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"I'm open to anything, except music that's played badly." Fred Katz


About Fred Katz

Name: Fred Katz

DOB: February 25, 1919

Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York

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Instruments: piano, cello

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Cultural Impact

  • Fred Katz helped to pioneer the "exotic jazz," subgenre.



Fred Katz

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  • He was a student of the legendary cellist Pablo Casals.
  • He wrote the original scores to Little Shop of Horrors, Bucket of Blood, and The Wasp Woman.





By Fred Katz:
  • Tradition is a terrible tyrant. Memory, man. It's better to live in the moment. I am eating this sandwich. Know what I mean?


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Contemporaries / Similar Artists

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denkiva The Ultimate Fred Katz Collaboration 0 Oct 13 2008, 7:05 PM EDT by denkiva
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Fred Katz has worked with a diverse range of musicians from Chico Hamilton to Harpo Marx to Sidney Poitier. Who do you think Fred Katz should work with?
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Keyword tags: Chico Hamilton Fred Katz Harpo Marx Sidney Poitier
denkiva Far Out Songs continued 0 Oct 13 2008, 6:23 PM EDT by denkiva
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On Folk Songs for Far Out Folk, Fred Katz reinvented American, African and Hebrew folk songs. What other songs would you like to hear Fred Katz remake? Tell other fans what you think!
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Keyword tags: Folk Songs for Far Out Folks Fred Katz Hebrew folk songs
denkiva The first time I heard Fred Katz 0 Oct 13 2008, 5:55 PM EDT by denkiva
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When was the first time you heard Fred Katz? Tell other fans how you discovered the pioneer of "exotic jazz".
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