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." Cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm, who recorded a 2002 tribute album to the older musician, praises Katz for introducing his instrument to jazz: "[Katz] managed to find a way to make it swing."