Guest Artist
“My lessons with Kat Sherman allowed me to begin stepping into my artistry. I felt encouraged and nurtured within my journey as a composer and arranger. ”
Aliyah J., Student
A passionate educator, Kat teaches in the Jazz Studies division at DePaul University. She is available for clinics, masterclasses, festival adjudication, and featured performances, and maintains a small private lesson studio (in-person for Chicago area students, or online for those located further away) with focus on voice, arranging/composing, improvisation, ear training, and piano.
View information on commissioned arrangements and compositions.
Kat holds a Master of Music in Jazz Studies from the University of North Texas and a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies from Indiana University.
GUEST ARTIST / CLINICIAN
Jazz Education Network JENerations Jazz Festival
ILMEA District Honors Vocal Jazz Ensembles (Districts 8, 7, 1)
Kansas City Jazz Summit (Kansas City Kansas Community College)
Kirkwood Jazz Festival (Kirkwood Community College)
Valley Vocal Jazz Summit (Valley High School)
Iowa Vocal Jazz Championships
UNT Vocal Jazz Summer Workshop (University of North Texas)
SMV Vocal Jazz Camp (School for Music Vocations)
MASTERCLASSES
Elements of Arranging (Presented at JazzVoice.com)
Solo Jazz Singing (Presented at JazzVoice.com)
Exploring Jazz for the Choral Music Educator (Presented at Indiana University)
“Our vocal jazz ensembles workshop with Kathryn Sherman was the highlight of our trip! Kat was able to work with my vocalists and answered questions they had about their music, the history behind the jazz style they are singing and shared how vocal jazz and instrumental jazz are similar in performance. There was an entire year of education packed into one 90-minute session with Kat! My kids loved it!”
Becky Huddilston, Director at Lakota East High School Choirs
“Excellent clinician…has a great sense of nuance and vocal technique, combined with a personality that any student would gravitate towards.”
John Staford II, Professor of Music and Coordinator of Music Department (Kansas City Kansas Community College)
“Kat is a wonderful educator, vocal model, and clinician. Her work with my students demonstrated an understanding of how to meet students where they are as musicians and push them to be their best, and her ability to model was so helpful in the learning process. We loved our experience working with her at our annual Vocal Jazz Summit. The students and other directors appreciated both the clinic and concert experience!”
Heather Nail, Director of Vocal Music (Valley High School)
"In my time working with Kat, my confidence as a musician has grown immensely. Her expertise in vocal pedagogy, music arranging, bandleading, and everything in between, has helped me to develop not only a solid foundation of jazz and voice performance, but an understanding of my unique voice and artistry."
Annabelle M., Student