Bruce Katz Band

Bruce Katz is a legendary keyboardist (Hammond B3 and piano) who has released 11 CDs as a leader and has appeared on nearly 80 other CDs with the likes of John Hammond, Delbert McClinton, Ronnie Earl, Butch Trucks, Duke Robillard, Little Milton, Joe Louis Walker, David “Fathead” Newman, and many, many others. He has played, composed, and recorded in many American “Roots” musical styles. His compositions are uniquely eclectic, combining elements of blues, jazz and "American Roots" music into a unique sound all his own,.

He 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’s Freight Train Band (2015-2017) and Les Brers. Bruce also occasionally toured with the Allman Brothers as well.

He is a seven-time BMA (Blues Music Award) nominee (2008, 2009, 2010 and 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021) for the “Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year” award, which is the equivalent of the “Blues Grammys”. He won the Blues Music Award for Acoustic Album of the Year in 2019. He was also nominated by Living Blues Magazine for “Outstanding Musician (Keyboard)” award in 2015 and 2019.

Bruce taught at the Berklee College of Music in Boston for 14 years as an Associate Professor in the Harmony and Piano Departments.