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SUMMARY:Bruce Katz Band with The Fitzkee Brothers
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DESCRIPTION:Bruce Katz is a legendary keyboardist (Hammond B3 and Piano) wh
 o has\nreleased 12 albums as a leader and has appeared on over 75 other CD
 s\nwith the likes of John Hammond\, Delbert McClinton\, Ronnie Earl\, Litt
 le\nMilton\, Butch Trucks\, Duke Robillard\, David \"Fathead\" Newman\, an
 d\nmany\, many others.   He has also had a strong musical connection\nwi
 th the Allman Brothers Band\, and was a member of Gregg Allman's band\nfor
  six years (2007-2013)\, Jamoe's Jasssz Band (2010-2015)\, Butch\nTrucks' 
 Freight Train Band and Les Brers (2015-2017). Bruce also\noccasionally tou
 red with the Allman Brothers as well.  Bruce is a\nseven-time (2008\, 200
 9\, 2010\, 2015\, 2019\, 2020\,2021) Nominee for the\nBlues Music Award (W
 .C. Handy Award) for \"Pinetop Perkins Piano Player\nof the Year\"\, selec
 ted by the Blues Foundation of Memphis\, TN. He won\nthe BMA for Acoustic 
 Blues Album of the Year in 2019 for his\ncollaboration with Joe Louis Walk
 er and Giles Robson for Journeys to\nthe Heart of the Blues and is nominat
 ed again in 2020 for the same\naward for his acoustic piano album Solo Rid
 e. He was also nominated\nfor \"Outstanding Musician (Keyboards)\" by Livi
 ng Blues Magazine in\n2015 and 2019. ​He is a unique player and composer
  who combines\nBlues and American Roots music with elements of jazz\, and\
 nimprovisational rock music that creates a signature sound that is all\nis
  own. ​Bruce was an Associate Professor at the Berklee College of\nMusic
  for fourteen years (1996-2010)\, teaching Harmony\, Hammond organ\nlabs\,
  Blues History and Private Piano Instruction. ​Bruce began\nplaying pian
 o at age 5 and has a lengthy background in classical\npiano. After hearing
  a Bessie Smith record when he was 10 years old\,\nhe started teaching him
 self blues and early jazz on the piano. He then\nheard boogie-woogie and s
 wing music and continued his musical journey\ninto more aspects of jazz an
 d American roots music. Bruce attended\nBerklee College of Music in the mi
 d-1970s\, studying Composition and\nPerformance. ​For the next fifteen y
 ears\, he performed with many of\nthe leading musicians in New England\, a
 nd played “on the road” for\nlong stretches of time. In the early 1980
 s\, Bruce played with Big Mama\nThornton on her East Coast tours and this 
 experience revived his\ndesire to play Blues Music as a primary focus.  A
 fter a particularly\nlong stint of touring in the late '80s with Barrence 
 Whitfield and the\nSavages\, he decided to come off the road and enrolled 
 at the New\nEngland Conservatory of Music in Boston where he earned a Mast
 er's\ndegree in Jazz Performance and studied with Geri Allen\, Paul Bley\,
 \nCecil McBee\, and George Russell. It was during this time that he\nconce
 ived of and started writing music that became the Bruce Katz\nBand. ​In 
 1992\, he met Ronnie Earl\, who soon invited him to join his\nband\, The B
 roadcasters. During his nearly five-year stint with Earl\,\nKatz toured th
 e world and performed on six albums\, writing and co-\nwriting many of the
  tunes\, such as \"The Colour of Love\,\" \"Ice Cream\nMan\,\" and \"Hippo
 logy.\" The album “Grateful Heart” (Bullseye) won\nthe Downbeat Critic
 s Poll for Best Blues Album of 1996. ​In 1992 as\nwell\, Katz debuted hi
 s first solo album\, \"Crescent Crawl\"\, on the\nAudioQuest label. He rel
 eased \"Transformation\" the following year.\nJust before the release of \
 "Mississippi Moan\" in 1997\, his third solo\nalbum\, Katz left the Broadc
 asters to concentrate on a solo career. At\nthat point\, the Bruce Katz Ba
 nd began touring the U.S. and Europe\, and\nhas been his ongoing focus\, i
 n addition to his many other projects.\n​In these years\, Bruce played w
 ith Duke Robillard (2001-02)\, John\nHammond (2005 – present)\, Gregg Al
 lman (2007-13)\, Delbert McClinton\n(2011-2014) and many other high profil
 e roots\, blues\, and rock\nperformers\, while continuing to tour and reco
 rd with his own band.\n​His albums have consistently appeared high on th
 e national and\ninternational radio play charts and have garnered critical
  and popular\nacclaim. ​Bruce has also been the subject of feature stori
 es and\nreviews in most of the leading blues and jazz publications through
 out\nthe world. ​In addition to performing\, Katz teaches piano\, Hammon
 d\norgan and theory privately at his studio in West Shokan\, NY. Bruce\nte
 aches long-distance online \"Skype\" lessons as well. He also conducts\nMa
 ster Classes in Blues/Jazz Piano Style and History\, Hammond B3 and\nBlues
  History\, which he has done at various schools\, universities and\nmusic 
 festivals worldwide. ​Formerly from Boston\, Bruce has been\nbased in Wo
