January 1966 to may 21, 1967 danny kalb guitar, vocals steve katz. I can even speak canadian which is kind of like english but a little more nasal and annoying. Sep 01, 2015 matt angerer is katz, a fair depiction in the famous authors books and new movie a walk in the woods. These three have been associated together in the past danny kalb and stefan grossman recorded crosscurrents in 1969 and therefore this album is like a reunion. Steve katz steve and stefan grossman, along with john sebastian, maria muldaur, and david grisman formed the even dozen jug band, recording an album in 1964. The core of the blues project was the danny kalb quartet which formed in early 1965.
His parents had separated shortly after his birth, and neither played a big role in his life. Chrome oxides sessionograpy discography of blues project, an american band from the mid 60s. The real life of bill brysons stephen katz usa today. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Played a little fiddle by danny kalb and steve katz stefan. Played a little fiddle only available as direct download. Opening is steve katz playing harmonica and singing on played a little fiddle. It is a great ride, both for those who were there and never saw the other side of the story, and those who werent, and want. Danny kalb in the aftermath of monterey, janis joplin in profile. Andy kulberg, al kooper, danny kalb, steve katz and roy blumenfeld. Blues solos, duets and trio, on guitar, washboard and harmonica. The blues project tommy flanders, danny kalb, steve katz lp.
In the books introduction, he namechecks his three nemeses. Steve katz is one of those rare people who formed the backbone of the music of the 1960s. Online shopping from a great selection at digital music store. Steve katzs professional career started in the late. He landed a spot in the danny kalb quartet and as the group evolved with the addition of all kooper, became the blues. January 1966 to may 21, 1967 danny kalb guitar, vocals steve katz guitar, vocals al kooper keyboards, vocals andy kulberg bass, flute roy blumenfeld drums live show.
All sorts of groups gathered around the fountain playing blues, folk songs, celtic melodies, swing songs and especially jug band tunes. The lineup was artie traum on rhythm guitar, andy kulberg on bass and roy blumenfeld on drums. Al kooper and steve katz with tommy flanders, danny kalb, andy. When traum went to europe during the summer, guitarist steve katz like kalb, a former pupil of guitarist dave van ronk joined as first a temporary replacement and then a permanent member. He was the rock and roller, danny kalb was strictly blues, steve katz was the folk musician, and the keyboard player was into classical music while the drummer was a jazz addict. Not to be confused with the record producer danny kalb. In 1965, kalb formed the blues project with steve katz, andy kulberg, roy blumenfeld and. The real life of bill brysons stephen katz mike kilen. He currently performs solo acoustic gigs, plays acoustic and electric music with the danny kalb trio, including bob jones 8 on acoustic bass and mark ambrosino on drums, and occasionally performs with stefan grossman and steve katz and with his brother jonathan kalb. Blood, sweat and tears founder steve katz mixes story and. Renowned blues guitarist danny kalb not only has a new album, but its a double album in which he gets to explore the many sides and facets of the blues. Matt angerer is katz, a fair depiction in the famous authors books and new movie a walk in the woods.
Al kooper, danny kalb, steve katz and roy blumenfeld. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from steve katz at the discogs marketplace. Chrome oxide music collectors pages blues project 11. His columnn is also syndicated in the west australian. Three bitesize stories kick off a series based want to read. Projections by the blues project 90771629920 cd barnes. Kalb, another guitarist who benefited from the tutelage. At this time the band was danny kalb on lead guitar, vocals, steve katz. Al kooper and steve katz with tommy flanders, danny kalb. Steve s professional career started in the late fifties on a local schenectady, new york television program called teenage barn.
