Fred Katz
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Classically educated under Pablo Casals after a prodigious childhood in Brooklyn, Katz quickly moved from symphonic pits to Manhattan nightclubs, where his cello became a rare improvisational voice. He helped shape West Coast “chamber jazz” as the arco player in Chico Hamilton’s quintet, a group that appeared in Sweet Smell of Success and recorded several influential albums. Katz’s own recordings,…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
