Events – Sundance Square

18aug8:00 pmLive Music at Scat Jazz Lounge8:00 pm Scat Jazz Lounge

19aug6:30 pmWild West Wits6:30 pm Sid Richardson Museum

19aug7:00 pmFeaturedThe KtetThree 40 Minute Sets from 7PM - 10PM7:00 pm Sundance Square Plaza

Event Details

Personnel:

Kira G, Voice
Guillermo Lopez, Bass
Joshua Calef, Drums
Yeeun Kim, Piano
Austin Ford, Trumpet

About The Ktet:

The Ktet is a jazz quintet originating from NYC led by vocalist and arranger Kira Goidel (KiraG). The group performs a variety of original arrangements by KiraG and other leading jazz composers. Their music explores jazz standards based in bebop and straight ahead repertoire, as well as modern musical theatre tunes with a refreshing infusion of jazz harmony.

KiraG gives a new spin to contemporary musical theatre tunes and infuses her voice into classic-contemporary musical theatre standards. From Pretty Women by Sondheim to I Got Life by Galt MacDermont, Kira reworks the songs of her childhood to offer a fresh perspective on music that was not written with a certain type of woman in mind as the performer.

About Kira Goidel:

Kira Goidel is a 27 year old Jazz Vocalist living in the Dallas/ Fort Worth Metroplex. She received her undergraduate degree (BM in Jazz Voice) at the Purchase College Conservatory of Music where she was awarded the prestigious Ella Fitzgerald Scholarship. There, she studied voice with Alexis Cole and continued to play her first instrument the Trombone studying with professors Tim Albright and John Mosca. She has also studied arranging with David Dejesus, Transcription with Jon Faddis, and Piano with Andy Laverne. Before studying at Purchase, Kira attended at SUNY Fredonia as a Musical Theater Major where she studied classical voice with Dr. Robert Strauss.

Shortly after graduating, Kira became the Office Manager at Birdland Jazz Club on 44th Street in midtown Manhattan. In addition to working at Birdland, Kira has performed at multiple venues in New York including The Blue Note, Cornelia Street Café, the Purchase Performing Arts Center among others. She also leads a group of her own Called the Ktet that has performed at venues such as Birdland Jazz Club and Zinc Bar. The Ktet plays fresh jazz arrangements of Broadway Classics from composers like Sondheim and Charlie Smalls. Not to mention arrangements of standards and bebop tunes.

Currently, Kira holds a Masters Degree from University of North Texas in Jazz Voice. There, she studied with Rosana Eckert and was the 2021- 2022 vocalist with the UNT One O’Clock Lab Band lead by Alan Baylock. Shortly after graduating in May of 2022 she became the new Music Director of the Sundance Square Music Series, programming live music every Friday, Saturday and Sunday on the iconic Sundance Plaza Stage.