I am very pleased to be included in Scott Yanow's new book and to find myself listed in the front section titled "The 521 Great Jazz Singers" (page 220). I'm in some heady company here. If you like singers you're going to want to get a copy of this book, which is available through Amazon.com
FORGET YOUR TROUBLES, COME ON GET HAPPY WITH CATHI WALKUP "Unemployment was at an all time high, banks were failing left and right and people were losing their homes - and that was just last year" observes Cathi as she begins the musical journey of "SONGS FOR THE NEW DEPRESSION" Using songs from the past Great Depression and from the current not so Great Depression, with large dollops of humor, swing and bop, she manages to take a rather depressing subject and stand it on it's ear. Her "smoked cheddar alto" can take the knots right out of your neck, or she can rip through a vocalese number and energize an entire room. Being an accomplished lyricist herself she highly values the written word and delivers the story from her heart, giving a fresh and rhythmic interpretation to lyrics you may have heard a thousand times. "Ms. Walkup casts an enchanting spell..." Donna Kimura - Jazzreview.com "She stays low and spins the lyric with dizzy rhythms" - Jazz Improv Magazine