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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."
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 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,...
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.
Katz, a classically trained cellist who helped define the 1950s Third Stream cool-jazz sound as a member of the Chico Hamilton Quintet, has always questioned both his surroundings and himself.
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...
Sep 9, 2013 · American cellist and composer Fred Katz has died at the age of 94. Classically trained, Katz was credited as the first musician to explore the cello's potential for jazz improvisation. Born in New York in 1919, Katz studied piano and cello as a child, and took lessons with Leif Rosanoff, who had studied with Casals.
