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The Canadian-born daughter of two working musicians from the U.S., Kari’s childhood was spent crisscrossing North America by car. She played in various pop, rock, cabaret, and jazz groups through the early 2000’s in Canada and the U.S. before moving to Europe in 2003 where she spent 4 years writing, recording, and performing. While working in Seattle as a private chef by day, and performing music at night, Kari signed up for a flying trapeze class. There, she met her husband, Gary, in midair; he owned a circus school and performance venue in downtown Seattle. They married a year later and went on to produce large-scale theatrical circus shows.

Kari’s debut album, Wild is the Wind, arranged and produced by four-time Grammy-nominee, Shelly Berg, is a collection of contemporary songs and jazz standards. In October 2021, Kari and Shelley collaborated once again, recording 15 new tracks at Capitol Records in Los Angeles, this time with the legendary Peter Erskine on drums, Carlitos del Puerto on bass, and Terrell Stafford on trumpet. Her second album, entitled When You Go, will be released in September 2022.