Sep 13, 2023
KAIT DUNTON is an LA-based keyboardist & composer. Her emotive
musical expression and joyful energy have garnered her hundreds of
thousands of followers on social media and over 40,000 monthly
listeners on Spotify.
Starting with her first album, Real & Imagined - now a fan
favorite with over three million streams - Kait has continued to
cultivate her signature sound over many subsequent albums and
releases, including her latest single featuring her evocative
improvisational style - and nearly 3M views on Instagram: “this
one’s for you”.
Kait’s new album, Keyboards, is a love letter to the sounds
and instruments of ’70s jazz-funk. A celebration of vintage grooves
and classic keyboards: the Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Hammond organ,
Clavinet and - always - the acoustic piano.
Keyboards documents the music Kait was writing and recording
last year when her following on Instagram really exploded - now
with close to 140,000 followers - and takes inspiration from the
music of Stuff (Richard Tee), Herbie Hancock, the Brecker Brothers,
Weather Report, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett and Ahmad Jamal, to name
a few.
Together with Andrew Synowiec on guitar, Sean Hurley on bass
and Jake Reed on drums, Kait and band radiate joyful sonic energy
and groove.
In addition to composition and performance, Kait is also an
active recording artist and educator. Her playing appears
extensively on the Mister Rogers movie, A Beautiful Day in the
Neighborhood, as well as in The Lego Movie 2, Downsizing, Empire,
and ABC’s The Little Mermaid Live!
Kait was an early member of Snarky Puppy during their
formative years in Texas, appearing on their sophomore record, The
World is Getting Smaller. She records often for film, television
and other artists, and has taught at the University of North Texas,
USC's Thornton School of Music, Musician's Institute, Chaffey
College, and most recently at Los Angeles College of Music (LACM)
in Pasadena, where she developed their new Piano Performance
program and served as the inaugural chair.