About The Music
In a genre of it’s own by combining contemporary jazz melodies and chords with latin rhythms, funk grooves, fusion, rock, blues, celtic and even cajun fun creating her own distinctive sound she calls “Party Jazz”.
About Cathy
A staple in the Midwest Arts Community for over 20 years as a performer / producer / composer / educator and recording artist,
anyone in central Indiana — and throughout the state and region for that matter —with an iota of interest in music is aware of or has heard electric violinist and vocalist Cathy Morris. She has played everywhere — concerts, festival stages, , opening ceremonies, VIP and major televised events.
She has opened for big names like Al Jarreau, Burt Bacharach, George Benson, Chuck Mangione, Rick Braun, Fourplay, Najee and many others. She has also performed her original music as a guest soloist with professional and community orchestras and jazz bands.
A recording artist, Morris also has five CDs of original music to her credit, in addition to her holiday disc entitled “A Cathy Morris Christmas,” the ’05 release “Cathy Morris Latin Jazz” and her ‘06 release “Sacred Romance: violin and piano duets accompanying Sufi poetry.”
As a composer/arranger you can find her original music for string orchestra published by FJH Music, Inc in addition to her catalog of over one hundred other works for string orchestra, quartets, trios, duos and solo violin, violin solo with orchestra and jazz band of original works as well as Holiday, Sacred, Pop and Wedding genres.
A dedicated educator, Morris has also collaborated regularly with students performing convocations, conducting workshops and performing her original music in side-by-side concerts and with student orchestras.
As a producer to her credit in addition to numerous recordings, presentations and philanthropic projects is Arts With A Purpose: Connecting Communities to Artist to create positive individual and social change.
PRESS IMAGES
VIP PERFORMANCE FOR:
President Bill Clinton • Japan Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae • Secretary of State Hillary Clinton •
Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev • First Lady Laura Bush • Crown Prince & Princess of Serbia •
Indiana Governors Evan Bayh, Mitch Daniels & Mike Pence •
Jim Irsay • Rick Mears • Deepak Chopra
John Mellencamp • Antoine Davis
CONCERT OPENER FOR:
George Benson • Burt Bacarach • fourPlay • Najee • Chuck Mangione •
Wayman Tisdale • Joyce Cooling • Rick Braun • Spyro Gyra •
Peter White • Bonnie Raitt • Al Jarreau • Michael Wolff • Badal Roy
FEATURE CONCERTS:
Shikoku, Japan • Emmens Auditorium, BSU • Marion College • Indiana University • Indianapolis Art Museum •
Animals & All That Jazz • Lima Ohio Jazz Series • Columbus Ethnic Expo • Munster Performing Arts Center •
St Joseph College • Franklin College • Muncie Summer Concert Series • Cool Creek Park Jazz Series •
Riley Summer Concert Series • St Paul’s Concert Series • Dance Kaleidoscope •
White River State Park Concert Series •
IHC Concerts on the Canal • Friends of Garfield Park Music In The Park
FESTIVALS:
Wes Montgomery Jazz Festival • Midsummer Festival • Elkhart Jazz Festival • Indy Jazz Fest •
WTPI Broadripple Smooth Jazz Festival • Madame Walker Jazz Festival • Chataqua Festival of the Arts •
Indianapolis Circle Fest • Penrod Arts Festival • Irish Fest •
Columbus, OH Rib Fest • Berkeley, CA Chocolate Fest
SPECIAL EVENTS
RCA Tennis Championships • FTCA, New York, NY • Formula One • Indianapolis 500 • NFL Inductee Awards Luncheon •
World Swimming Championship Opening Ceremonies • International Violin Competition Opening Ceremonies •
Indianapolis Arts Council 25th Anniversary Celebration • Indianapolis Museum of Art Gala
Eskanazi Donor Gala • Sax 5th Avenue Key For The Cure • O’var Coming Together
SOLO ORCHESTRAL APPEARANCES:
Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra • Carmel Symphony Orchestra • Columbus Symphony Orchestra • Indianapolis Philharmonic •
LaPorte County Symphony • Metropolitan Youth Orchestra • Wauwatosa, Wisconsin High School • Stoneybrook High Orchestra • Noblesville High Orchestra • Warren Central High Orchestra • Park Tudor Academy • Perry Meridian High School • Frankfort High Orchestra • Lafayette High Orchestra • Jennings County High School Orchestra •
Portage Indiana High School Orchestra • Ft Wayne Canterbury School • Carmel High School Orchestra
Southeastern Hamilton High School
CORPORATE EVENTS
Resort Condominiums Inc • Cummins Engine Co. • Eli Lilly & Co. • IBM • Cook & Co. • Conseco • Sally Mae • Price Weber • Clarion Health • St. Francis Hospital • Methodist Hospital • American Heart Association • United Way International • Girls Inc. • American Lung Association
National Jr. Achievement Conference • Alzheimers Association •
Ronald McDonld House • Rolls Royce • Simon Property Group • Roche Diagnostics • Kroger
Interactive Intelligence • Indiana Sports Corp • Ivy Tech • Do It Best Corp • Indianapolis Colts