# Fred Katz

> Frederick Katz was an American cellist and composer. He was among the earliest jazz musicians to establish the cello as a viable improvising solo instrument. Katz has been described in CODA magazine as "the first real jazz cellist."

*American cellist (1919-2013)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/fred-katz

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1919-02-25
- **Died:** 2013-09-07
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.4 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 9.0 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 70.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 80.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0441711/ (@nm0441711)
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.fredkatz.com

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/308539)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/18832cee-bac3-44c3-aa45-1aee721bb3ed)
- [فرد كاتس](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B3)
- [فرد كاتس](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B3)
- [Fred Katz](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Katz)
- [Fred Katz](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Katz)
- [Fred Katz (cellist)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Katz_(cellist))
- [Fred Katz](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Katz)
- [Fred Katz](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Katz)
- [فریڈ کاٹز (سیلسٹ)](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%88_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%B9%D8%B2_(%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%B9))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1452393)
- [Fred Katz](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/89036)

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