in april 2006, katzman was slated to perform at the good coffeehouse music parlor in brooklyn, his favored venue in "the states". he had previously performed with ruby green (terry garthwaite), and had recorded "sparking ragtime & hardbitten blues", a now-classic lp, with green, since released as a cd, so their fans expected they would perform again together. instead, winslow substituted for green; in katzman's own words: