Jazz/Pop Singer and Songwriter Mary Kadderly brings to the stage a most distinctive voice. Born in Portland, Oregon, Mary was surrounded by music throughout her childhood. In her teens, she began performing, getting her start singing in a jazz and blues band. "The first time I sang into a microphone, the music bug bit me hard. From then on I was hooked," she says. At the age of 19, she started playing in hometown clubs, while studying Music and Theater Arts at Portland State University. Soon after graduation, Kadderly was  regularly performing in nightclubs, in concerts, and at festivals around the country.