Marco Katz

Marco Katz
Marco Katz

Marco Katz in Buenos Aires 2009
Background information
Born March 16, 1957 (1957-03-16) (age 54)
Origin New York City, New York
Genres American music, jazz, salsa
Instruments Vocal, guitar, trombone
Years active 1970-

Marco Katz (born March 16, 1957 in New York City) plays trombone and arranges and composes music for Band, Brass quintet, and other musical ensembles. Reviewer Adam Gaines writes, "Katz's compositions are a real highlight of the disc. His trombone writing is expertly idiomatic, and his music is harmonically interesting without being obtuse."[1][1]

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Biography

As a jazz and salsa trombonist in New York City, he became known for his unique use of the plunger Mute (music).[2][3] [2] Marco performed as a featured soloist with Mon Rivera, recorded with the Lebron Brothers and Carlos Barbería y su Orquesta Kubavana, and in 1978 was nominated “Trombonist of the Year” by Latin NY Magazine for his recording work with Alegre All-Stars Director Charlie Palmieri. In 1994, he recorded "Tubby the Tuba Meets a Jazz Band" for Tubby the Tuba and Friends, an Angel Records release that featured narrations by Paul Tripp and performances by Bob Stewart on tuba, Jimmy Owens on trumpet, Paquito D'Rivera on clarinet, Marco on trombone, Chuck Folds on piano, John Thomas on percussion, and Oliver Jackson on drums.[3] [4][5]. Marco’s score for Zoey's Zoo (Oh Yeah! Cartoons on the Nickelodeon channel) helped the Nickelodeon production win first place at the 31st Annual International Animated Film Association (ASIFA) East Animation Festival on May 7, 2000.[4] Marco’s compositions have been performed by the NYC All-City High School band at Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall, his Love Songs Theme was broadcast nationally on VH1, and his arrangement of Good Old Mountain Dew was performed by Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. His recent works include several songs and a Song cycle for voice and piano based on Piedras del cielo by Pablo Neruda.

Marco earned a Performing-Artists-in-the-Schools certification from Teachers College, Columbia University in 1987. Five years later, he studied Gamelan music in Bali. From 2001-2002, he lived in Spain and studied art, politics and literature at the Complutense University of Madrid, textual training that helped him formulate critical views on the place of musicians in contemporary society. In the twenty-first century, Marco has turned to writing on music and other cultural topics. His English and Spanish language articles appear in the Routledge journal Popular Music and Society,[6] Espéculo (Complutense University of Madrid), La Guagua, and Culturas Populares (University of Alcalá).[7][8][9][10][11]

Marco's arrangements and compositions are published by Bourne Co. Music Publishers, International Music Company, and Carl Fischer Music.[12][13][14]. The arrangements for the International Music Company often employ classical compositions in settings for trombones and brass quintets. Although some of these works, especially the trombone trios and quartets, have been well received by educators, a reviewer in the International Trumpet Guild Journal finds fault with Katz' brass quintet arrangements of music by Juan Morel Campos. The reviewer objects to Katz' positing of Morel Campos as an important composer, noting "he does not merit a mention in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians." As for the works themselves, the reviewer finds them "rhythmically interesting but rather simple melodically."[5]

Discography

As trombonist:

  • 1976 Distinto y Diferente Lebron Brothers Cotique CS 1088 (Fania), 1976
  • 1978 The Heavyweight Charlie Palmieri Alegre Records (Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition 130 065) Re-Issued 2006
  • 1980 Rarezas del siglo Carlos Carlos Barbería y su Orquesta Kubavana Lasonic, CD (CB 1994), Re-Issued 1994
  • 1993 A Mass for Mass Trombones Wendy Mae Chambers Centaur Records CD CRC 2263
  • 1996 Tubby the Tuba and Friends Paul Tripp Angel Records
  • 2009 Tubby the Tuba Presents Play it Happy Meredith Vieira Koch Records E1 Music

As composer:

  • 2003 Miscellanea Quintessential Brass Quintet [15]
  • 2009 Bundee Brothers Bone Band Featuring the Music of Marco Katz Dragon Lady Records DL2501 [16]

Music Publications

Compositions:

Arrangements:

Published Articles

In English

  • “Hearing through Our Eyes: Musical Archives and Authentic Performance.” Popular Music and Society. Routledge 31.4. (2008): 511-527.
  • “Salsa Criticism at the Turn of the Century: Identity Politics and Authenticity.” Popular Music and Society. Routledge. 28:1 (2005): 35-54.
  • “Whirled Music While U Wait.” Forum contribution. Popular Music and Society. Routledge. 30:5 (2007): 631-38.
  • “Milton and Religious Violence.” Contribution to the PMLA Forum. March 2006.

In Spanish

  • “Tiras, timbres y estereotipos: el negro Memín Pinguín y la manipulación de la cultura popular con representaciones étnicas.” Culturas Populares. No. 5. Universidad de Alcalá de Henares (July–December 2007) ISSN: 1886-5623.
  • “Che y Teddy: el desarrollo de imágenes populares en la pantalla grande.” Espéculo: Revista de estudios literarios. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. No. 32 (March 2006) ISSN: 1139-3637.

References

  1. ^ Bundee Brothers Bone Band: A Review, Online Trombone Journal
  2. ^ Dewan, Shaila K."Finding Ways to Rehearse Without Being Cursed; Musicians Improvise, and Go High-Tech, In Search of Places to Practice Their Riffs." New York Times. 17 Aug. 2000.
  3. ^ Allegro, Volume CVIII No. 9
  4. ^ IMDb The Internet Movie Data Base
  5. ^ Johansen, David. "Review of Four Danzas." International Trumpet Guild Journal. June 2002: p. 74.

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