At 15, steve studied guitar with dave van ronk and reverend gary davis. The concert was recorded and a wellreceived double album would be released. Thier breed of music was strictly underground where some songs got recognition, but it would take no time like the right time to become thier lone hit song. During the 2000s, grossman could be found recording in duo and trio settings 2007s bermuda triangle exit with tokio uchida and played a little fiddle with danny kalb and steve katz and releasing the results on his guitar workshop label which also issued albums by the likes of davy graham, happy traum, and david laibman as well as archival. Danny katz is a canadianborn author and newspaper columnist who writes for the age, the sydney morning herald and the west australian. Katz went on to help form blood, sweat and tears with al kooper, and later was a member of american flyer. Flanders later left the band and was replaced by al kooper. Nov, 2007 along with sun ra, who dominates every passage he plays on, steve katz and danny kalb are the stars here, romping and stomping over everything as they weave around each other, while gilmore, allen, and owens occasionally stepping to the fore, blumenfeld makes his percussion sound downright tuneful in a few spots, and some anonymous female. At the age of 76, danny kalb is still active as guitarist on the vintage early gibson j200. Danny and steve formed the blues project in the late 1960s. We have offered a multitude of rare recordings by significant artists from the 1930s through 70s. Along with sun ra, who dominates every passage he plays on, steve katz and danny kalb are the stars here, romping and stomping over everything as they weave around each other, while gilmore, allen, and owens occasionally stepping to the fore, blumenfeld makes his percussion sound downright tuneful in a few spots, and some anonymous female. He was involved, often behind the scenes, with many of the new york bands that dominated american music.
Accompanied by piano, steve would sing such hits of the day as tammy and april love. Our record label, known by that name, was founded in 1992. Happily he is now a nice jewish gentleman who lived the rocknroll lifestyle and lived to tell the tale in this wickedly funny insight into the decadent days of the music world of the 60s and 70s. Steve katzs book opens the door on a magical time when the. The paperback of the blood, sweat, and my rock n roll years. Danny katz danny katz is a newspaper columnist for the age and the sydney morning herald, and is famous for his largerthanlife characters. Chrome oxide music collectors pages blues project 1. Depending on the venue, the web site, or to whom one talks, theyre called kalb, grossman. He became a record producer, working with rock renegade lou reed, among others.
Singer tommy flanders and al kooper, a studio musician, joined the group. After a brief sabbatical in college, steve, while teaching guitar in greenwich village, was asked to audition for the danny kalb quartet as a twoweek substitute for the vacationing artie traum. That band, dubbed the blues project in 1965, signed a record deal and began filling clubs and. As fans of the book and bryson in general are well aware, the name katz is a pseudonym. Blood sweat and tears frontman steve katz to perform jewish. In 1965, kalb formed the blues project with steve katz, andy kulberg, roy blumenfeld and tommy flanders. Danny and steve formed the blues project in the late. Happily he is now a nice jewish gentleman who lived the rocknroll lifestyle and lived to tell the tale in this wickedly funny insight into the decadent days of the music world of the sixties and seventies. Frightened by the power of the sound of an electric guitar and amp, steve turned his volume to zero, thereby making no discernible mistakes. Lou reed, david claytonthomas and, yes, al kooper, of whom he says, we spent half a lifetime trying to kill each other. Join facebook to connect with steve katz and others you may know.
The danny katz book series by carljohan vallgren includes books skuggpojken and svinen. What does stephen katz think about a walk in the woods. Blood sweat and tears frontman steve katz to perform. Blues for the mann stefan grossmans guitar workshop. Jewish musicians and singers public group facebook. The blues project played a oneoff reunion in new yorks central park at the schaffer festival on june 24, 1973. What made it stand out from other efforts was the personnel involved. See the complete danny katz series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Danny kalb, born on september 19, 1942 in brooklyn, nyc, usa, is a guitarist and an original member of the blues project, formed in 1965. He still performs, does book talks, is a professional photographer, and has. The blues project sealed projections al kooper steve katz. The danny kalb quartet, however, evolved into a quintet with the addition of al kooper, and took on a new name the blues project. Nov 20, 2015 steve katz no relation to larry katz offers his version of what went down in his 2015 memoir, blood, sweat, and my rock n roll years.
Steve katzs features are lightweight folk but al kooper reworks two gospel themes wake me, shake me, i cant keep from crying into ambitious bluesrock compositions, and danny kalb proves hes no mere folkie on extended versions of two trains running and caress me baby. Mar 30, 2016 blood sweat and tears frontman steve katz to perform by shiela steinman wallace editor march 30, 2016 rock and roll legend, steve katz, founding member of the blues project and blood sweat and tears will speak on saturday, april 16, at 6. Rhythm guitar, drummer roy blumenfeld, andy kulberg on bass, singer, tommy flanders and kooper on organ. Discover book depositorys huge selection of steve katz books online. For reasons familiar enough to anyone who has ever been in a rock and roll band or merely seen this is spinal tap, the blues project never reunited after 1972, though at the time i knew him danny occasionally gigged upstate with steve katz, the bands second guitarist, harmonica player, and sometime lead singer. He is the author of the modern guru column in the saturday magazine he swears those letters are real and he does not make them up and the little lunch series. The blues projects determined projections best classic bands.
