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Current news and events of New York-based Karen Kohler – German-American singer, writer, poet, podcaster, mentor and community-builder.

New York Cabaret and Jazz Debut

By |2021-11-17T12:41:34-05:00April 6th, 2000|Key Dates, News & Events|

Karen makes her New York cabaret debut with Das Kabarett: European Cabaret and American Pop on April 6, 2000 at Don't Tell Mama accompanied by Tom Farrell on piano. Karen's first New York jazz performance occurred at the venerable salon series in Sugar Hill Harlem, Sundays at the Triple Nickel, hosted by Marjorie Eliot on March 18, 2001. The [...]

The Kurt Weill Songbook

By |2020-05-07T10:16:25-04:00July 13th, 1999|Key Dates, News & Events|

Jam and Spice: The Songs of Kurt Weill, Karen's first foray into the Kurt Weill Songbook debuted on July 13, 1999 at the First Unitarian Universalist Church with her own Orchester Simpl, a 10-member ensemble led by conductor and arranger Robert Renee Galvan. Karen performed tributes to Weill during the centenary of his birth as follows: November 9, 1999 [...]

Karen Kohler Cabaret Debut

By |2025-03-23T18:25:52-04:00March 25th, 1995|Key Dates, News & Events|

March 25, 1995 marks the debut of Karen's first cabaret act, Das Kabarett: European Cabaret and American Pop, with Larry Greenawalt at Cafezino in Austin, TX. The duo performed together in the U.S. and abroad for 5 years. Karen's first album, a live recording of the act was released on October 24, 2000. Larry Greenawalt passed away suddenly in [...]

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