Based in New York City since the mid-'80s, Catherine Dupuis is an American jazz vocalist whose direct or indirect influences have ranged from Annie Ross, Blossom Dearie, Sheila Jordan, and Ella Fitzgerald to cabaret and theatrical music. Dupuis' recordings of the '90s and 2000s are not cabaret in the strict sense -- her albums have been jazz albums first and foremost -- but cabaret is definitely an influence on Dupuis, who has a long list of theatrical credits on her résumé. Along the way, Dupuis has appeared in productions of Fiddler on the Roof, Camelot, and She Loves Me as well as the play Daydreams (which is based on the life of traditional pop icon/actress Doris Day). Given her strong appreciation of the theater, it is not surprising that Dupuis (a skillful interpreter of lyrics) has recorded a lot of Tin Pan Alley standards of the '20s, '30s, and '40s; however, she has also included everything from Brazilian songs to pop/rock superstar Sting's "If You Love Someone Set Them Free" in her repertoire.