Dick Katz (2)

British pianist who was born in Germany in 1916 and moved to the UK before the start of World War II. Dick played with the Vic Lewis Orchestra during the early 1940s and later became a long-serving member of various Ray Ellington groups before becoming involved in the management side of the music business, where he worked as an artist manager for Harold Davidson, where he was involved in the management of The Episode Six and The Tages. He was married to singer Valerie Masters and he died in London in 1981. Not to be confused with the American jazz pianist, arranger, record producer Dick Katz.