Kathryn L. "Kate" Davis (born February 4, 1991) is an American singer, songwriter, and bassist.Davis started learning music on the violin. She moved to the Pacific Northwest in middle school and began to study the double bass. She played violin and bass in the Portland Youth Philharmonic. She was named a Presidential Scholar in the Arts in 2009 through the YoungArts national arts scholarship program while at West Linn High School in West Linn, Oregon.Davis enrolled at the Manhattan School of Music in 2009, concentrating on jazz and classic American songs. Shortly after, she began writing her own music. By 2012, she was recognized by ASCAP with the Robert Alan Award for new songwriters. She has said that learning the double bass was difficult, but after learning songs from the Great American Songbook, she was able to translate that knowledge to create her own style. In school she collaborated with guitarist Gabe Schnider and drummer Conor Szymanski. They have recorded together, and their songs can heard on Michael Feinstein's NPR show Song Travels. Wikipedia
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