Bruce Katz – 11/14

Bruce Katz is a legendary keyboardist (Hammond B3 and Piano) who has released 12 albums as a leader and appeared on over 75 other CDs with artists including John Hammond, Delbert McClinton, Ronnie Earl, Little Milton, Butch Trucks, Duke Robillard, and David “Fathead” Newman.

He has a strong connection with the Allman Brothers Band: he was a member of Gregg Allman’s band (2007–2013), Jamoe’s Jasssz Band (2010–2015), Butch Trucks’ Freight Train Band and Les Brers (2015–2017), and he has occasionally toured with the Allman Brothers.

Bruce is a seven-time nominee (2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021) for the Blues Music Award (W. C. Handy Award) for “Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year.” He won the BMA for Acoustic Blues Album of the Year in 2019 for Journeys to the Heart of the Blues (with Joe Louis Walker and Giles Robson) and was nominated in 2020 for Acoustic Blues Album for Solo Ride. He was also nominated for “Outstanding Musician (Keyboards)” by Living Blues Magazine in 2015 and 2019.

He combines Blues and American Roots music with elements of jazz and improvisational rock to create a distinctive signature sound.

Bruce was an Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music for fourteen years (1996–2010), teaching Harmony, Hammond organ labs, Blues History, and private piano instruction.

He began playing piano at age 5, taught himself blues and early jazz after hearing a Bessie Smith record at age 10, and attended Berklee College of Music in the mid-1970s (Composition and Performance). After years of performing in New England and touring (including with Big Mama Thornton), he earned a Master’s degree in Jazz Performance at the New England Conservatory, studying with Geri Allen, Paul Bley, Cecil McBee, and George Russell.

In 1992 he joined Ronnie Earl’s band, The Broadcasters, touring the world and appearing on six albums. He debuted his first solo album, Crescent Crawl, in 1992 and released Transformation in 1993; Mississippi Moan followed in 1997 as his third solo album. The Bruce Katz Band has toured the U.S. and Europe since then.

He has played with Duke Robillard (2001–02), John Hammond (2005–present), Gregg Allman (2007–13), Delbert McClinton (2011–2014), and other notable roots, blues, and rock performers. His albums have consistently ranked high on national and international radio play charts and he has been featured in leading blues and jazz publications.

Bruce teaches piano, Hammond organ, and theory privately at his studio in West Shokan, NY, offers long-distance Skype lessons, and conducts master classes in Blues/Jazz piano style and history, Hammond B3, and Blues History. He has been based in Woodstock, NY since 2005.

Event details:

DOORS: 5:30PM
SHOWTIME: 7PM
Date: November 14, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Venue: The 443 Social Club & Lounge, 443 Burnet Ave, Syracuse, NY 13203

Ticket info:
- The 443 is an intimate listening room with table service that seats 75 people.
- The green squares/circles on the floor plan are bar-height tables; the orange squares are regular-height tables.
- Most seats are sold as “Tables for Two” (each ticket admits TWO people).
- A limited number of single seats are available; single attendees may be sharing a table with other single attendees.
- Multiple tickets purchased under the same name will automatically be seated together (up to 6 people).
- Requesting a specific table is a perk reserved for VIP Patron members.
- If anyone in your party needs special seating arrangements (walker, cane, service animal, wheelchair, low table requirement, or to be seated with another party), please email the venue after you place your order.

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bruce-katz-at-the-443-social-club-tickets-1992374031361?aff=oddtdtcreator

More info:
- Official website: https://www.brucekatzband.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brucekatzmusic/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brucekatzband/
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7cvmkkkAA2mTfwhhMSfrEi?si=lYTkR4R2RV6tTOWjDImxeg
- Video: https://youtu.be/RfIIphmNAIM?si=aQjPbdjMpaVcDY0o