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Performance / Tour

Boy Katindig, Back And Making Waves In Los Angeles

Source: Boy Katindig
February 2, 2012

LOS ANGELES, CA: International Filipino-American contemporary jazz artist, Boy Katindig, just held a concert last month at The Promenade at Gano Excel in Irwindale, CA—the jazz keyboard player's second sold-out concert at the same venue. The show also starred, as guests, Al Jarreau's famed saxman, Michael Paulo, and seasoned vocalist from Manila, Louie Reyes. Here, Katindig reunites with Paulo after years of separation from being in the same label, Noteworthy Records, back in 1995. Katindig was backed-up by a strong ...

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Performance / Tour

Boy Katindig & Friends at Scarlet Wine Lounge on October 26th

Source: Boy Katindig
October 29, 2011

MANILA, PHILIPPINES: Kool Kat Productions Manila was only on their 3rd night since they started to hold jazz nights at Scarlet Wine Lounge at The Fort, headlined by none other than the jazz icon, Boy Katindig. What was supposed to be an ordinary night turned out to reveal a lot pleasant surprises as the music unfolded throughout the evening. It was good enough that both VIP rooms were booked, one: by a group of jazz aficionados celebrating a birthday; and ...

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Event

Boy Katindig "Where Jazz Lives" - The New Jazz Venue Coming Soon this May 2011

Source: Boy Katindig
April 22, 2011

MANILA, PHILIPPINES: The Bellagio in Las Vegas for New Year's eve, a packed house in The Promenade Gano Excel in Los Angeles, back in Hard Rock Cafe Makati for an all-hits concert, headlining the successful 2nd International Bacolod Jazz Fest and a stint with jazz greats, Scott Henderson and Indra Lesmana in Singapore—Philippine jazz icon, Boy Katindig, sure started the year with a bang. It's close to mid-year and the best is still yet to come as he announces the ...

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Interview

Lifetime Achievement Award Doesn't Stop Philippine Jazz Icon, Boy Katindig

Source: Boy Katindig
October 14, 2010

By Ging Candelaria Boy K, receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award This year, by unanimous decision of the Philippine Association of the Recording Industry (PARI) board, Boy Katindig had been chosen to be one of the artists to receive the Dangal Ng Musikang Pilipino Award (Lifetime Achievement Award) in the 23rd Annual Awit Awards. He was recognized for his exemplary and outstanding achievement as one of the pioneering artists in the propagation of original Filipino music and as an award-winning songwriter ...

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Award / Grant

Philippine Jazz Icon Boy Katindig, youngest to receive Lifetime Achievement Award from PARI/23rd Awit Awards

Source: Boy Katindig
September 30, 2010

Jazz Musician/Yamaha Artiste/ KoolKat Productions Pres. Boy Katindig, recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award (Dangal ng Musikang Pilipino Award) from the 23rd Awit Awards. The youngest recipient of the award, Mr. Katindig was recognized for his exemplary and outstanding achievement as one of the pioneering artists in the propagation of original Filipino music and as an award winning songwriter and producer by the Philippine Record Industry (PARI). “It came quite early cause I'm not done yet" quoted the jazz artist ...

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Performance / Tour

Philippine Jazz Icon, Boy Katindig, brings back the funk, groove and International class in Jazz

Source: Boy Katindig
August 29, 2010

Multi-awarded Jazz Pianist and International Recording Artist, Boy Katindig, comes from a well-known clan of musicians who pioneered Latin Jazz in Manila. Regarded as the Philippines' most famous jazz export, Boy Katindig has produced and recorded seven internationally acclaimed albums. His latest CD, “Groovin' High," released under his own label, KoolKat Productions in 2005, is regarded as one of the best independently released genre discs of that year. Popular jazz artists like Gerald Albright, Abe Laboriel, Brandon Fields, Russ Freeman, Phil Upchurch, Brenda Eager, Robert Greenidge ...

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