Jazz vocalist and instrumentalist from Houston TX. She began her love for jazz and music at Houston's prestigious High School for the Performing and Visual arts where she concentrated her studies in flute, but ultimately fell in love with singing. She is a 2019-2022 Downbeat Magazine Student Music Award Winner, a 2018 & 2019 YoungArts Winner in jazz voice, and has performed at various venues including the 2018 Newport Jazz Festival, 2022 SXSW Festival, and the world renowned Birdland Jazz Club in New York City. She additionally has worked with fine musicians like Cyrille Aimee, Sheila Jordan, The New York Voices, Luciana Souza, and La Tanya Hall. Kortum received her undergraduate degree in jazz voice at the University of Miami's Frost School of Music under the direction of Kate Reid. She is currently pursuing her masters degree at the prestigious Juilliard School in New York City under the direction of Carla Cook.