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Born in Adelaide Australia, Kate Kelsey-Sugg grew up in a family of redheads including her jazz musician father and social justice activist mother. She was immersed in the music of John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Anita Baker, Luther Vandross, Joni Mitchell and Crosby Stills Nash and Young from birth. Kate moved to Brooklyn, New York at age 25 to pursue her career as a songwriter and recording artist. Until recently she worked as a side-woman for artists such as Mavis Staples, Joss Stone, James Morrison, Kesha, Macklemore, Cyndi Lauper, Carly Simon, Resistance Revival Chorus and Ghost Face Killah (Wutang Clan) on keyboards, voice and saxophone. Kate released her debut 'Waiting the EP' in 2019. Her next single "Be Kind" will be released on December 12th.