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Frederick Katz (February 25, 1919 – September 7, 2013) was an American cellist and composer. He was among the earliest jazz musicians to establish the cello as a viable improvising solo instrument. Katz has been described in CODA magazine as "the first real jazz cellist."
Sep 13, 2013 · Fred Katz, a classically trained cellist who quite by accident helped elevate his instrument to unlikely stardom in jazz, died on Saturday in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 94. His son, Hyman,...
Sep 9, 2013 · Musician, composer and educator Fred Katz, the man who helped take the cello into jazz, died in Santa Monica over the weekend from complications from kidney failure and liver cancer. He was...
Nov 30, 2007 · Fred Katz (born February 25, 1919) is an American composer, songwriter, conductor, cellist, and professor. Katz was classically trained at the cello and piano and began his career in a number of classical and swing orchestras.
Fred Katz demonstrates his expressive ability on the cello. He starts the melody simple and low in register, full of rich tone with fast, expressive vibrato (0:17). Carson Smith matches this tone, adding more resonance and depth with his bow.
Sep 14, 2013 · Fred Katz, a musician, composer and educator who helped introduce the cello to jazz, died Sept. 7 in Santa Monica from complications of kidney failure and liver cancer. He was 94. His death...
Dec 13, 2007 · Credited with bringing the cello into modern jazz, he was a member of the Chico Hamilton quintet, one of the beacons of the Los Angeles jazz scene in the 1950s. He wrote for film in...
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