 odstock\, NY since 2005. Venue: The Listening Booth.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Bruce Katz is a legendary keyboardist (Hammond
  B3 and Piano) who has released 12 albums as a leader and has appeared on 
 over 75 other CDs with the likes of John Hammond\, Delbert McClinton\, Ron
 nie Earl\, Little Milton\, Butch Trucks\, Duke Robillard\, David \"Fathead
 \" Newman\, and many\, many others.   He has also had a strong musical c
 onnection with the Allman Brothers Band\, and was a member of Gregg Allman
 's band for six years (2007-2013)\, Jamoe's Jasssz Band (2010-2015)\, Butc
 h Trucks' Freight Train Band and Les Brers (2015-2017). Bruce also occasio
 nally toured with the Allman Brothers as well.  Bruce is a seven-time (20
 08\, 2009\, 2010\, 2015\, 2019\, 2020\,2021) Nominee for the Blues Music A
 ward (W.C. Handy Award) for \"Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year\"\,
  selected by the Blues Foundation of Memphis\, TN. He won the BMA for Acou
 stic Blues Album of the Year in 2019 for his collaboration with Joe Louis 
 Walker and Giles Robson for Journeys to the Heart of the Blues and is nomi
 nated again in 2020 for the same award for his acoustic piano album Solo R
 ide. He was also nominated for \"Outstanding Musician (Keyboards)\" by Liv
 ing Blues Magazine in 2015 and 2019. ​He is a unique player and composer
  who combines Blues and American Roots music with elements of jazz\, and i
 mprovisational rock music that creates a signature sound that is all is ow
 n. ​Bruce was an Associate Professor at the Berklee College of Music for
  fourteen years (1996-2010)\, teaching Harmony\, Hammond organ labs\, Blue
 s History and Private Piano Instruction. ​Bruce began playing piano at a
 ge 5 and has a lengthy background in classical piano. After hearing a Bess
 ie Smith record when he was 10 years old\, he started teaching himself blu
 es and early jazz on the piano. He then heard boogie-woogie and swing musi
 c and continued his musical journey into more aspects of jazz and American
  roots music. Bruce attended Berklee College of Music in the mid-1970s\, s
 tudying Composition and Performance. ​For the next fifteen years\, he pe
 rformed with many of the leading musicians in New England\, and played “
 on the road” for long stretches of time. In the early 1980s\, Bruce play
 ed with Big Mama Thornton on her East Coast tours and this experience revi
 ved his desire to play Blues Music as a primary focus.  After a particula
 rly long stint of touring in the late '80s with Barrence Whitfield and the
  Savages\, he decided to come off the road and enrolled at the New England
  Conservatory of Music in Boston where he earned a Master's degree in Jazz
  Performance and studied with Geri Allen\, Paul Bley\, Cecil McBee\, and G
 eorge Russell. It was during this time that he conceived of and started wr
 iting music that became the Bruce Katz Band. ​In 1992\, he met Ronnie Ea
 rl\, who soon invited him to join his band\, The Broadcasters. During his 
 nearly five-year stint with Earl\, Katz toured the world and performed on 
 six albums\, writing and co- writing many of the tunes\, such as \"The Col
 our of Love\,\" \"Ice Cream Man\,\" and \"Hippology.\" The album “Gratef
 ul Heart” (Bullseye) won the Downbeat Critics Poll for Best Blues Album 
 of 1996. ​In 1992 as well\, Katz debuted his first solo album\, \"Cresce
 nt Crawl\"\, on the AudioQuest label. He released \"Transformation\" the f
 ollowing year. Just before the release of \"Mississippi Moan\" in 1997\, h
 is third solo album\, Katz left the Broadcasters to concentrate on a solo 
 career. At that point\, the Bruce Katz Band began touring the U.S. and Eur
 ope\, and has been his ongoing focus\, in addition to his many other proje
 cts. ​In these years\, Bruce played with Duke Robillard (2001-02)\, John
  Hammond (2005 – present)\, Gregg Allman (2007-13)\, Delbert McClinton (
 2011-2014) and many other high profile roots\, blues\, and rock performers
 \, while continuing to tour and record with his own band. ​His albums ha
 ve consistently appeared high on the national and international radio play
  charts and have garnered critical and popular acclaim. ​Bruce has also 
 been the subject of feature stories and reviews in most of the leading blu
 es and jazz publications throughout the world. ​In addition to performin
 g\, Katz teaches piano\, Hammond organ and theory privately at his studio 
 in West Shokan\, NY. Bruce teaches long-distance online \"Skype\" lessons 
 as well. He also conducts Master Classes in Blues/Jazz Piano Style and His
 tory\, Hammond B3 and Blues History\, which he has done at various schools
 \, universities and music festivals worldwide. ​Formerly from Boston\, B
 ruce has been based in Woodstock\, NY since 2005. Venue: The Listening Boo
 th.
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