Katz, a sassy gendah' bendah' with a tendency towards homosexuality. An educator, activist, Jew-boy, dog-loving, beer-drinking, kareoke singing fool.
Influences
g-love, Tribe called Quest, Luscious Jackson, digable plants, Sage Francis, Andrea Gibson, michelle tea, sister spit, jurassic 5, bitch and animal, ani difranco, alix olson, bjork, Le Tigre, Blackalicious, Ivan Coyote, Amy Ray, my family, my friends, my fellow homo's and friends of the family *wink nudge*
******Athens Boys Choir new CD "Jockstraps and Unicorns" available online at www.athensboyschoir.com
Ok, the name Athens Boys Choir can be a bit deceiving but you can’t blame a Jewish Transsexual man living in the Deep South for having a sense of humor about the whole ordeal. So Katz, the Choir’s now solo member, travels the country speaking “the good word” throwing down hard hitting spokenword that deals with issues of Gender, Politics,
Love, Sex, and everything in-between including but not limited to spooning.
Katz’s spokenword is raw, unapologetic, witty, and soulful. As Out Magazine wrote in 2006, “Katz avoids falling into the common spoken-word trap…and instead uses engaging wordplay, razor-sharp wit, and hip-hop rhythms.” He has had the honor of sharing the stage with such artists as Ani Difranco, Indigo Girls, Bitch, The Butchies, Danielle Howle, and Michelle Malone. He has also opened for poets of HBO’s Def Poetry Jam on more than one occasion.
Being a out Transsexual, Katz’s spoken-word often becomes a platform for education and activism, but all work and no play makes for one intense performance so he lets loose with sarcasm, pop culture references, and video’s featuring Barbara Streisand as Yentl and sassy footwork by the stars of the 1979 hit “Roller Boogie”.
Interested in Booking the Athens Boys Choir in your town? Email Katz at athensboyschoir@yahoo.com. ABC also provides Trans workshops and class talks along with performances to Colleges and Universities...if this peeks you interest write to the above email for a swift an enthusiastic responce.
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Your performance was so amazing at the Stonewall celebration in AshVegas. I was glad I got the chance to actually meet and talk with you after seeing you so many times over the years. You are smart, funny, talented and you were the highlight of the party that night! Keep doin what you're doin and come back to Asheville soon!
