Kim Buehler, who originally hails from Fenton, Michigan, has been performing and teaching voice in the greater Toledo area since she moved here in 1986. She holds a Masters Degree in Voice from the University of Toledo. While pursuing her graduate degree, she served as teaching assistant to the legendary Dr. Jon Hendricks of Lambert, Hendricks and Ross fame. During her tenure as his assistant, Ms. Buehler traveled and performed with him in Paris, France with appearances as La Sorbonne and Le Duc De Lombards. In 2002, she appeared with Jon on the QEII as a headliner on the jazz cruise.
Kim has performed all across the United States, and has been featured as a jingle singer on many area commercials such as “I Love My Zoo”, “Magic Wok”, “Toledo Just Look At Us Now” and many more. She is a sought after background vocalist in the recording studio and has done projects with local, regional and national artists.
In 2000, she founded the vocal jazz ensemble “6th Edition” with Lori Lefever, Lisa Young, Kevin Eikum and John Johnson. Their CD “It’s About Time” was released in 2004.
In 2014, she released a CD of her own, entitled “Pieces of Me,” which features a sultry mix of vocal jazz styles.
Ms. Buehler is a former jazz and classical voice faculty member at the University of Toledo and directed the Vocal Jazz Ensemble at Bowling Green State University. Kim taught voice at Toledo School for the Arts for 19 years before coming over to the Development Department full-time this year. She served as Executive Director for several years at the Toledo Jazz Society and produced the great “Art Tatum Jazz Festival” for them during the height of its success.
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