Pastor Dave Holland has been on the road with Christ since 1967 having become a Christian through the ministry of Lansdowne Baptist Church. Since then he has been involved in a number of roles: Youth Ministry leadership, Deacon, and latterly Elder and Pastor. Richmond Park Church was founded in his home in 1981 and eventually after a number of stages moved to the present location in Boscombe. richmondparkchurch.org.uk...
Miles Davis: The Complete Columbia Album Collection, a deluxe CD/DVD box set, contains every album released by the jazz master on Columbia Records. This limited edition retrospective of 70 CDs and one DVD will be released on November 24.
With a program that consistently attracts a host of wonderful performers and where living legends appear alongside rising stars, London Jazz Festival (LJF) opens at The Barbican this Friday with a spectacular celebration of 100 years of songwriting. Led by trumpeter/arranger extraordinaire Guy Barker, a 40-piece jazz orchestra and a dazzling array of stellar vocalists draw on significant anniversaries...
From Data Breaker : Sun Circle, Story of Rats, Eric Ostrowski, Aures (Josephine) Sun Circle (Greg Davis and Zach Wallace) explore beatless space, but in a more expansive manner. Whereas Mem1 score the body's inner gurgles and expirations, Sun Circle, as their moniker implies, radiate solarized drones that wax and wane in intensity in subtle increments. The sound is akin to that of Davis's Kranky Records...
All of these shows are now sold out: Sonny Rollins at Barbican Marcus Miller at Barbican Chick Corea at Barbican (both shows) Naturally 7 at Theatre Royal Stratford East (tickets still available for shows at Royal Festival Hall and Fairfield, Croydon) Branford Marsalis at QEH Tomasz Stanko at QEH Dave Holland/Overtone Quartet at QEH Tord Gustavsen at QEH John Scofield at QEH Vijay Iyer at Purcell Room...
Overtone Quartet October 10, 2009 Washington, D.C. The Overtone Quarter played together as a group for the first time in Washington, DC at the Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater Saturday. The four musicians--{{Dave Holland = 7683}}, {{Jason Moran = 9576}}, {{Chris Potter = 10384}}, and {{Eric Harland = 16129}}--each took the stage as a master of his art, and the quartet featured musical compositions...
anouar brahem - kashf youtube videoTop class oud player - on radio 3 this week :)Music video for Anouar Brahem: "Kashf", from the album "Thimar". With John Surman (clarinet) and Dave Holland (double-bass).Anouar Brahim - Bahia (Astrakan Cafe)tiz the nearest thing to an Arabic guitar :)
The Portland Jazz Festival today announced its 2010 headliners and beefed up its front office strength by adding a veteran jazz publicist as managing director. The headliners for the February 22-28 festival will be Pharoah Sanders (pictured), Luciana Souza, Dave...
In an era where music blogging often amounts to the use of ALL CAPS, quibbling about numerical ratings (does the new Grizzly Bear song deserve an 8.2 or an 8.7?), and naming your favorite chillwave band, it can be hard to get excited about a jazz festival. That is until you see that the lineup [...] Related posts: Live Reviews: Keith Casper at The Portland Jazz Festival Now that t Scion Garage Fest...
A supergroup quartet plays with authority, speed, and imagination. And just a little tedium. O, Monterey Quartet! How splendidly you play your jazz instruments! I listen to you with wonder and some exhaustion. I thrill to your skill... and maybe I stop listening just a little bit. O, modern jazz music! You contain a barrel full of notes, don't you? Those who play you must have consummate skill and...
Trombonist Steve Davis is a natural choice for a new mainstream jazz label, as he is a veteran of many hard-bop bands as either a leader or a sideman, and is known for classy and thoughtful traditional jazz. Alongside Davis are a heavy hitting ensemble of legendary pianist Hank Jones, Nat Reeves on bass, and Joe Farnsworth on drums. Sitting in on several tracks are Steve Nelson on vibes, Roy Hargrove...
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All About Jazz is celebrating Dave Holland's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Dave HollandAt the pinnacle of his career, Dave Holland has settled into the unassuming role of jazz master. The multi-award and poll-winning bassist, composer... more Website | Videos | Articles Follow Dave Holland...
Sorry to post something likely of interest only to a limited subset of readers — jazz fans who live in the Washington DC area — but I recently learned that there are still tickets available for a truly marvelous concert at the Kennedy Center October 10: The Overtone Quartet, a group comprised of Chris [...]
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