A multifaceted recording artist and writer Kathleen Bertrand is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, and graduate of Spelman College. Over the span of her more than 20 year career as an entertainer, her captivating performances have ranged from two Olympic Games to performances before two sitting US presidents to appearances at jazz festivals world-wide.

This three-octave vocal artist has been honored by the United Negro College Fund as one of "Atlanta's Legends" and by Spelman College with its 1998 "Alumnae Achievement Award for the Arts & Entertainment." She was an invited performer for both 1999 and 2000 at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, and the 2001, 2003 and 2005 Atlanta Jazz Festival as well as the 2003 Nuremberg Meets Atlanta Festival in Nuremberg, Germany. She is the 2003 recipient of the James O. Costen Award for the Arts presented by the Interdenominational Theological Center as well as the Spelman Nia-Angel Award presented by Spelman College's Decatur Georgia Chapter. In 2002, she was honored to have sung for the inauguration of Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, and to open for the legendary Ray Charles at the Atlanta Jazz Festival's opening night at Chastain Park. Additionally, Kathleen has opened for a variety of America's finest jazz artists, including Will Downing, Rachelle Ferrell, Jeff Lorber, David Benoit, Roy Ayers, the Sounds of Blackness, and most recently for Kenny G. Her fan base includes radio listeners in England, Finland, Norway, Hong Kong, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Brazil among others.

In late 2005, Kathleen was chosen by the Brand Atlanta Campaign to record the blues version of "The ATL", penned and produced by Grammy-award winning producer Dallas Austin.

Combining her love of jazz and her love of gospel, Bertrand performs regularly as the featured vocalist with the Jazz Vespers Series produced by the Reverend Dwight Andrews primarily at the First Congregational Church of Atlanta, as well in Detroit, Michigan and Pasadena, California and Columbia and Yale Universities.

As a songwriter, she has written the national theme song for the 100 Black Men of America, as well as several songs on her recorded projects. Her discography includes CDs "All of Me", "No Regrets" and "Reasons for the Season." Her newest CD, "New Standards" released in May of 2006.