Early life

In her solo act, Catya performs Originals, Contemporary Acoustic Music, and Traditional Blues & Swing. Catya wrote her first song at the age of 8. She began performing her and other people's songs professionally in 1978 and, before moving to Wisconsin, worked in clubs all over New England, the Southwest, and Northern California.

Catya also freelances as a Blues bass player on a Fender electric P-bass (4-string). She's played gigs with Darrell Nulisch, Jon Ross, Brian Templeton & Kid Bangham, Chuck "The Cat" Morris, The Paramounts, The Short Brothers(as "Penny Short"), and various other acts in New England. In the Greater Upper Mississippi Valley area she's gigged with Howard Luedtke, David Jones & the Jones Tones, Tim Caswell, Poppy Moelter, and Joe T. Cook & the Longshots.

Instruments

Guitar, Electric Bass Guitar

Contact

Bands

Code Blue -- Swing and R&B features Catya on vocals, Sue Orfield on tenor sax, Randy Sinz on bass, David Schrader on drums, and John Franken on blues guitar.

Catya's Trio -- Original and traditional blues, swing and contemporary acoustic. Features Catya on guitar and vocals, Sue Orfield on tenor sax, Randy Sinz on bass.

Davey J and the Jones Tones

Former Bands

Discography

Press

Freak & Geek Reviews

Awards

Web Sites

Trivia

Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire.

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