About Amy K Bormet

Amy K Bormet is an accomplished jazz pianist and vocalist and a current graduate student in Jazz Studies at Howard University. She previously graduated cum laude from the University of Michigan with a BFA in Jazz Studies/Piano Performance, where she studied with Geri Allen and Ellen Rowe, and from the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, where she performed in legendary D.C. saxophonist Davey Yarborough's New Washingtonians Jazz Orchestra.

Amy's compelling voice and keys have appeared everywhere you can find jazz, from the White House to local jazz bars. During her first decade of jazz, Amy has performed with, among others, McCoy Tyner, Terrell Stafford, Marian McPartland, and D.C. Legends Buck Hill and Butch Warren. In addition to playing her own original compositions, Amy's jazz trio brings a youthful interpretation to jazz standards, including those by Nina Simone, Nancy Wilson, and Frank Sinatra. Among Amy's influences are Blossom Dearie, Shirley Horn, and Nat King Cole.

Amy spent the 2006-2007 school year at her alma mater, Duke Ellington School of the Arts teaching jazz vocals through Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Fellowship Program. She also enjoys teaching at the Washington Jazz Arts Institute and Howard University.

Check out the "Artist Profile" of Amy in the Hill Rag.

"An immensely talented pianist, songwriter, and singer‚ Bormet's voice will catch your ear, her playing will get under your skin, and you will remember this girl." - Hill Rag

"Amy Bormet is a talented and versatile pianist, vocalist and composer whose wide-ranging musical interests and influences allow her to create fresh takes and old standards as well composing top-notch tunes of her own. She is a vibrant young jazz artist well-worth keeping an eye out for." - Ellen Rowe

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