Kathie Brekke

Kathie is the youngest of the Johnson siblings and director of Jaspers Theater. Her musical career began at age 3 when Grandpa Johnson handed her a set of wood blocks covered in sandpaper and told her to play along with the family band.  

By the time she was a teen-ager she’d graduated to the piano chording along with Grandpa Hilde at the Steam Thresher’s Reunion.   She performs around the region with the 42nd Street Jazz Band and The Apostles Blues Band .  She hosts "Jazz Night at Basie's" Thursdays at the Ramada Plaza ---the longest running Jazz Night in Fargo! In addition, she is a vocalist, pianist, arranger and worship leader at Triumph Lutheran in Moorhead. 

Kathie directed the vocal jazz ensembles at Concordia College and taught piano at MSUM for 10 years and is currently the director of choral music at Moorhead High School.                          

Visit www.kathiebrekke.com to see her performance schedule.