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Kate Jayne

About Me

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Known for her sophisticated songs filled with insight and style, Kate Jayne is a classic performer in the singer-songwriter tradition. Her focus on quality in her craft is drawing attention and fans in her adopted hometown of Los Angeles, where she can often be found entertaining and mesmerizing audiences. She has performed at many of L.A.'s premier acoustic venues, including Room 5, Tangier, The Cat Club, Kulak's Woodshed, M Bar, and Cafe Cordiale, as well as Kennedy's Midtown in Boston and the Paperback Exchange in Florence, Italy.

THE MEMO EP AVAILABLE NOW.
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Check the website ( katejayne.com ) for more links. Also available at shows.

Check out some recent live videos (but don't forget to press pause on the player up above first)!
"Casablanca" live at the Church in Ocean Park in Santa Monica, CA in March 2009:

"Tango" live also at the Church in Ocean Park:

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/30/2006
Band Website: http://www.katejayne.com
Band Members: Kate Jayne - vocals, guitar, piano
Influences: Bob Dylan, Ryan Adams, Sam Phillips, The Wallflowers, Leonard Cohen, Aimee Mann, Fiona Apple, Joni Mitchell...to name a few.
Sounds Like: Old-school, intelligent songwriting with a modern twist.


Record Label: None
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

The Pony Demos

So at long last, there are some new songs up.  This collection of demos is still in progress, so keep checking back for more.  Eventually you'll be able to download them all for free, currently you ca...
Posted by on Mon, 04 May 2009 15:47:00 GMT

Cat Club Flyers and Details - for April 21st

Dolls, doves, dearies, delinquents:When you hear one of the new songs, "Casablanca," you will understand the logic behind the flyers. When you're listening to your complimentary cd of new demos that ...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Apr 2009 13:23:00 GMT

Tom Stoppard Quote

"We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, with nothing to show for our progress except a memory of the smell of smoke and a presumption that once our eyes watered."- Tom Stop...
Posted by on Sat, 04 Apr 2009 22:23:00 GMT

Dillo con un bacio - part 2

If you didn't realize, this wee series of blogs features quotes from the "Baci" ("Kisses") candy. Sometimes I really like them (though not half as much as trying to pronounce them in Portuguese) and ...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:31:00 GMT

Museo Criminale

As you can imagine, I've hit all the big museums in Florence. Several times, in fact - the Uffizi, the Accademia (where the original David is), Palazzo Vecchio and Pitti, the Bargello, the Medici Cha...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Mar 2009 01:30:00 GMT

A Valentine's Gift from Kate Jayne

For the holiday this year, Im posting a love song as a gift. The Seasons of Our Discontent is my second-newest song, and my overwhelming favorite of the recent batch (which is why it got recorded fi...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:25:00 GMT

Holiday Show Photos

Last month, on December 22 I played a special holiday show at the Cat Club. It was the most fun show in quite a while, possibly ever. I had my whole family there, including both my sisters, which wa...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:29:00 GMT

Help Kate win a MAVRIC Award - VOTE!

I need your help. I've been nominated for two awards, and one of them is determined by a public vote! It's for the MAVRIC Awards, which are the Independent Music Awards of Ventura County (in Californi...
Posted by on Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:31:00 GMT

MAVRIC Award Nominations

Hey all,I have some exciting news to share. I was recently nominated for two MAVRIC Awards, which are the independent music awards of Ventura County. Here's their website if you want to check it out...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:26:00 GMT

Photos from Last Week

I played a show last week, at the Cat Club. It was rad, and way fun. Here, see a few pictures.
Posted by on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:08:00 GMT