Brown ... all the incredible greats!!
PARTNER MEDIA NETWORKS:
* For great JAZZ and STANDARDS RADIO around the world (via Internet), you can hear Tim's (and other great artists and legends) on RADIO IO's "Vocal Jazz" channel!! Check out http://RADIOIO.COM!
When you listen, be sure to send an email to "Dr Mike" Matheny and tell him THANKS for spinning such great tunes on his show! Let him know that you found out about Radio IO from TIMKAT!
* Support local radio as well, by visiting Denver's supreme jazz station:
KUVO 89.3! Listen online at http://kuvo.org.
Sounds Like: Absolutely like no one you know!! The freshest Indie and Unsigned artists on the planet!!!TIM BALLARD and LOST SOUL at Pec Too in Denver, CO
TIM BALLARD and LOST SOUL - What a Wonderful World
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Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: None
