Thursday March 18th, 2010 - $10

Bruce Katz occupies a unique space where blues, jazz, rock, soul, and the many aspects of Americana all collide into a style of original instrumental music all his own. He is as comfortable playing “soul-jazz” on the Hammond organ as he is playing 1930’s style stride piano or the meanest slow blues.

Besides leading the Bruce Katz Band, Bruce is currently playing regularly with Gregg Allman, John Hammond, The Organiks and performing with other artists as well. Bruce was also honored as a 2008 and 2009 Nominee for the Blues Music Award for “Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year”, selected by the Blues Foundation.

Over the past twenty five years, Bruce has been an in-demand sideman as well as leading his own band. He has played and recorded with many of the leading names in blues and roots music, appearing on approximately 60 albums with artists such as Ronnie Earl, John Hammond, Duke Robillard, Jerry Portnoy, Little Milton, Maria Muldaur, Jimmy Witherspoon, Eric Mingus, Big Mama Thornton, Mighty Sam McClain, Debbie Davies, David “Fathead” Newman and many others.

“He can play jazz, blues, Bach, anything. Man, he’s a heavy!”
- Gregg Allman

“This man is as good as it gets. One of the greatest keyboard artists I’ve ever heard.”
- John Hammond

“Now that’s a piano player!”
- Pinetop Perkins