Public record

Catalyst

Jazz | Philadelphia, PA | since 1970

Funk
Fusion
jazz
jazz fusion
metal
Technical Death Metal

Shows, releases and artist details collected from 10 credited sources. This public record does not confirm booking availability. Source links accompany the published facts.

Shows on record

Rooms played

1976

On record since

Releases

Show history

2026 · 1

Aug 22, 2026Aurora Borealis· Aurora Borealis Event Center· Shorelinesupport

1977 · 2

Jun 25, 1977The Stabilizer· West Lafayetteheadliner
Jun 24, 1977The Stabilizer· West Lafayetteheadliner

1976 · 1

Oct 18, 1976Grendel's Lair· Philadelphiaheadliner

Photos, art and posters

Catalyst — Aurora Borealis, 2026-08-22 — Poster · Aurora Borealis, 2026-08-22 — venue calendar

Releases

L4
Live 4.24.19
2019
TV
The Very Best Of Chillout
2013
LN
Le Nouveau Du Jazz
2013
HE
Heat
2011
TC
The Complete Recordings Vol. 1
2010 · compilation
TC
The Complete Recordings Vol. 2
2010 · compilation
AA
Above And Beyoncé Video Collection & Dance Mixes
2009
BG
Broken-Hearted Girl
2009
HH
Hello Heartbreak (Remixes)
2009
SG
Silly Games
2007
TF
The Funkiest Band You Never Heard
1999 · compilation
SG
Silly Games [Part 1] / Maida Voyage
1999
AT
A Tear And A Smile
1976 · album
UN
Unity
1974 · album
PE
Perception
1973 · album
CA
Catalyst
1972 · album
AT
A Tear and a Smile / Perception
compilation
C/
Catalyst / Unity
album
CR
Crazy

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 3 plays, 2001-04-29–2003-05-11 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Expansions' (DJ Riz) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Kevin Cole) — KEXP

Artist background

Catalyst is based in Philadelphia — MusicBrainz
Catalyst has 9 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1972–2010 — MusicBrainz
Catalyst (band) formed in 1970 — Wikipedia
Catalyst (band) is from Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States — Wikipedia
Catalyst (band) plays Funk — Wikipedia
Catalyst (band) plays jazz fusion — Wikipedia
Catalyst has 48520 listeners on Last.fm — Catalyst on Last.fm
Catalyst has played at Böröm Pöm Pöm, Cafe Mokka, Chelsea, Esplanade, Forum Italicum — Catalyst on Setlist.fm
Catalyst primarily plays original songs — Catalyst setlist history
Catalyst has released 10 recordings between 1999 and 2019 — Catalyst on Discogs
Google Knowledge Graph descriptor: Band — Catalyst — Google Knowledge Graph
Canonical Wikipedia article (per Google KG): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalyst_(band) — Catalyst on Wikipedia (per Google KG)
Wikipedia article length (per Google KG, characters): 139 — Catalyst — entity-richness signal
Google Knowledge Graph entity id: kg:/m/010hf8dv — Catalyst — KG entity
Origin: Philadelphia (Wikidata) — Wikidata
Genres per Wikidata: jazz — Wikidata
Labels per Wikidata: Muse Records, Cobblestone Records — Wikidata
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalyst_(band) — Wikidata

Venues played

Rooms played most, from the shows on record
Room	Shows
The Stabilizer · West Lafayette	2
Aurora Borealis · Shoreline	1
Grendel's Lair · Philadelphia	1

By year: 1976 1 · 1977 2 · 2026 1

Listen & follow

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Sources & corrections

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. Use the credited links to check the source.

Last updated: 2026-09-19
Sources: Discogs, google kg, KEXP, Last.fm, MusicBrainz, setlist.fm, Spotify, Twitch, Wikidata, Wikipedia

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