Boy Katindig

Boy comes from a well known clan of musicians who pioneered latin jazz in Manila, the Katindig's. His father is legendary Filipino jazz pianist, band leader and arranger Romy Katindig. He learned classical piano at the age of 9 and at 13 formed his own band, "Last Fogg", in which he majored in keyboards and played guitar, drums and bass as well.

A year later, in 1970, he reformed "Isang Kilo", (which in it's early years was an icon in Blues/Rock music in the Philippines) with fellow songwriter/composer Pabs Dadivas. The union of Boy and Pabs music gave "Isang Kilo" it's new direction, "progressive jazz", as they approriately called it in the early 70's. The band played it's own brand of music with shades of Coltrane, Yes, Return To Forever, Jean Luc Ponty, Frank Zappa and Romy Katindig, to name a few of their influences.

After playing with a host of successful bands in Manila like "Bits & Pieces" & "Circus", Boy formed the "Boy Katindig Band" in 1977 , which paved the way for "Fusion & Crossover Jazz" in Manila.

In 1978, Boy signed up with A&W Records International and recorded several albums under the Horizon label. Heavy airplay and a series of successful concerts throughout Manila and all over his homeland followed, making Boy's name synonymous to contemporary jazz. Undisputedly, Boy was first and foremost , the only Filipino jazz artist to record his own brand of contemporary jazz in the Philippines. His albums won virtually every jazz instrumental award possible. Thus, the main contemporary jazz exponent of the Philippines could not be an overstatement.

Voted Best Jazz Keyboardist in Asia, Boy finally overcame the obstacles which often befall the progeny of many famous people and, in the interim, established a key element in ensuring professional survival: his identity. The keyboardist/composer has certainly carved out his own.

During this time, with contemporary jazz at it's peak, A&W Records International released David Benoit's first album. Before his first concert in Manila, Benoit visited Boy at Vineyard, an upscale jazz club in Makati where he was performing then. His friendship with Benoit and his father moving to the U.S. inspired Boy to dream about performing his music to a wider audience.

In 1986, after performances in Southeast Asia, finally, Boy moved to the U.S. The homeland of his craft which filled the need for his growth and international acceptance. KKGO of LA and KBLX of San Francisco were two of the main jazz stations playing his albums. After concerts & shows in both cities, four years later in 1990, he produced and recorded his first U.S. album, together with jazz greats, Gerald Albright, Abraham Laboriel, Brandon Fields, Russ Freeman (Rippingtons) and Phil Upchurch to name a few.

Boy's performances led him to Hawaii where he met saxophonist Michael Paulo, famous for his stints with Al Jarreau, Kalapana, James Ingram, Johnny Mathis, Kenny Loggins, Patti Austin and mutual friend, David Benoit. Michael Paulo's record company, Noteworthy Records signs up Boy and produces his self-titled American debut for 1995. He also formed "Boy Katindig & Friends", composed of David Choi on saxophones, Rolando Sanchez on percussion, Jimmy Funai on guitar, Konrad Kendick/Rod Esteban on drums, Mark Tanouye on bass and Marieliz Dingal on vocals. "Boy Katindig & Friends", in association with CD 101.9 Smooth Jazz of Hawaii, performed to packed and enthusiastic audiences in Oahu's premier nightspots.

Puerto Princessa, one of the cuts from his Noteworthy release was featured in Jazziz Magazine's cd compilation for May 1995 together with Spyro Gyra's "Lost and Found", Joe Farrell's "Mode for Joe", Dori Caymmi's "Irresistible", Bill Evans' "London House" and Joe Lovano & Gunther Schuller's"Rush Hour on 23rd Street".

Major national jazz stations that have Boy's album in their playlist are Cd 101.9 of New York, Cd 101.9 Hawaii, Hartford,CT., KNUR of Redlands, CA., KUNV of Las Vegas, nationwide and as far as Alaska and Japan.

Boy Katindig is now with Noteworthy Record's expanding roster of jazz artists, Michael Paulo, Pauline Wilson, Seawind, Michael White, Brian Simpson & Bill la Bounty.

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http://pubweb.acns.nwu.edu/~flip/opm.html

http://pubweb.nwu.edu/~flip/jazz.html