Bruce Katz

Seldom does a musician display brilliant dexterity, in conjunction with sparks of creativity, similarly both in blues and jazz. One particular rare bird is normally Bruce Katz, who not merely meets these features, but excels in his knowledge of the styles and unleashes the most powerful assets of every. Most widely known as an associate of Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters, Katz used music at age group five when he outperformed his sister on the traditional parts she was designated for piano lessons. Finding classic jazz along with a Bessie Smith record planted the seed products of a interest for jazz and blues. In the first ’80s his initial major helping gig was Big Mama Thornton; then proved helpful and toured with Barrence Whitfield & the Savages, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Jimmy Witherspoon, Johnny Adams, and Tiger Okoshi. Burnt out from lifestyle on the highway, he enrolled at New Britain Conservatory, gaining a master’s level in jazz. Five a few months after graduation, Katz fulfilled Ronnie Earl, who employed him. During his almost five-year stint with Earl, Katz performed on six CDs, and in addition co-wrote music with Earl, including “THE COLOR of Appreciate,” “Glaciers Cream Guy,” and “Hippology.” In 1992 Katz debuted his first single recording, Crescent Crawl, after that released Transformation the next year. Right before the discharge of Mississippi Moan, Katz remaining the Broadcasters to focus additional on his single career. His recording roster contains 1993’s Change, 1997’s Mississippi Moan, 2000’s Three Ft to the bottom, 2004’s Deeper Blue, and 2008’s Live! In the Firefly. Katz in addition has been an associate of Gregg Allman’s group, and it has toured as pianist using the Allman Brothers Music group. Furthermore to carrying out and documenting, Katz shows piano and can be an associate teacher in the Berklee University of Music, where he trained the school’s 1st ever in-depth blues program.