Kristina Koller

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Fully customizable, let's make your event a special one! I have a repertoire of over 300 songs but I always take requests that you'd like as well!

Biography

Always innovative and pushing the limit, Kristina Koller is making her mark in the music world. As an evolving jazz-centric artist, Kristina has developed into a highly individual songwriter, arranger & vocalist. Koller creates music that crosses generations, while still embracing the history and mood of traditional jazz. She arranges tunes in unique ways, pushing the boundaries of vocal jazz. Kristina revamps classic material while retaining their essence, putting her own winning personality and fresh ideas into the music & lyrics that she interprets.
Her diverse & unconventional approach ... is exemplified on her first two albums ‘Perception’ and ‘Stronger’. In her debut album ‘Perception’, Koller breaks through the standard vocal jazz mold and delivers a compilation of deftly composed originals and reimagined gems, carefully selected with the thematic focus of love and relationships at the forefront of each. On ‘Stronger’ she takes a deep, risky dive and combines art rock with jazz & indie-pop in an array of original music. The thematic & powerful songs radiate mental strength, projecting empowerment through self-discovery & awareness. On her latest album ‘Get Out of Town’, Koller celebrates the music of Cole Porter in her own distinct way. She mixes R&B, neo-soul, traditional swing and acoustic jazz sounds in a tight 8 song compendium of Porter’s music. The music was debuted during her 2021 ‘Cole Porter Re-Imagined’ Midwest Tour funded by the South Arts Organization.
Growing up just outside of New York City, Kristina was exposed to a wide array of music & dance which markedly influenced her at an early age. As such, she performed in youth musical theater and eventually branched out artistically, embracing solo performance as a teen singer-songwriter and vocalist in alt-rock bands. Her artistic thirst reached into classical art songs, opera and vocal jazz. Her embrace of jazz expanded into the performance space during her high school years, joining a quartet that gigged locally in Westchester, NY. On scholarship she studied at The Hartt School’s Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz and completed her formal music education at The City College of New York. Kristina developed her musical voice in the NYC jazz scene, performing at venerable haunts such as Smalls, Smoke, Minton's, Mezzrow as well as The Apollo Theater.
In addition to her individual creative and performance efforts, Kristina has kick-started & hosted a number of community music projects. In 2019 she started up a popular Neo soul/improvised jam in Brooklyn called Neo Jam. The pandemic didn't stop her. In 2021 she jump started and produced the Feel Good Music Series in Peekskill, NY alongside Arts 10566 and fellow musician Alex Smith. The annual summer festival brings a wide range of music styles to the Peekskill community.
With such a diverse artistic foundation, it is no surprise that her innovation for new sounds drives Kristina’s creative flow, melding jazz, funk, rock, R&B & alternative genres into her music.
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Always innovative and pushing the limit, Kristina Koller is making her mark in the music world. As an evolving jazz-centric artist, Kristina has developed into a highly individual songwriter, arranger & vocalist. Koller creates music that crosses generations, while still embracing the history and mood of traditional jazz. She arranges tunes in unique ways, pushing the boundaries of vocal jazz. Kristina revamps classic material while retaining their essence, putting her own winning personality and fresh ideas into the music & lyrics that she interprets.
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Performance Hig ... hlights
Clubs/Venues
Birdland Theatre (NYC)
Smoke Jazz (NYC)
Mezzrow (NYC)
Smalls Jazz Club (NYC)
Minton's Harlem (NYC)
Nublu 151 (NYC)
Maureen's Jazz Cellar (Nyack, NY)
The Falcon (Marlboro, NY)
Daryl's House (Pawling, NY)
The Side Door (Old Lyme, CT)
Twins Jazz Club (Washington, DC)
The Velvet Note (Alpharetta, GA)
City Winery (Boston, MA)
An die Musik LIVE! (Baltimore, MD)
Savanna Jazz (San Carlos, CA)
The Blue Guitar (South Pasadena, CA)
The Federal (North Hollywood, CA)
Blu Jazz+ (Akron, OH)
Nighttown (Cleveland, OH)
ArtsConnect (Cincinnati, OH)
Merrimans' Playhouse (South Bend, IN)
Shanghai Jazz (Madison, NJ)
Arts Garage (Delray Beach, FL)
Timucua Arts Foundation (Orlando, FL)
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Festivals & Halls
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NYC Winter JazzFest (New York, NY)
Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival (Rockville, MD)
White Plains Jazz Festival (White Plains, NY)
Hudson Valley Jazz Festival (Warwick, NY)
Sag Harbor Music Festival (Sag Harbor, NY)
Jazz Forum Summer Concert Series (Tarrytown,NY)
Peekskill Jazz Festival (Peekskill, NY)
Newburgh Summer Jazz Series (Newburgh, NY)
New Brunswick Women in Jazz Series (New Brunswick, NJ)
The Apollo Theater (NYC)
Symphony Space (NYC)
Paramount Theater (Peekskill, NY)
Tarrytown Music Hall (Tarrytown, NY)
Rockwood Music Hall (NYC)
Palace Theater (Waterbury, CT)
Ridgefield Playhouse (Ridgefield, CT) Read More

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Anniversary Party Awards Ceremony Birthday Party (Adult) Bridal Shower Casinos Charity / Fundraising Event Christmas Party Cocktail Party / Drinks Reception Community Event Concerts / Tours Conference / Meeting Corporate Event Cruise Ships Dinner Party Engagement Party Festival / Outdoor Event Graduation Party Grand Opening Party Holiday / Theme Parks Hotel Event New Year's Eve Party Nursing / Care Home Event Private Party Product Launch / Promotion Restaurant / Bar / Pub Event Retirement Party Session Work Social Club Theaters / Stage University / College Event Virtual Event Wedding Ceremony Wedding Cocktail/Drinks Reception Wedding Reception

Acting Experience

I have a musical theater background and performed in over 20 musicals when I was a child. You can say I was a musical theater kid! I have 8 years experience.

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Voice Lessons

I teach all ages private voice lessons ranging from musical theater, jazz and pop.