"This man is as good as it gets. One of the greatest keyboard artists I’ve ever heard." - John Hammond
NEWS
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We have had a a very busy summer and Fall this year, not to mention a really big change in the band. Liviu Pop has left the band and is pursuing new opportunities and we wish him all the best. Our new drummer is John Medeiros Jr who is tearing it up and sounding incredible. I met John when he and I played a Joe Louis Walker show that ended up being without Joe! But that's another story....He was with Joe for 6 years and sounds wonderful.
Over the summer we played a number of festivals including the Bayfront Blues Fest, the Rochester Jazz Fest and I went solo at the Big Blues Bender in las Vegas, backed up by Kirk Fletcher and Jimmy Carpenter's great Bender Brass Band. Then a "special edition" of the band went to Korea and played the Suwon Jazz Festival and a club in Seoul. Our old friend Ray Hangen came back and played drums for that one and Pete Quigley came with us on guitar.
We just got back from a Midwest tour and are gearing up for lots more touring and possibly recording in 2026. Hope to see you on the road!
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So far 2025 has been a great year! We have been touring in support of our newest album, 'Back In Boston Live'. We are also very excited to be playing festivals this summer and into the Fall, including two nights at the Rochester International Jazz Festival, the Franklin (MA) Blues Fest, the Greenwood (SC) Blues Festival, the Bayfront Blues Festival in Duluth and the Big Blues Bender (Bruce as "guest artist") Las Vegas. We have gigs in new venues in new cities, and a Midwest tour in the Fall. Be sure to check our schedule here and on social media. More to come, hope to see everyone out there! We are very happy with the recent release of our live album, 'Back In Boston Live'. It captured the band on two particularly exciting nights and was received very well, appearing on the Billboard Blues Chart at #8 and also charting on all of the national and international Radio Play charts. It was great to record it in my old hometown of Boston in front of many old friends and fans. The album is a mixture of everything we play out on the road…some old favorites, new things, and some tunes we have already recorded but with the twists and surprises that only happen live and in person. We spent much of 2024 touring in Europe, the South and the Midwest and are looking forward to even more tours and festivals in 2025. We hope to see you out there. Check back frequently for updates! "Connections" is the first album that had Aaron Lieberman and Liviu Pop on it. We recorded it at Capricorn Studios in Macon, Georgia and recording it there was really a dream…beautiful studio atmosphere and gear and an indefinable vibe that was absolutely inspirational. We think you will hear all of the “connections”…history, musical styles, the interplay between Aaron, Liviu and me. This was a milestone recording in the history of the Bruce Katz Band! You can order it, download it or save it on any number of ways:
