Bruce Katz Band

Under 21 with Guardian
Bruce Katz is a legendary keyboardist (Hammond B3 and pi
ano) who has released 12 CDs as a leader and has appeared
on nearly 80 other CDs with the likes of John Hammond, Del
bert McClinton, Ronnie Earl, Butch Trucks, Duke Robillard, Lit
tle Milton, Joe Louis Walker, Arlen Roth, David “Fathead”
Newman, and many, many others.
The Bruce Katz Band is:
He has also had a strong musical connection with the Allman
Brothers Band, having been a member of Gregg Allman’s band
for six years (2007-2013), Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band (2010-2015),
Butch Trucks’ Freight Train Band (2015-2017) and Les Brers. Bruce
also occasionally toured with the Allman Brothers as well.
He is a seven time BMA nominee (2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2019, 2020,
2021) for the “Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year” award,
which is the equivalent of the “Blues Grammys”. He was also nominat
ed by Living Blues Magazine for “Outstanding Musician (Keyboard)”
award in 2015, 2019 and 2024. He won the 2019 BMA for “Best
Acoustic Album” for “Journeys to the Heart of the Blues”, recorded with
Joe Louis Walker and Giles Robson and was nominated for “Acoustic
Album of the Year”award for “Solo Ride”, his solo piano CD. His most
recent albums include “Back In Boston Live”, a live album recorded in
March, 2024, “Connections”, recorded at Capricorn Studios in Macon,
GA, released in April, 2023 and his critically acclaimed solo piano CD,
“Solo Ride” (Dancing Rooster) in August of 2019. “Connections” has
received critical acclaim and has been in the top of the worldwide ra
dio charts as well.
The Bruce Katz Band is an original, very exciting group of musicians
that combine Blues, “soul-jazz”, New Orleans inspired roots music and
“jam/blues”. Based in Woodstock, NY, Bruce Katz occupies a unique
space where blues and the many aspects of Americana music collide
into a style of original music all his own. The band has a trademark
sound, blending the B3 organ and guitar in unique and inventive ways.
https://www.brucekatzband.com/
