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Plectrum Banjo |
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I started playing 4 String Plectrum Tuned Banjo when I was about 13. "My cousin in Michigan sent me a four-string banjo, a tenor, that he didn't want any longer. I decided that if I couldn't play ragtime piano, maybe I could play something like it on banjo, like the records (Bunk Johnson & Lu Watters) my dad gave me." "I discoverd a four-string banjo teacher, Harry Tenbarge, who was a member of the Evansville Dixieland Society, which had the only Dixieland band in town. He played plectrum style. I just tuned my tenor like his. I didn't know the difference." – Excerpt from an interview by Jim Uhl, |
"Eccentric"
~ The Mighty Aphrodite Jazz Band ~
Bria Skonberg - Trumpet, Claire McKenna - Clarinet, Emily Asher - Trombone,
Shannon Thue - Piano, Katie Cavera - Banjo, Georgia Korba - Bass, Beth Goodfellow - Drums
"Hanukkah In Santa Monica"
~ CJ & Katie ~
CJ Sams - Sousaphone & Vocal,
Katie Cavera - Banjo
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Guitar |
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"A lot of people would ask if I doubled on guitar. I thought I should; it would make me more marketable. So two years ago, when I heard that Rebecca Kilgore was teaching guitar at the Adult Swing Camp put on by the jazz club in San Diego, I thought: If I could only do what she does! Not fancy, just perfect. The right changes, a lot of finesse. I signed up." – Excerpt from an interview by Jim Uhl, |
"All Of Me"
~ Katie & Hertz ~
Jamming with Hertz, the shop owner of "Vintage Guitars" at his store in Paris, France.
This remarkable video was created by my friend Julien.
"Shine"
~ Jerry Krahn & Katie Cavera ~
Jerry Krahn - Guitar, Katie Cavera - Guitar
Ike Harris - Bass, Brent Rampone - Drums
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String Bass |
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"I went to Swing camp again last year but they had a plethora of guitar and banjo students, so I ended up in a string bass class taught by Clint Baker. Later, he gave me one of his old instruments. I made my on-stage debut as a bass player at the Sonoma County festival last November." – Excerpt from an interview by Jim Uhl, |
"Pepper Steak"
~ Reynolds Brothers ~
Ralf Reynolds - Washboard, John Reynolds - Guitar,
Marc Caparone - Trumpet, Katie Cavera - Bass
"Salty Dog"
~ Cafe Borrone All-Stars ~
Clint Baker - Drums, Robert Young - Sax, Leon Oakley - Cornet,
Jim Klippert - Trombone, Katie Cavera - Bass, Monte Reyes - Banjo
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Tenor Banjo |
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When David Boeddinghaus first approached me about performing in the show "Looking For Josephine" he asked if I could play Tenor or 6 - String Banjo. He wanted to music to sound authentic for the period (Josephine Baker's 1920's Review Show). I had been toying with the idea of learning Tenor tuning and I thought this show would give me the perfect opportunity to try it! By the time I went to meet and rehearse with the band in New Orleans (May 2006) I had enough of the instrument under my fingers to play it with the group. For more on my tour with this show, visit my "Letters From Paris" page. |
"Up Jumped The Devil"
Clint Baker's New Orleans Jazz Band
Clint Baker - Trombone, Mike Baird- Sax,
Marc Caparone - Cornet Katie Cavera - Tenor Banjo
Mike Fay - Bass, Carl Leyland - Piano, Hal Smith - Drums
"Bourbon Street Parade"
~ The New Orleans Hot Stompers ~
Chris Tyle - Trumpet, Otis Bazoon - Clarinet, David Sager - Trombone,
Katie Cavera - Tenor Banjo, Tom Saunders - Sousaphone,
James Alsanders - Snare Drum, Brian Scott Bagley - Bass Drum
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National Plectrum Guitar |
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This instrument was made in the 20's for banjoists that wanted a "guitar" sound. The scale of the neck and the tuning are the same as my Plectrum Banjo, so I didn't have to learn a new tuning when I started playing this in the Reynolds Brothers Rhythm Rascals in 2004. I'm including it as a point of interest because it has an unusual look and sound. I play the 'National' exclusively on the Reynolds Brothers recording: "ZaSu Records No. 6" available on my Discography page. |
"Somebody Stole My Gal"
~ Live At Cafe Divine ~
Clint Baker - Trumpet & Vocal, Craig Ventresco - 6 String Banjo,
Katie Cavera - National Plectrum Guitar
"Yes Sir, That's My Baby"
~ Meredith Axelrod & Katie Cavera ~
Meredith Axelrod - Guitar & Vocal,
Katie Cavera - National Plectrum Guitar & Vocal
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Ukulele |
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Last fall (2010) my friend Will Ryan got this crazy idea to put together a Ukulele band and he ask me to front it. I'd dabbled on the Uke for a while, and this gave me something nice to work on with it. Will is a very clever songwriter and perhaps someday we'll even do a CD of his originals as "The Royal Ukulele Band Of Hollywood." In the meantime you can find us gigging around the LA area (and on YouTube!) |
"When You Do The Wicky Wacky Woo"
~ The Royal Ukulele Band Of Hollywood~
Katie Cavera - Ukulele & Vocal, Will Ryan - Ukulele,
John Reynolds - National Plectrum Guitar, Westy Westenhofer - Acoustic Bass Guitar
"Coconut Oil!"
~ The Royal Ukulele Band Of Hollywood ~
Katie Cavera - Ukulele & Vocal, Will Ryan - Ukulele,
John Reynolds - National Plectrum Guitar, Westy Westenhofer - Acoustic Bass Guitar
