Ishmael Katz, musician, teacher, singer, songwriter, funny man, was born in New Bedford, MA. In the mid 70’s, while living in Vancouver, he began using Ishmael as a stage name and later had his name legally changed. His early songs in the 60's were about the equality of all people and political in nature. These are themes that continue to be important to him. He spent several years practicing Zen Buddhism in Rochester, NY and performing for the Sangha there. He performed professionally in Tor...