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Credits

Artist, Arts-in-Education
  Illinois Arts Council Arts-in-Education Artists Roster, 2000-2002, 2002-2003

Education
  Sherwood Conservatory of Music, Chicago, IL
  Kennedy King College, Chicago, IL

Theater credits
  1. Second Chance Gospel Opera (Actress, Vocals) 1984-85
  2. Victory Gardens Theater (Actress, Vocals) "The Colored Museum", 1989
  3. Kuumba theatre 'In The House of Blues' (Actress, Vocals) 1985-87
  4. Goodman Theater, Lobby Performances, 1997

Workshops
  1. Evanston Arts Council, Young Artist Program, Orrington
      Elementary School, July 2002
  2. Vittum Theater Circle Series, 2001/2002
  3. Mississippi Valley Blues Society, Blues in the Schools Residency,
      September 2001
  4. Blues in the schools, Instructor, South Carolina, with Billy Branch,
      1994-1995, Chicago, since 1994 at Stone Academy, Grant Academy,
      Hearst Elementary, Baker Demonstration School
  5. E.T.V. (Educational Television), South Carolina, Instructor,
      "Math in the Middle Project", 1996
  6. Blues Workshops and Festivals, Voice Instructor, Switzerland,
      Austria, Holland, Belgium Germany 1996 (Erwin Helfer & The
      Chicago Boogie Ensemble)
  7. Summer Youth Program, Instructor, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1996
  8. Blues Workshop at Alcorn Middle School, Instructor, 1996


Festivals
  1. Chicago Blues Festival, since 1985
  2. Montreal Blues & Jazz Festival, 1985-86, 1999
  3. Montreal Film Festival 1986
  4. Chicago & Osaka Japan cultural exchange 1987
  5. Old Songs Festival New York 1987
  6. Winnipeg Canada Blues & Gospel Festival 1988-89
  7. Vancouver Folk Festival, 1989
  8. Katherine Davis & Victory Gospelaires Concert, Palermo, Italy, 1991
  9. Chicago Allstars Tour Northern & Southern Italy 1991
 10. Chicago Blues Tour "95" Lisbon Portugal, Chicago Blues Allstars
 11. African Arts Festival, 1996
 12. Columbia Festival of the Arts 1997 (Maryland)
 13. Trinidaddio Blues and Cultural Festival, Trinidad, Colorado, 2000
 14. European Tours: Belgium, Germany, France, England, 2001

Jazz Clubs
  Andy's for Jazz - Blues Night on Fridays
  Joe's Be-Bop Cafe (Navy Pier)
  Pops For Champagne
  Voltaire
  Pete Miller's Steak House, Evanston
  Hecky's, Evanston
  Warm Daddy's (Philadelphia)

Blues Clubs
  Bill's Blues
  Buddy Guy's Legends
  Blue Chicago
  B. L. U. E. S.
  Blues Etcetera
  Kingston Mines
  Koko Taylor's Celebrity Lounge
  Lily's
  Reservation Blues
  Rosa's

Mayor's Office of Special Events, City of Chicago
  Daley Plaza, 2001
  Chicago Cultural Center, 2001
  Chicago Historical Society, 2001
  World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, 2000
  King Center, 1999
  Harold Washington Library, 1995, 1997
  Blues in the Schools Program since 1994
  Governor's Conference, 1989

Media Appearances
  Artbeat Chicago, Channel 11: WTTW Chicago, May 27, 1998
  WGN, Channel 9, Summer 2000
  Channel 7, 2000, "Someone You Should Know"

Discography
  1999 Dream Shoes, Katherine Davis, Katy D Records/Southport Records
  1999 Handyman, Mississippi Heat, Van der Linden Recordings
  1993 When I Lost My Baby, Chicago All Stars, CMA Records, Germany
  1993 Ain't Gonna Tell Nobody 'Bout the Dixie Stompers, Dixie Stompers,
          Roy Rubenstein with Katherine Davis, Delmark Records
  1993 Live at The Orpheum Theatre, Katherine Davis and Sidney J.
          Wingfield, Katwing Records, Chicago
  1992 Ashland Avenue Blues, Louisiana Red featuring the Chicago
          All Stars, CMA Music, Germany
  1992 "Chicago Blues Night Compilation, Japan 1992", GBW Records
  1989 "Gospel at its Best", Katherine Davis and the Chicago Victory
          Gospelaires, CVG Records, Chicago
  1986 "Chicago Blues Festival 1986 - Live: featuring Katherine Davis
          and Erwin Helfer, Red Beans Records, Chicago
          Blue Chicago Women


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