Kalb liked what he heard or, actually, didnt hear, for katz had turned his amp down to the lowest possible setting, however, and hired him. For the producer engineer musician associated with beck and ben harper, please use danny kalb 2. The blues project, danny kalb, al kooper, steve katz, roy. Danny katz is a canadianborn, jewish australian columnist and author who writes for the age and the sydney morning herald newspapers. So what does the actual stephen katz think about this movie version of a walk in the woods. May 01, 2015 my friend steve katz was a nice jewish boy who became a big star. Steve katz autobiography is a summer must read for anyone coming of age musically during the midlate 60s and beyond. Steve katz no relation to larry katz offers his version of what went down in his 2015 memoir, blood, sweat, and my rock n roll years. The blues project sealed projections al kooper steve katz pre.
A founding member of blues project in 1965 which also included future blood sweat and tears members al kooper and steve katz, kalb is a fine guitarist with a deep understanding of the blues. Steve katz, al kooper, andy kulberg, danny kalb and roy blumenfeld behind drums. The bands name was borrowed from an elektra records compilation album, the blues project, for which kalb had contributed two. Rock and roll legend, steve katz, founding member of the blues project and blood sweat and tears will speak on saturday. We also present a large variety of highly collectible cds, vinyl, books and dvds for sale through our entertainment entity, renaissance cd. Kalb formed the danny kalb quartet in early 1965, with rhythm guitarist artie traum, andy kulberg on bass and drummer roy blumenfeld. Now, katz and his wife, alison palmer have a ceramics shop, alison palmer studio, in south kent, connecticut. When danny kalb, another van ronk protege, asked him to join his quartet, katz put the books aside. Steve katz, founding member of blood, sweat and tears, performed solo at nighttown. September 1, 1966 matrix, san francisco, ca looks like blues project didnt play here on this date. Check out played a little fiddle by danny kalb and steve katz stefan grossman on amazon music. Steve katz and danny kalb have been friends for as long as i have played guitar. I love love love steve katzs new book about blood sweat and rock and roll.
He lived with his grandmother and dropped out of school in the fifth grade to work, according to his biography, louis armstrong. Steve katzs professional career started in the late fifties on a local schenectady, new york television program called teenage barn. So is it the date, the venue or both that are wrong. They formed in 1965 around guitarist danny kalb, bassist andy kulberg, guitaristsinger steve katz, drummer roy blumenfeld and, soon after, singer tommy flanders. He is the modern guru in the good weekend sydney morning herald magazine. Steve katz s features are lightweight folk but al kooper reworks two gospel themes wake me, shake me, i cant keep from crying into ambitious bluesrock compositions, and danny kalb proves hes no mere folkie on extended versions of two trains running and caress me baby. When traum went to europe during the summer, guitarist steve katz like kalb, a former pupil of guitarist dave van ronk joined as first. In 1964 kalb played second guitar on phil ochss album all the news thats fit to sing and in 1964 appeared on judy collinss fifth album. One would think the participants would have vivid memories of such a momentous musical summit. The blues project, danny kalb, al kooper, steve katz, roy blumenfeld, andy kulberg, tommy flanders live at the cafe au go go music. Sep 19, 2017 what made it stand out from other efforts was the personnel involved. But then came the beatles and the british invasion, which for many folkies meant plug in or perish, so in 1965, kalb, along with dylan sideman al kooper, and steve katz, andy kulberg, roy blumenfeld, and tommy flanders, launched the vervefolkways recording group the blues project. Kalb switched to electric guitar and formed the danny kalb quartet in 1965.
The blues project tommy flanders, danny kalb, steve katz. My friend steve katz was a nice jewish boy who became a big star. Blood, sweat and tears founder steve katz performs at. In 1965, steve joined danny kalb in the blues project, recorded three albums there, then became a founding member of blood, sweat tears, which won three grammies and sold millions of. He was at the epicenter of a cultural period that has impacted so many of fans musically. The blues project tommy flanders, danny kalb, steve katz, al kooper, andy kulberg, roy blumenfeld of the blues project actual item pictured, open image in new tab for full resolution. From greenwich village sprang the blues project, progenitor of mid1960s folkrock. Steves professional career started in the late fifties on a local schenectady, new york television program called teenage barn.