Fred Katz (cellist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Fred Katz (cellist)

American cellist

Date of Birth: 25-Feb-1919

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Date of Death: 07-Sep-2013

Profession: composer, film score composer, university teacher, anthropologist, cellist, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

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." Cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm (b.
1962), who recorded a 2002 tribute album to the older musician (A Valentine For Fred Katz, Atavistic Records), praises Katz for introducing his instrument to jazz: "[Katz] managed to find a way to make it swing."