James Katz
James Katz
James Katz has been a staple of the NYC music scene since the early 90's. Sharing stages with Dave Mathews Band, Jeff Buckly, 3rd Eye Blind helped James to sell over 15,000 albums with no record lable. James Katz's new CD 'glow' is now available at
http://jameskatz.com/glow.shtml
I features some of his best writing, playing, singing, mixing and production to date.
If that's not enough to get you to the site, you should know that the other musicians on the record have played with
Matchbox 20, John Mayer, Jeff Buckly, Paul Simon, Bo Diddly, Rufus Wainwright, Lisa Loeb, Mariah Carey, Jessica Simson, Brian Mcknight, Kelli Price, etc.
you can read quotes about James Katz's new CD 'glow' from many of the players at
http://jameskatz.com/glow.shtml
Band/artist history
"If I was stuck on a desert Island . . .
... and could have only one mixed tape, 4 or 5 songs would have to be from 'glow'. . ."
- Matt Johnson
drummer
(John Mayer, Jeff Buckley, Rufus Wainwright)
"James Katz is a truly great songwriter/musician. He is equally adept at crafting meaningful, thought provoking lyrics ... as sublime and memorable melodies.
Having been a fan for a while, I've heard his music evolve and flourish here in N.Y.C. and "Glow" is James' crowning achievement.
This is the CD to enlighten countless as to what many all ready know, that James Katz is one of today's most vital artists.
- Matt Beck
guitarist/keyboardist
(Matchbox 20, Lisa Loeb, 'Rent')
"James Katz is no secret around the New York scene...
How many singers do you know who can burn a track with chops, emotion, and balls and still rap a fuckin shitstorm in the same track? ...
While running from the apocalypse in his dream, Katz tripped on some of the freshest shit to come out of the Lower East Side in years..."
- Ric Molina
guitarist
(Mariah Carey, Jessica Simpson)
"If you like songs that are simultaneously catchy and meaningful, [have] equal doses of bad ass singing and playing ... skillfully executed production utilizing some of the days latest technolgies and methodologies then you need to be checking out James Katz..."
- Dave Johnson
drummer
(Bo Diddley, Screaming Headless Torsos)
"As a musician playing another person's songs, the greatest joy is to be given the opportunity to play a collection of music that is vital and seemingly inevitable. To feel that the songwriter had no choice but to make this music.....that it bubbles up and out from him or her without regard for external factors.
The combination of song and songwriter is inevitable.
Getting to chance to play with James is one of those happy occasions. For weeks, Tuesday nights held a special place for me. It meant I'd get to go the to C Note and play vital music with the incredible JK band.
James, Matt Beck, Matt Johnson and myself showed up each week to kill it.
And we did.
This recording is the culmination of those Tuesday nights, and all our work and devotion to JK's tunes.
I can't wait until the next batch bubbles up and out of James. It's inevitable really."
- Nicholas D'Amatto
bassist
(Wane Krantz, Poppa Chubby)
more at
http://jameskatz.com/glow.shtml
Your musical influences
Stevie Wonder, S.O.D, Miles Davis, Ramones, James Taylor, Nick Drake, Green Day,
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