Steven Katz
Like any good resort, the Buccaneer Beach Hotel retains a rota of musicians to provide nightly entertainment. During our short visit, the music has never been too loud, and the performances have always been good of their kind - very good, really. But nothing prepared us for Steven Katz, the guitarist who took the stage (such as it is) on Tuesday evening. We could hear him from our front door before we walked up hill to dinner, but we didn't really pay attention until we'd been seated and served. Then we noticed that he was extremely gifted. In the middle of the second set that we heard, he tossed out a feeler to see if anyone would mind some "classical" music. I didn't hear anybody's else's response because I was too loudly shouting that I wouldn't mind. Whereupon Mr Katz launched a sequence that began with Dowland and ended with Villa Lobos. I can't claim to be an aficionado of the guitar, but I know a virtuoso when I hear one, and Steven Katz could play anything, anywhere, and thrill his audience. What he is doing in St Croix, or the Virgin Islands, or the Antilles Greater and Lesser, is, from a personal standpoint, none of my business, but the question is not musically impertinent.
Mr Katz has produced a CD on which he plays his own compositions, and if you have any interest in great guitar, visit this site and get yourself a copy.
