MAY 23-26 | DAVE HOLLAND
May 24, 2024
Miner Auditorium
The iconic bassist’s second night of residency features the Bay Area premiere of his new quartet of masters, each an established bandleader and composer, including alto saxophonist Jaleel Shaw, pianist Kris Davis, and drummer Nasheet Waits.
Known to SFJAZZ audiences through his standout 2022 performance with drummer Nate Smith’s KINFOLK, Philadelphia-born Shaw is the standard bearer for young altoists in the 21st century.
Davis was named Pianist of the Year in the 2020 DownBeat Critics Poll and has recorded 24 albums as leader or co-leader, winning a GRAMMY for her work on Terri Lyne Carrington’s New Standard Vol. 1.
The son of drumming great Freddie Waits, Nasheet Waits is best known as a member of Jason Moran’s Bandwagon and has worked with Christian McBride, Andrew Hill, and Dave Douglas.
ABOUT DAVE HOLLAND
Far more than one of the jazz’s greatest bassists, Dave Holland has inhabited the music’s adventurous edge ever since Miles Davis hired him to anchor his band in 1968 as it rapidly morphed from an acoustic powerhouse to a pioneering fusion combo. After spending years exploring the outer reaches with Anthony Braxton and Sam Rivers and founding the pioneering Gateway Trio with John Abercrombie and Jack DeJohnette, the British-born bassist started leading his own ensembles which have served as a proving ground for a legion of celebrated improvisers. 24 albums as a leader and collaborations with Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker, Kenny Wheeler and dozens more have made him among the most versatile and prolific bassist/composers in jazz history.
The iconic bassist’s second night features the Bay Area premiere of his new quartet of masters, each an established bandleader and composer, including alto saxophonist Jaleel Shaw, pianist Kris Davis, and drummer Nasheet Waits.
Holland is a master bassist and bandleader, one of the most sophisticated composers and arrangers in the jazz world.
boston globe
Holland is a master bassist and bandleader, one of the most sophisticated composers and arrangers in the jazz world.
boston globe
Personnel
Dave Holland bass
Jaleel Shaw alto saxophone
Kris Davis piano
Nasheet Waits drums
Creative genius and effective entrepreneur, power player and diplomat…Few current leaders exemplify the role as well as bassist Dave Holland.
DownBeat
Personnel
Dave Holland bass
Jaleel Shaw alto saxophone
Kris Davis piano
Nasheet Waits drums
Creative genius and effective entrepreneur, power player and diplomat…Few current leaders exemplify the role as well as bassist Dave Holland.
DownBeat
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Dave Holland & Kenny Barron
In Walked Bud
Dave Holland & Kenny Barron
The Oracle
Dave Holland & Kenny Barron
In Walked Bud
Dave Holland & Kenny Barron
The Oracle