Kate McGarry

Kate McGarry is an accomplished jazz vocalist and educator, currently serving as an Associate Professor at the California Jazz Conservatory since September 2019. Previously, McGarry held positions as Jazz Voice Faculty at the Manhattan School of Music from July 2014 to May 2018 and again from September 2007 to May 2009. Additionally, McGarry was an Instructor of Jazz Voice at the New England Conservatory in early 2014, teaching private studio lessons during a sabbatical. McGarry also contributed as faculty at Jazz Camp West during 2008-2009. McGarry earned a Bachelor's degree in Afro-American Music and Jazz from the University of Massachusetts Amherst between 1981 and 1985.