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He took the stage with such enthusiasm and was all smiles from the get-go. The audience were cat-calling and cheering before he even played his first note. He seemed really excited to be playing the festival and had the crowd eating out of his hands for the entire set.

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Assets lie in Katz's lyric and vocal virtuosity, and he has no problem lighting it up on the guitar as well. He has a very soothing voice and knows the perfect moment to bring in the tear-jerking ballad or an upbeat jazzy ditty. Either way, the crowd appreciated anything he had to say musically or between songs. Not sure why he needed that female back-up singer — she was barely audible for most of his set and he's fairly capable of holding his own without additional help.

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Katz was able to pull-off the harmonica-while-playing-guitar trick quite easily, which goes to show that he's not just a weekend warrior. His band were a solid back-up for his material, which can sometimes sounds like the kind of music John Mayer SHOULD be writing. When Katz mentioned that Jeff Buckley took to that very stage about 10 years prior, someone had the courage to yell out, "So did Jewel!" prompting Katz to quip that he held both of those artists in high regard . Then he played an intro of a Jewel song.