Ok, so the name Athens Boys Choir can be a bit deceiving but you can't blame a Jewish Transsexual man living in the Deep South for having a sense of humor about the whole ordeal. Katz, the choir’s only member is known for his heart-on-the-sleeve lyrics and gay-in-the-pants beats that sway the even the most skeptical into spoken-word loving, transsexual embracing, Athens Boys Choir fans. His pieces range in subjects from politics to sex toys to Jewish grandma’s. Katz has released five albums in just seven years establishing himself as a force in the spoken-word/queer/pop culture/homo-hop movement; you choose how it moves you.
Katz's spoken-word is raw, unapologetic, witty, and soulful.
He has had the honor of sharing the stage with such artists as Ani Difranco, Indigo Girls, Bitch, The Butchies, Danielle Howle, and Michelle Malone. He has also opened for poets of HBO's Def Poetry Jam on more than one occasion.
Being a out Transsexual, Katz's spoken-word often becomes a platform for education and activism, but all work and no play makes for one intense performance so he lets loose with sarcasm, pop culture references, and video's featuring Barbara Streisand as Yentl and sassy footwork by the stars of the 1979 hit "Roller Boogie." 
Athens Boys Choir has been touring nationally since 2003, performing for audiences that are becoming more diverse everyday. You don't have to be a spoken-word enthusiast to enjoy the lyrical stylings of the Athens Boys Choir. Katz has the unusual skill of opening even the most skeptical minds to the world of performance poetry. With three CD's already out and a fourth due for release on March 27, 2007, Katz/The Athens Boys Choir has established himself as a force in the spoken-word/queer/pop culture/homo-hop movement; you choose how it moves you.
Review by Beth Greenfield in Time Out New York of Bar Mitzvah Superhits of the 80's, 90's and Today:
This nostalgia-laced spoken-word album comes from a one-man “choir” by the name of Harvey Katz. But don’t mistake him for that shy and dweeby kid from your Hebrew-school class, because this nice Jewish boy is a transgender powerhouse who can bust some serious Semitic rhymes.
This nostalgia-laced spoken-word album comes from a one-man “choir” by the name of Harvey Katz. But don’t mistake him for that shy and dweeby kid from your Hebrew-school class, because this nice Jewish boy is a transgender powerhouse who can bust some serious Semitic rhymes.
He gets serious in “An-ti-ci-pated,” rapping about being stuck in a gender-binary world and the fear that comes with simply entering a public bathroom. Most beautiful are the tracks “Day Breaks,” with Katz rapping over the Righteous Brothers’ “Unchained Melody” about complex family relationships and missing his late mother when he’s home for Rosh Hashanah, and “Mourner’s Prayer,” which blends the Mourners’ Kaddish with pure poetry about his family’s loss of a daughter, and the confining complexities of being trans. “I’m calling on my community to commute, to move past passing judgment,” he testifies, “ ’cause it was 26 years before I saw anything beautiful in me.” But that beauty is more than evident in this lyrical collection.
" Katz has the nuance of an old soul when he does his thing. With the inclusion of class, culture, and race dynamics in transgender politics, Katz makes room for the evolution of a movement. He doesn't shy away from questioning his own community and remembers that humor broadens the most narrow minds. This self aware spoken word artist has potential to be a leader to his generation of queers and a bridge to an older generation if they are willing to listen.
"Don’t mistake him for that shy and dweeby kid from your Hebrew-school class, because this nice Jewish boy is a transgender powerhouse who can bust some serious Semitic rhymes.
"Katz avoids falling into the common spoken-word trap... and instead uses engaging wordplay, razor-sharp wit, and hip-hop rhythms d.
"Powerful, and often poignantly hilarious smokin’ spoken word that is unafraid to push buttons in order to make a point. .
" Sir Mixalot never saw it coming.
