Kathryn Ballard Shut (born 1972) (pronounced \ˈshüt\, as in the English word "shoot") is an American jazz pianist, vocalist, music producer, composer, author, promoter, syndicated radio music host, and president of TIMKAT Entertainment, LLC, an independent record label based in Denver, Colorado, United States. Her father was the late trumpeter, saxophonist, and vocalist, Tim Ballard, whom was honored as an inductee into the Kansas Music Hall of Fame (2008, as member of Capitol Records recording artists, Garry Mac and the Mac Truque (1969–1971)).