Yuri Katz

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Name = Yuri Katz


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Origin = Ukraine
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Genre = Hip hop, R&B, Jazz, New Age
Occupation = Musician, Music Producer
Years_active = 1995 – present
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Yuri Katz, (also credited as Yurri Katz and Yuri Kattz) is a Ukraine-born American musician, arranger, and music producer.

Katz worked on different recording projects by DJ Felli Fel, Jamie Kennedy [http://btobmusic.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?z=y&btob=&EAN=093624433125,] Howard McCrary, Ya Boy, Stu Stone [http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,3682817,00.html,] BooSkills [http://www.tact-records.com/en/ ,] and others.

Born on July 15, 1973 to a musician mother. After graduating music school as a woodwinds player Katz studied jazz and arranging at Gnessin State Musical College.

In 1999, Katz formed an electronica band named Access Denied [http://www.lovecatmusic.com/searchR.php?Qword=yuri+katz&Col=AllFields&VI=OFF&x=0&y=0] with composer, keyboardist Anatoly Stolboff [http://www.last.fm/music/Access+denied] . They released a world music New Age [http://www.ink19.com/issues/january2002/musicReviews/musicL/lotusLounge.html] album titled "Intermesh". [http://www.lovecatmusic.com/various/reviews/LotusLounge02PR.php]

Selected discography

* "Blowin' Up" (2006)
* "TACT All-Stars" (2004)
* "Lotus Lounge" (2001)
* "Intermesh" (2000)

External links

* [http://www.lab310.com Lab 310 - Yuri Katz's Project Studio Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/yurikatz Yuri Katz's MySpace]