Nick Katzman

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Nick Katzman

Background information
Born 1955
Genre(s) Blues
Instrument(s) singer, guitar, lute
Years active 1960's through 2007

Nick Katzman (b. 1951) is an American Blues musician. Katzman was born in New York City, and lives in both Manhattan and Berlin, Germany. He plays in a variety of musical genres -- including Chicago blues, Mississippi blues, Texas style, and ragtime.

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[edit] Biography

Katzman has a shy off-stage persona, keeping much of his life highly private.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

As a teenager in the 1960s, Nick Katzman saw many of the surviving country blues guitarists who travelled north to play their music in clubs and at the folk-festivals. [6] He studied classical music and jazz at Antioch College in Ohio.[7]

Katzman cites amongst his teachers the blues masters Mississippi John Hurt, Mance Lipscomb, Reverend Gary Davis, Stefan Grossman and Rory Block.[8]

About 40 years ago, Katzman moved to Germany to live, tour and perform. [9]

[edit] His music

Katzman discusses his musical influences as a mix of various strains of the Blues, including Delta blues, Country blues, Folk music and hokum ragtime.[10] His music has been described as a "wide range of blues from Delta to Gary Davis." [11] Katzman's music has been compared to Tom Ball and Rich Stein.[12] He has also been compared favorably with his Blues forebears Blind Blake and The Rev. Gary Davis.[13]

Katzman has collaborated with a number of senior Blues musicians, including Champion Jack Dupree, Carey and Lurie Bell, Louisiana Red, and Guitar Crusher.[14]

Katzman also has mentored a number of younger musicians, including Thomasina Winslow. [15] [16] He continues to learn to play new instruments, including the lute.[17] [18]

In the United States, Katzman often plays at The Good Coffee House at the Ethical Culture Society meeting house in Brooklyn, New York, New York. [19] [20] He has been based (and currently as of 2007) in Germany. [21] In May and June 2007, Katzman toured Europe with Winslow, including a headlining appearance at the Stamford, England at the Stamford Arts Centre.[22] [23] [24] He returned to the Good Coffee House in April 2008, [25] with "special guests Paul Handelman on harp and Thomasina Winslow on guitar & vocals."[26]

[edit] Discography, solo, acoustic

  • "Mississippi River Bottom Blues" (Kicking Mule KM 111) (1975)
  • "How to Play Delta Blues Guitar" (Kicking Mule/Sonet SNKF 112)[27][28][29] (1976, UK issue of KM 111)
  • "Panic When the Sun Goes Down" (Kicking Mule/Sonet SNKF 112 (197?, UK re-issue of KM 111).[30]
  • "Sparkling Ragtime and Hardbitten Blues" (Kicking Mule KM 167) (1980).[31]

[edit] Discography, solo, electric

  • "Songs and Bloozes" (Stumble Records)

[edit] Discography, producer and compilations

  • Guitar Crusher's "Googa Mooga" CD (Blue Sting Records) (producer, player)
  • Eb Davis's "Good Time Blues" (Acoustic Music) (producer)
  • Played with Ruby Green on the two-volume "The Best Of Kicking Mule" CD (Laserlight label) and "Sparkling Ragtime & Hardbitten Blues", see above[32]
  • "Guitarist - Composer Sampler" (Kicking Mule 1997)[4]
  • Artist Direct Artist Direct web page

[edit] References

  1. ^ Windows Media empty bio
  2. ^ Google Search
  3. ^ Bare-bones bio on Official web site
  4. ^ See empty bio at iSound web site.
  5. ^ See also WP:Biographies of living persons Birth dates in Wikipedia.
  6. ^ Katzman's acoustic web page
  7. ^ Interview
  8. ^ Official web page "About Nick Katzman"
  9. ^ English-language German e-magazine interview
  10. ^ Nick Katzman acoustic
  11. ^ http://www.guitarseminars.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002480.html Guitar seminars blog]
  12. ^ These are not notable musicians; the source is AOL.
  13. ^ Nick Katzman Tour Dates & Tickets
  14. ^ About Nick Katzman
  15. ^ Thomasina Winslow's web site
  16. ^ Winslow Productions web site
  17. ^ "13-course baroque lute," in his words, see blog at [1]
  18. ^ For an extensive discussion of his lute-playing, see Interview.
  19. ^ See [2].
  20. ^ The Good Coffee House at the Brooklyn Ethical Society
  21. ^ Nick Katzman - Acoustic Guitar Forum
  22. ^ New Page 1
  23. ^ http://www.ents24.com/web/artist/95726/Nick_Katzman.html 2007 tour]
  24. ^ Winslow's web page regarding the tour.
  25. ^ Acoustic Music Scene web site April to mi-May 2008 calednar page. Accessed April 28, 2008.
  26. ^ The Good Coffee House at the Brooklyn Ethical Society 2008 calendar page. Accessed April 28, 2008.
  27. ^ Nick Katzman MP3 Downloads - Nick Katzman Music Downloads - Nick Katzman Music Videos - Nick Katzman Pictures - MP3.com
  28. ^ Nick Katzman - AOL Music
  29. ^ Kicking Mule Records discography
  30. ^ Kicking Mule Records discography
  31. ^ See AOL Discography.
  32. ^ See [3]

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