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Also known as Richard Aaron Katz

American musician (1924–2009)

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Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1924-03-13
Active to
2009-11-10

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Dick Katz (March 13, 1924 – November 10, 2009) was an American jazz pianist and arranger. He freelanced throughout much of his career, and worked in a number of ensembles including The Ray Ellington Quartet who were the regular in house band for The Goons. He co-founded Milestone Records in 1966 with Orrin Keepnews. He studied at the Peabody Institute, the Manhattan School of Music, and Juilliard. He also took piano lessons from Teddy Wilson. In the 1950s <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Dick

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Instance of
human
Given name
Dick
Family name
Katz
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Baltimore
Place of death
Manhattan
Occupation
pianist
Genre
jazz
Instrument
piano
Record label
Atlantic Records
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date of birth
1924-03-13
date of death
2009-11-10
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