Topic: Dave Holland
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Here's a partial list of the CDs that I intend to review before I shuffle off this mortal coil too long:Recombination, Taylor Haskins (19/8)Wiry...
In the last 30 years, no one has influenced Canadian jazz more than trumpeter and composer Kenny Wheeler - not that he will own up to it. A...
Here are reviews of two exuberant live CDs from bands led by top-notch drummers: Voyager Live By Night (Space Time Records)Eric Harland My first...
Toronto pianist Nancy Walker (who might as well be an Ottawa pianist, given her tenure each summer in the Ottawa International Jazz Festival's jam...
The article discusses the views of specialists in England about the characteristics of bamboos. Brian Trollip of The Palm Centre says that a key selling point of bamboo is its speed of growth. Michael Brisbane of Jungle Giants emphasizes that black bamboo ...
Dave Holland (born October 1, 1946) is a British jazz bassist , composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades, and has lived in the United States for 40 years.His work ranges from pieces for solo performance to ...
The upright bass , also known as the stand-up bass, double bass, contra bass or string bass, is a bowed string instrument used ubiquitously in modern symphony orchestras. Charles Mingus was a famous jazz musician who played many instruments such as the cello ...
Bill Frisell is a guitarist and composer whose music straddles the lines between Jazz, Folk, Classical and Country music. Frisell's is notable for using a wide range of effects to shape his guitar sound. He has also recorded and performed with ...
The name contrabass refers to the lowest voiced instrument in a family. The two styles of bow that are currently favored are known as the French bow and the German bow. This technique adds a percussive click or slap to the plucked ...