Jordan Katz

{{Short description|American musician}} {{Infobox musical artist | background = person | honorific_prefix = | name = Jordan Katz | honorific_suffix = | image = Jordan Katz.jpg | image_upright = | image_size = | landscape =  | alt = Jordan Katz, an American musician | caption = Jordan Katz plays trumpet before a ''Varietopia'' show at The Egg in Albany, New York (June 2, 2025) | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name =  | alias = | birth_date =  | birth_place = New York, United Statas | origin = East Meadow, Long Island, New York, United States | genre = {{hlist|Indie folk|pop|rock|various others}} | occupation = {{hlist|Musician|composer|producer}} | instrument = {{hlist|Trumpet|banjo}} | works = | years_active =  | label = | publishers = | current_member_of = {{hlist|Middle Aged Dad Jam Band|Varietopia Orchestra ("Varietorchestra")}} | past_member_of = {{hlist|Common Rotation|}} | spouse =  | partner =  | website = {{URL|https://www.jordankatzmusic.com/}} }}

'''Jordan Katz''' is an American musician and composer. He is known for his work on trumpet<ref name="la">{{Cite web |date=2023-07-25 |title=The Middle Aged Dad Jam Band is thriving in David Wain's garage |url=https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2023-07-25/the-middle-aged-dad-jam-band-david-wain-ken-marino-weird-al-yankovic |access-date=2025-08-22 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> and banjo, and is also a musical director.<ref>{{cite web |title=Varietopia with Paul F. Tompkins |website=Time Out New York |date=2025-03-10 |url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/music/varietopia-with-paul-f-tompkins |access-date=2025-08-22}}</ref> Katz has contributed to various projects in different genres, including hip-hop, pop, folk, and orchestral music, and has performed with artists such as Katy Perry, De La Soul,<ref>{{Cite web |title=De La Soul "and the Anonymous Nobody..." (2016) |url=https://hiphopgoldenage.com/albums/de-la-soul-anonymous-nobody-2016/ |access-date=2025-08-22 |website=Hip Hop Golden Age}}</ref> and They Might Be Giants.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jordan Katz |url=https://tmbw.net/wiki/Jordan_Katz |access-date=2025-08-22 |website=TMBW: The They Might Be Giants Knowledge Base |language=en}}</ref> He is the musical director and bandleader for Paul F. Tompkins’ variety show ''Varietopia''<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aupXqcrJoZo |title=Holy City Sinner Radio - Episode 174 - Interview with Paul F. Tompkins and Jordan Katz - (9/19/23) |date=2023-09-21 |last=Holy City Sinner |access-date=2025-08-22 |via=YouTube}}</ref> and the live podcast ''Thrilling Adventure Hour''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Thrilling Adventure Hour |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/the-thrilling-adventure-hour/id408691897 |access-date=2025-08-22 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-AU}}</ref> Katz is an active band performer and manager<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-08-02 |title=Everyone Wants to Be a Rock Star. Including These Comedians. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/style/middle-age-dad-jam-band.html?unlocked_article_code=1.bE8.eF6A.nkfBEKNKxrqT&smid=url-share |access-date=2025-08-05 |language=en}}</ref> in David Wain's and Ken Marino's Middle Aged Dad Jam Band.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Middle Aged Dad Jam Band |url=https://davidwain.com/madjb |access-date=2025-08-22 |website=DAVIDWAIN.COM |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bolonik |first1=Kera |last2=Gaber |first2=Ahmed |title=Ken Marino and David Wain Are Rocking Out With Their Dad Jam Band |website=The New York Times |date=2025-08-02 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/style/middle-age-dad-jam-band.html |access-date=2025-08-22}}</ref><ref name="la"/>

Katz was part of the American indie folk rock band Common Rotation, where he played the trumpet and banjo.<ref name=":1"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Jordan Katz Discography |website=Discogs |date=2005-01-18 |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/931904-Jordan-Katz |access-date=2025-08-22}}</ref>

==Career== Katz grew up in East Meadow, Long Island, New York<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scent of a Woman with Jordan Katz |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scent-of-a-woman-with-jordan-katz/id1657009592?i=1000661624340 |access-date=2025-08-22 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-US}}</ref> and began his professional career in the folk trio Common Rotation<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Campion |first=James |date=2011-11-28 |title=The Uncommon Bonds of Common Rotation |url=https://www.jamescampion.com/common_rotation.html/ |access-date=2025-08-22 |website=jamescampion.com |language=en-US}}</ref> with Eric Kufs and Adam Busch. As a session musician, he has collaborated with artists<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jordan Katz |url=https://jazznightsfilm.com/team/jordan-katz-3/ |access-date=2025-08-22 |website=Jazz Nights: A Confidential Journey |language=en-US}}</ref> such as Big Daddy Kane, Ghostface Killah, Devendra Banhart,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-10 |title=Nonesuch Records Ma |url=https://www.nonesuch.com/ |access-date=2025-08-22 |website=Nonesuch Records Official Website |language=en}}</ref> Bono, Dan Bern,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dan Bern {{!}} Stinky & Dirty |url=https://danbern.com/stinky-dirty/ |access-date=2025-08-22 |language=en-US}}</ref> Brother Ali,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lars |first=M. C. |title=Jordan Katz |url=https://mclars.fireside.fm/65 |access-date=2025-08-22 |website=The MC Lars Podcast}}</ref> Father John Misty, Jason Isbell, Open Mike Eagle,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-01-03 |title=Open Mike Eagle: Tiny Desk Concert |url=https://www.wamc.org/2018-01-03/open-mike-eagle-tiny-desk-concert |access-date=2025-08-22 |website=WAMC |language=en}}</ref> and The Indigo Girls.

Katz is also a producer and composer. He has recorded, arranged and contributed to film scores and television cues as part of his work as an instrumentalist, including music for ''This Is Us'', ''Bob's Burgers'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paul F. Tompkins's 'Varietopia' is as varied as he can make it |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/25/arts/paul-tompkins-varietopia-boston/ |access-date=2025-08-22 |website=BostonGlobe.com |language=en-US}}</ref> ''NCIS: New Orleans'', and ''The Late Late Show with James Corden''. Katz was the bandleader and composer for TNT's competitive reality show ''Drop The Mic''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jordan Katz |url=https://www.earwolf.com/person/jordan-katz/ |access-date=2025-08-22 |website=Earwolf |language=en-US}}</ref> He also co-wrote and produced one song per episode for Amazon's "Stinky and Dirty Hour".<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Stinky & Dirty Show Soundtrack (2016) |url=https://www.soundtrack.net/album/the-stinky-and-dirty-show/ |access-date=2025-08-22 |website=www.soundtrack.net}}</ref> He also arranged the brass sections for the soundtrack of ''Red Dead Redemption 2'' and ''Grand Theft Auto V''.

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==External links== *{{Official website|https://www.jordankatzmusic.com/}} *{{AllMusic|id=mn0000585882}} *{{IMDb name|2627424}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Katz, Jordan}} Category:Living people Category:American indie folk musicians Category:American music directors Category:Composers from New York (state) Category:American male trumpeters Category:American trombonists Category:American banjoists Category:People from Long Island Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Middle Aged Dad Jam Band members