Jazz bassist Dave Holland is known for the lyricism of his playing, for his mentoring of younger players and for his humility as a bandleader. Holland began his career in England as a teenager and moved to the U.S. on the promise of a gig with Miles Davis. Since then, he's stayed put on these shores, developing a solid career as a jazz bassist's bassist and releasing a prodigious stream of albums.
I met with Holland at his home near Woodstock, N.Y., where his wife Clare doesn't need to stick around for her husband's interview. More...
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Check out this NPR interview. Dave Holland is a superb bassist. He started working with Miles Davis when he was 19 then he became a fixture on New York City's loft jazz scene of the 1970s. Since then he has worked with just about every significant jazz player. I have had the good fortune of seeing him play quite often, as well as producing a jazz festival which featured his group.
John H. Armwood
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