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 had a strong musical connection with the Allman Brothers Band, 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 occasionally toured with the Allman Brothers.

Katz is a seven-time nominee for the Blues Music Award (W. C. Handy Award) for “Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year” (2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021). 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 again in 2020 for the acoustic piano album 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 sound. Katz was an Associate Professor at the Berklee College of Music for fourteen years (1996–2010), teaching harmony, Hammond organ labs, blues history, and private piano instruction.

Katz began piano at age 5, has a background in classical piano, and taught himself blues and early jazz after hearing a Bessie Smith record at age 10. He attended Berklee College of Music in the mid-1970s (composition and performance). He later earned a Master’s degree in Jazz Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music.

Career highlights: touring and recording with Ronnie Earl and The Broadcasters (early 1990s), releasing solo albums starting with "Crescent Crawl" (1992), forming the Bruce Katz Band, and performing with Duke Robillard, John Hammond, Gregg Allman, Delbert McClinton, and many others. His albums have appeared high on national and international radio charts and he has been featured in major blues and jazz publications.

Katz teaches piano, Hammond organ, and theory privately at his studio in West Shokan, NY, offers long-distance online lessons, and conducts master classes in blues/jazz piano style and history and Hammond B3. He has been based in Woodstock, NY since 2005.

Event details:
- Date: November 14
- Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Doors: 5:30 pm; Showtime: 7:00 pm

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 share 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 wants to be seated with another party), please email the venue after you place your order.

Venue:
- The 443 Social Club & Lounge
- 443 Burnet Ave, Syracuse, NY 13203

Links:
- Artist 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
- Tickets (Eventbrite): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bruce-katz-at-the-443-social-club-tickets-1992374031361?aff=oddtdtcreator
- Video: https://youtu.be/RfIIphmNAIM?si=aQjPbdjMpaVcDY0o