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Kat Rees, one of Wales' most captivating jazz vocalists, is breaking new ground in the jazz world with her soaring, soulful voice and trailblazing Welsh-language big band repertoire.A regular on BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Radio 3’s Soweto Kinch: ‘Round Midnight, Kat has been hailed as a rising star, with ITV Wales recognizing her debut Live EP with The Siglo Section as the first original Welsh-language big band tunes to exist.
BBC Cymru Fyw’s Tomos Williams described her as, "Imagine Ella Fitzgerald and her orchestra singing in Welsh, and you’re not that far off."
A regular on BBC Radio Cymru, Kat has also been prominently featured on BBC Radio 3’s "Soweto Kinch: Jazz Now" program. ITV Wales featured her debut Live EP with The Siglo Section as potentially the first original Welsh language Big Band tunes to existst. Tomos Williams, in an article for BBC Cymru Fyw, described her as, "Imagine Ella Fitzgerald and her orchestra singing in Welsh and you're not that far off." Known for blending traditional jazz with contemporary influences, Kat continues to enchant audiences both on stage and on air.
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