Bruce Katz
(born August 19, 1952) is a musician, playing piano, organ and bass guitar. Since 1996, he has been on the faculty at the Berklee College of Music in Boston as an Associate Professor.
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History
Bruce Katz commenced his musical career playing piano and bass guitar with various bands in Baltimore. He then decided to concentrate on piano and
Hammond organ, and in particular, jazz and blues music. After playing jazz in Boston, he got the opportunity to play bass guitar for
Big Mama Thornton. This reconnected him with his love of Blues music, which has been his main musical genre since that time. From that band, Bruce moved on to play with
Barrence Whitfield and the Savages. While in this band, Bruce had the opportunity to tour all over Europe and the U.S., playing clubs, festivals and making television appearances.
From Barrence Whitfield and the Savages Bruce moved on to playing Organ and piano as well as writing and co-writing material for
Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters. By this time, Bruce had been on several different recording sessions with the bands he had played with as well as special guesting on sessions for other artists.
While with Ronnie Earl, Bruce had not only formed his own band and began recording on the
AudioQuest label but was still maintaining the touring schedule with the Broadcasters. After leaving the Broadcasters in 1997 to concentrate on the Bruce Katz Band, Bruce has maintained his own touring schedule, and released a total of six CDs, while also recording and touring with many other artists, such as
Duke Robillard,
Debbie Davies,
David "Fathead" Newman,
John Hammond and others.
Currently, in 2009, Bruce is a regular member of
Gregg Allman and Friends, the John Hammond Quartet and continues to tour with his own group, The Bruce Katz Band. He is a 2009
Blues Music Award Nominee (formerly called the W.C. Handy Award) for "
Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year", an award he was nominated for in 2008 as well.