Fred Katz, hailed as the being the man who brought the cello into jazz, has died after complications kidney failure and liver cancer, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Katz was born in New York City in 1919 and played the piano and cello in his youth. He was classically trained and perhaps best known for his work with the Chico Hamilton Quintet in the 1950s.
He also scored several films, including Little Shop of Horrors and Roger Corman's Bucket of Blood.
During his life, Katz spent 30 years as a professor of ethnic music at CSUN's anthropology department.
Click here to read the full story on the LA Times' website.
Check out the accompanying YouTube clip for a 2007 performance by Katz.
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