Barton County (Kansas) Arts Council

Kym Tuvim will be performing at the Back Room at 8 pm Saturday, June 19th.

Kym grew up surrounded by music. Her father is a pianist and her mother's father was a pianist, composer and bandleader. Kym was writing songs before she started school and was a multi-instrumentalist by 15. In 1987, she moved to Seattle to study jazz at Cornish College of the Arts under such greats as Julian Priester, Jim Knapp and Hadley Caliman. After graduating, she took to honing her craft in local Seattle venues. When she released her 1996 demo When Allegra, the lo-fi cassette won raves and support from regional and national folk radio and press, as well as a spot at the 1996 Napa Music Festival's Emerging Songwriter's Contest. In 1998, Kym released her first full-length CD. Later that year, The Performing Songwriter Magazine selected it as one of their �Top 12 DIY Releases� and featured a cut from her debut on their 6th CD compilation.

The Back Room is located at 2006 Forest, just west of Main Street in Great Bend.

Reservations should be made by phoning 792-3097 or e-mailing [email protected]