Amy K Bormet
Pianist Vocalist Composer
I originally wrote “Lightning” for Afro Blue and the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra in 2009 while I was in grad school. What a treat to have it performed again 15 years later at the Kennedy Center’s concert hall with the National Symphony Orchestra! With a Leigh Pilzer solo!
Lots of fun stuff coming up for this fall:
UnSound Sundays
Live scores to silent films
Amy K Bormet, Keyboard/vocals
Matt Dievendorf, Guitar
Brandon Woody, Trumpet
Brian Settles, Tenor Sax
Keith Butler Jr, Drums
$20 at the door
No Trick Pony (Bormet, Brian Settles, Keith Butler Jr.)
with Melinda Rice, violin/voice (Philadephia)
Material Sounds at
Material Things
4531 Rhode Island Ave, North Brentwood, MD 20722
$15
A raunchy, ridiculous evening of rock ‘n’ roll music with a vaguely classical influence.
An original cabaret of mythological proportions featuring Jenna Murphy, Amy K Bormet, and Misy Singson. This silly, sexy ode to the supernatural is definitely not suitable for children. Each song explores the perspective of a different, fantastical lady. You’ll hear from a lusty vampire, a forgetful siren, a witch who might be the source of your sexual frustration, and Frankenstein’s ex-girlfriend- just to name a few. Maybe there will be a song about Bigfoot. But we don’t want to promise that—she’s very elusive.
Written and performed by Jenna Murphy and Amy K Bormet
This cabaret is a show-in-development! This round you’ll get even more songs and sassy banter! And then hold on to your hats as this cabaret continues to build and mature. So come by, have a drink, sing along to the songs you know, and then corner us afterwards to talk about the sex monsters you think deserve a choral ode.
Amy K Bormet’s score for a new production of
by Karel Čapek
based on the translation by Nigel Playfair & Paul Selver
The Original Robot Apocalypse Story. Really.
Humans have invented intelligent robots that look just like them to do all their menial tasks. That is, until the robots revolt. Who saw that one coming? Famous for being the first use of the word “robot”—this play invented all the tropes.
Rossum has developed a method to create human-like robots, and a factory is built on a remote island to crank out enough robots to meet demand. Around the world, robots quickly replace humans in what are considered menial tasks: assembly lines, domestic labor, secretarial work, etc. A young woman journeys to the island to free the robots, but in her naive enthusiasm, becomes deeply embroiled in the fate of the robots, and ultimately, the fate of the human race. R.U.R. is a sci-fi melodrama before the genre existed.
Happy back to school! So much happening!
Upcoming Performance Dates:
8/24 “Imagine” at Kennedy Center
9/1 Amy K Bormet Trio at DC Jazz Festival
9/6 Amy K Bormet’s No Trick Pony at Kennedy Center
9/15 Amy K Bormet and Allyn Johnson Duo performance in Bethesda
Details below!
I have had the pleasure of collaborating with Marjuan Canady on her new children’s play “Imagine”. The show will be Saturday August 24th at the Kennedy Center’s Social Impact Local Theater Festival. I wrote a ton of fun music for this, and the whole team is incredible. Great for kids age 2-5.
Coming up Sunday September 1st at 1pm I will be on the mainstage with my trio (Karine Chapdelaine and Angel Bethea) at the DC Jazz Festival on the Wharf. We’ve got some new songs and some favorites, and are pumped to be on such a great bill.
Then Friday September 6th I will be performing with my project No Trick Pony (Brian Settles and Keith Butler Jr.) at the Kennedy Center. Tons of new music from us, including a suite I’m calling “Unbuilt” about the changing face of the District. TICKETS
Sunday September 15 I’ll be playing a duo show with one of my favorite piano players, Allyn Johnson for a concert series at the Promenade Towers (5225 Pooks Hill Rd, Bethesda MD)
February 28th, 8pm at the Eaton Hotel
New Score by Amy K Bormet and Matt Dievendorf
Amy K Bormet Keyboard/Voice/Effects
Matt Dievendorf Guitar/Effects
Brandon Woody Trumpet
Ryan McGeorge Euphonium/Effects
Chris Payne Drums/Percussion
Strange Woman Records presents: UnSound Sundays. Silent Films with Live Scores. Re-imagined with creative musicians from different genres.
Sunday September 17th METROPOLIS with
Amy K Bormet (keyboard, vocals, electronics)
Matt Dievendorf (guitar, electronics)
Ally Hany Albrecht (trumpet)
Ryan McGeorge (euphonium, electronics)
Chris Payne (percussion)
This cabaret is a show-in-development! Some of you may have seen a couple of the songs performed at the opening night festivities for Iphigenia. This round you’ll get even more songs and sassy banter! And then hold on to your hats as this cabaret continues to build and mature. So come by, have a drink, sing along to the songs you know, and then corner us afterwards to talk about the sex monsters you think deserve a choral ode.
Big Bear Cafe
1700 1st St NW 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20001
$12.00
Fri, August 25th, 2023 @ 7:00PM EDT
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Pianist, vocalist, and songwriter Amy K Bormet created the Washington Women in Jazz Festival (WWJF), now in its 14th year, to connect with, support, and collaborate with women jazz musicians in Washington, DC and beyond. Working with vocalist and arranger Taylor Young, Bormet’s latest musical project adds layers of rich vocal harmonies. Fusing soulful melodies, introspective lyrics, and captivating arrangements the Amy K Bormet Trio (with bassist Karine Chapdelaine and drummer Angel Bethea) adds three creative vocalists (Taylor Young, Samiyah Muhammad, Taylar Lee) to become a sextet, elevating the music to emotional heights.
July 16- CANCELLED
Biomorphic Forms (Amy K Bormet, Alex Hamburger, Nicole Davis, Keith Butler Jr.) @ DC Fringe Festival (Near Baked and Wired in Georgetown) 12pm-4pm $FREE
July 18
No Trick Pony (Bormet, Settles, Butler) with Balance Duo (Detroit) @ Rhizome in Takoma Park $20
July 20
Keith Butler Group –Take 5 @ Smithsonian American Art Museum Kogod Courtyard $FREE
July 23
Amy K Bormet/Matt Dievendorf Group @ DC Fringe Festival (Near Baked and Wired in Georgetown) 12pm-4pm $FREE
August 12
Amy K Bormet’s Washington Women in Jazz @ The Parks at Walter Reed 6pm-8pm $FREE
