Steve Katz studied guitar with Dave Van Ronk and the Reverend Gary Davis. There were many other young musicians around Greenwich Village during this time who were as obsessed with American roots music as Steve. Many would look for a common ground in which to play music together and they found the common ground in “jug band” music. Steve and Stefan Grossman, along with John Sebastian, Maria Muldaur, and David Grisman formed the Even Dozen Jug Band. They recorded an album in 1964. In 1965, Steve joined Danny Kalb in the Blues Project. They recorded three albums while together in their first incarnation. Steve then became a founding member of Blood, Sweat Tears , which won three Grammys and sold millions of records worldwide. After BS&T, Steve went on to produce two Lou Reed albums, both of which went into Billboard’s Top Ten. His last official band membership was with American Flyer in the mid-seventies. Steve then went on to become a Vice-President of Mercury Records where he produced the seminal Irish band, Horslips. Steve has published his memoirs in June of 2015 and has just released his new recording, The Juggle. Steve is now performing solo concerts.