Fred Katz (cellist)

[4] Katz is best known as a member of drummer Chico Hamilton's quintet, one of the most important West Coast jazz groups of the 1950s.

[6] Katz's arco cello defined the "chamber jazz" focus of Chico Hamilton's Quintet and the group quickly gained popularity.

[7] The Chico Hamilton Quintet, including Katz, appeared in the film Sweet Smell of Success (1957), starring Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis.

[13] Later in his career, Katz became a professor of ethnic music in the Anthropology Department at California State University, Fullerton and California State University, Northridge, where he taught world music, anthropology, religion, and Jewish mysticism for over 30 years.

[4] With Dorothy Ashby With Chico Hamilton With Paul Horn With Carmen McRae With Ken Nordine With Pete Rugolo