Award-Winning Jazz Performer
Kristine Mills Songwriter and Singer
Critically acclaimed jazz vocalist and Grammy-shortlisted songwriter and recording artist Kristine Mills has built an international career defined by artistry, versatility, and achievement. A multiple Houston Press Music Awards winner for Best Female Vocalist and Best Songwriter, she was also named one of Houston’s 100 Most Distinguished Artists on the prestigious Rocks Off list.
Kristine catalog as an award-winning songwriter, recording artist and producer includes bossanovafied, BOSSAtoo, the Houston Arts Alliance–funded asYETuntitled, the Gold REMI Award–winning Collector’s Waltz soundtrack, and her 30-year songwriting retrospective, Looking Back. Moving Forward. Her work has been Grammy-shortlisted, received international radio airplay, and featured on major airline in-flight music programs.
Her releases are available on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, and all major streaming platforms.
With her sophisticated blend of swing, bossa nova, and contemporary jazz, Kristine Mills continues to enchant audiences and establish herself as a distinctive and consistent voice on the UK jazz scene.
“With one of her feet in the Ellington world and the other in Brazil, Mills’ jazz worthy chops are well suited for bringing the past into the present and future making this sweet jazz for new ears. A solid performer all the way around, Mills makes it happen in fine style.”
— CHRIS SPECTOR, Editor and Publisher MIDWEST RECORD
On stage
Kristine headlined sold-out shows at festivals, performing arts centers, and clubs worldwide.
Kristine’s international performance career spans major music hubs including New York, New Orleans, Miami, Houston, London, Belfast, and cities throughout Brazil. Career highlights include guest appearances with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, a multi-city headlining tour for Jazz Festival Brazil, Belfast Culture Night, Miami Music Festival and performances at leading venues such as Snug Harbor (New Orleans), Parker Jazz Club (Austin), House of Blues (Houston) and Zinc Bar (NYC) .
Since relocating to the UK, she has appeared at premier jazz venues including PizzaExpress Jazz Club (Soho), The Pheasantry (Chelsea), Piano Smithfield (London), Scott’s Jazz Club (Belfast), and The Green Room at the Black Box (Belfast). Kristine and her ensembles are first-call artists for corporate, private, and charitable events.
Now living in Belfast, Kristine is honored to headline A Fever Exclusive: The Jazz Room: A Journey to the Heart of New Orleans series at the Empire Theater, Belfast February 15.
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Kristine Mills appears live on the Ticket
live debut performance on BBC Radio Ulster
From blockbuster movies to comedy gigs, Kathy Clugston presents the definitive guide to going out Jazz singer Kristine Mills performs live in the studio, actors Catriona McFeely and Susan Hoffman tell Kathy about a new stage version of George Orwell's classic 'Animal Farm,' founder of the Steinbeck Festival Douglas Bartlett previews this year's programme, which features storyteller Little John Nee with a show inspired by Limavady, professors Ruth Lowry and Marcus Smith explore the science of drumming, and comedian Grace Mulvey explains how to find the funny in loss. The latest movies are reviewed by Helen O'Hara.
Link to listen: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002r1yt
“Graced with beauty, sensitivity, and a magnetic voice. She makes every song have the effect of an aphrodisiac on the senses. ”
— Jazz Inside Magazine