Bassist plays D.C. Oct 29, 2009
Illustrious jazz bass players Ron Carter, Charlie Haden, Dave Holland, Robert Hurst, Christian McBride, and John Patitucci judged him. GET UPDATED. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Celebrity birthdays for Sept. 27-Oct. 3 Sep 24, 2009
Jazz musician Dave Holland is 63. Actor Stephen Collins is 62. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
10 things to do this weekend Sep 4, 2009
Head to Grant Park to hear Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Madeleine Peyroux and Dave Holland play on Petrillo Stage. Four additional stages round out the weekend of live music. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Kat Edmonson brings fresh face, and voice, to Tanglewood jazz fest Aug 30, 2009
So will bassist Dave Holland and his octet. Pianists Kenny Barron and Mulgrew Miller will play a set of duets. (Boston Globe)
"Straight No Chaser" The Music of M... Jul 20, 2009
"His music is a brew indeed, wildly contrasting rhythmic bottoms and electronic serial sound, wrote Imamu Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones), author of Blues People and Black Music ( Harper Perennial ). Born in 1926, Miles grew up in East St. Louis, Illinois, to a privileged life. His family had a big house in the city and a 200-acre country estate where he loved to ride horses when he was a boy. Miles began playing the trumpet when he was 13-years-old, after receiving the instrument from his father and... (Suite101.com)
Branford Marsalis Plays Toronto Jaz... Jun 24, 2009
That night would be July 3rd when The Dave Holland Quintet opens the evening followed by The Branford Marsalis Quartet, for jazz lovers, it doesn t get much better than this. That evening could also be seen as a meeting of Alumni from the Miles Davis school of jazz, both Dave and Branford have spent time in Miles band at differing stages and they are also connected to Davis via Herbie Hancock. (Suite101.com)
Critic's picks - jazz music May 17, 2009
TANGLEWOOD JAZZ FESTIVAL Highlights include shows by the Dave Holland Octet, the Benny Reid Quartet, Paquito d'Rivera, Nnenna Freelon, and the Regina Carter Quartet, as well as a live taping of the "Radio Deluxe" program with married singers John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey. The most intriguing set on the bill is the duo of pianists Kenny Barron and Mulgrew Miller. (Boston Globe)
