Vocalist

A Juilliard graduate and winner of the 2025 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, Kortum has become a familiar face on the most iconic stages in jazz including Birdland, Blue Note, Mezzrow, Dizzy’s Club, SXSW Festival, and Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Kate Kortum

Monterey Jazz Festival

Rachael Price (vocalist for Lake Street Dive) and Vilray Bolles (Brooklyn-based guitarist and songwriter) conjure 1930s and ’40s swing as Rachael & Vilray. The jazz duo weaves enchanting spells with timeless songs of passion and whimsy that evoke the era of Fats Waller, Peggy Lee, and Johnny Mercer with a wink of modern wit. “She can sing anything; he can play anything … Tin Pan Alley meets the Lower East Side in a smoky bar, in songs with a twist of humor” (NPR). Following their 2019 self-titled album, 2022’s release I Love a Love Song! garnered widespread acclaim and gigs at legendary venues such as Jazz at Lincoln Center, Cafe Carlyle, and The Troubador. Friends for more than two decades, Rachael & Vilray make their debut at The Ford for an evening of storytelling and romance.

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Rachael & Vilray

The John Anson Ford Theatre

Kate Kortum, Soprano

The Juilliard School

DownBeat award winner and Juilliard graduate Kate Kortum and The Voice finalist David Marino join the Jazz at Lincoln Center PRESENTS series for debut arrangements from Broadway’s most beloved productions. Backed by a swinging quartet, these rising stars wow with favorites from Hamilton, Wicked, South Pacific, West Side Story, and more.

Jazz at Lincoln Center presents World on a String Featuring Kate Kortum and David Marino

California State University, Long Beach

Celebrate the fusion of two American art forms with Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents: World on a String – Swinging Songs of Broadway. This special concert reimagines the “Great White Way” through the lens of swing, featuring sophisticated new arrangements of theater’s most beloved scores.

Leading the performance are rising jazz stars Kate Kortum, Juilliard graduate and winner of the 2025 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, and David Marino, a charismatic finalist from The Voice, Canada. Together, they bring fresh vitality to classics from Hamilton to West Side Story, proving Broadway doesn’t just sing—it swings!

World On a String: Swinging Songs of Broadway

Highlands Church

Jazz at Lincoln Center spotlights two rising powerhouse vocalists, Kate Kortum and David Marino, in a vibrant celebration of Broadway favorites from Hamilton, Wicked, West Side Story, and more. With Marino’s warm baritone and Kortum’s acclaimed, commanding sound, this dynamic duo brings fresh jazz flair to beloved show tunes.

Swinging Songs of Broadway with Kate Kortum and David Marino

The Barns At Wolf Trap

Marking the 5th production in the Jazz at Lincoln Center PRESENTS series, guest vocalists Kate Kortum and David Merino will debut arrangements of tunes from Broadway’s most beloved productions including Hamilton, Wicked, South Pacific, West Side Story and more in a special concert event entitled WORLD ON A STRING: SWINGING SONGS OF BROADWAY.

Vocalist

Kate Kortum

Events

Upcoming events

Jan 31, 2027

Jazz at Lincoln Center presents World on a String Featuring Kate Kortum and David Marino · Carpenter Performing Arts Center

Feb 1, 2027

World On a String: Swinging Songs of Broadway · Arizona Musicfest

Mar 19, 2027

Swinging Songs of Broadway with Kate Kortum and David Marino · Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts

Mar 24, 2027

World On A String: Swinging Songs Of Broadway · The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.

Past events

Sep 25, 2026

Kate Kortum · Monterey Jazz Festival

Oct 26, 2025

Rachael & Vilray · The Ford

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