Mr. Dave Holland

Dave Holland is a jazz legend having played with Miles Davis and many of his fellow Miles’ alumni. He is truly great in his own right for the numerous bands he has led, his compositions, and teaching to pay it forward an leave his mark on the lives of young musicians. Dave’s
Conference of the Birds (likely inspired by the book of classic Persian poetry of the same name) is still one of the most amazing music recordings/compositions that I’ve ever heard. I originally met Dave when I was a young pup-all of 16 at the time. I was managing bookings for our musical space: Environ. I met Dave through another talented musician: Anthony Braxton (who also played on Conference of the Birds). In fact, I had Anthony and Dave perform as a duet which was wonderful. The thing that impressed me most about Dave that he was a both a gentleman and a gentle man. It was very refreshing to meet someone so talented, musically pedigreed and genuinely nice. The piece in the video is in tribute to another great bass player: Paul Chambers who sadly dies in his prime at the age of 33. Dave is still very active and plays extensively on the international music scene. He is definitely someone that deserves to be on your musical radar and play list.

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