KIM EDWARDS

Kim Edwards began piano lessons at 4 years old and grew up listening to a healthy dose of everything from The Beach Boys to Mozart to Billy Joel. Edwards repertoire is satisfyingly diverse, from the chamber-pop poise of Blue to the breezy tropical folk of Aloha. The dynamic sprawl of the wonderfully quirky arrangements extends from intimate piano-and-voice spare elegance to epically sweeping strings and playful circus-y brass passages, often in the same song. With roots steeped in classical music and an appreciation for acoustic pop, Kim's uniquely playful musicality has garnered favorable comparisons to artists such as Ingrid Michaelson, Regina Spektor, and Christina Perri (with a hint of the Beatles).