22 Facts About Dave Holland

Dave Holland has lived in the United States for over 40 years.

Dave Holland quit school at the age of 15 to pursue his profession in a pop band, but soon gravitated to jazz.

Dave Holland bought two Leroy Vinnegar albums because the bassist was posed with his instrument on the cover.

At 20, Dave Holland was keeping a busy schedule in school, studios and Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, London's premier jazz club, where he often played in bands that supported such touring American jazz saxophonists as Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster and Joe Henderson.

Dave Holland linked up with other British jazz musicians, including guitarist John McLaughlin, saxophonists Evan Parker and John Surman, South Africa-born London-based pianist Chris McGregor, and drummer John Stevens, and performed on the Spontaneous Music Ensemble's 1968 album Karyobin.

Dave Holland began a working relationship with Canada-born, England-based trumpeter Kenny Wheeler that continued until Wheeler's death in 2014.

Dave Holland arrived the night before, staying with Jack DeJohnette, a previous acquaintance.

Dave Holland was a member of Davis's rhythm section through the summer of 1970; he appears on the albums In a Silent Way and Bitches' Brew.

Dave Holland was a member of Davis's working group during this time, unlike many of the musicians who appeared only on the trumpeter's studio recordings.

Dave Holland worked as a leader and as a sideman with many other jazz artists in the 1970s.

Dave Holland recorded duo sessions with saxophonist Sam Rivers and fellow bassist Barre Phillips, and the solo bass album Emerald Tears.

Dave Holland formed his first working quintet in 1983, and over the next four years released Jumpin' In, Seeds of Time, and The Razor's Edge, featuring alto saxophonist Steve Coleman, trumpeter Wheeler and trombonist Julian Priester.

Dave Holland recorded Life Cycle, an album of compositions played on solo cello.

In 1989, Dave Holland teamed with drummer Billy Higgins and pianist Hank Jones to record The Oracle, and joined drummer Roy Haynes and guitarist Pat Metheny in 1989 to record Question and Answer.

Dave Holland reunited with vocalist Betty Carter, touring and recording the live album Feed the Fire.

Dave Holland was part of the sessions for River: The Joni Letters, winner of the 2008 Grammy Award for Album of the Year.

Dave Holland formed a quintet that includes tenor saxophonist Chris Potter, trombonist Robin Eubanks and, a more recent addition, drummer Nate Smith.

In 2009, Dave Holland was a co-founder of an all-star group called the Overtone Quartet.

Dave Holland won the Critics Poll in Down Beat magazine for Musician of the Year, Big Band of the Year, and Acoustic Bassist of the Year.

Dave Holland was the recipient of the Miles Davis Award at the Montreal Jazz Festival.

Dave Holland was named Fellow of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

From 1982 to 1989, Dave Holland served as the artistic director of the Banff Summer Jazz Workshop through the Banff School of Fine Arts in Alberta, Canada.