KIMBRA

BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB / MARCH 25-26

Kimbra is a GRAMMY Award-winning singer and songwriter from New Zealand known for her blend of eclectic pop vocals and soulful storytelling. You may know her from the 2013 megahit, Somebody that I Used to Know, a collaboration with artist Gotye which became a viral sensation and won the GRAMMY Award for record of the year. Many people consider it one of the biggest hits of the decade as it broke records for digital distribution. It’s natural for an artist as talented as Kimbra to seek to transcend the typecasting generated by having such a signature song, and she has. Kimbra is praised for her agility as a singer, and critics have noted her unique vocal style of bending notes around vowels. As a composer, she uses sampling and blurring of genres, working around art-pop, R&B and jazz idioms in her music. Her most recent album is titled Idols and Vices (2024), and she will be performing songs from it at her much-anticipated upcoming shows at the Blue Note. JZ