Jazz on 3 - Dave Holland Sextet at Saalfelden Jazz Festival

Jez Nelson presents Dave Holland's Sextet in concert in August 2008 at Austria's Saalfelden Jazz Festival. Performing together for the first time in Europe, the group play songs from their most recent album Pass It On, featuring Dave Holland on bass, Robin Eubanks on trombone, Antonio Hart on alto saxophone, Alex Sasha Sipiagin on trumpet, Mulgrew Miller on piano and Eric Harland on drums. Holland's men create a captivating sound by striking the right balance between tight collective groves and freer periods of individualism. British-born Holland was involved in London's vibrant free improvisation scene in the 1960s playing with The Spontaneous Music Orchestra. Shortly after, he was invited to join Miles Davis's band, with which he recorded the classic albums of his pivotal electric period, including Bitches Brew and In a Silent Way. Since then, Holland has played in the influential avant-garde group Circle with Chick Corea and Anthony Braxton as well as The Gateway Trio with John Abercrombie and Jack DeJohnette. PLAYLIST: SIGNATURE TUNE Artist Russell Gunn (Russell Gunn – trumpet, Gregory Tardy & Bruce Williams – reeds, Andre Heyward – trombone, Chieli Minucci – guitar, James Hurt – keyboards, Rodney Jordan – bass, Woody Williams – drums, Khalil Kwame Bell – percussion, DJ Apollo - turntables) Track Title Seventy Four Miles Away Composer Joe Zawinul Album Title Ethnomusicology Volume 1 INTRODUCTION AND EXTRACT FROM THE DAVE HOLLAND SEXTET RECORDED AT THE SAALFELDEN JAZZ FESTIVAL CD TRACK: Artist Todd Sickafoose Track Title Future Flora Composer Todd Sickafoose Album Title Tiny Resistors Label Crypto Gramophone LINKS: www.toddsickafoose.com www.myspace.com/toddsickafoose THE DAVE HOLLAND SEXTET RECORDED AT THE SAALFELDEN JAZZ FESTIVAL LINE UP: Dave Holland – bass Antonio Hart – alto saxophone Sasha Sipiagin – trumpet and flugelhorn Robin Eubanks – trombone Mulgrew Miller – piano Eric Harland – drums SET LIST: 1) Ebb and Flow (Holland) 2) Lazy Snake (Holland) 3) Double Vision (Holland) 4) Rivers Run (Holland) LINKS: www.daveholland.com TREVOR WATTS & PETER KNIGHT RECORDED IN SESSION LINE UP: Trevor Watts – alto saxophone & drum Peter Knight – violin SET LIST: 1) A Seagull or Two (Watts & Knight) JOHN FORDHAM TALKS TO TREVOR WATTS AND PETER KNIGHT IN THE STUDIO SET LIST CONTINUED: 2) Smokey Mirrors (Watts & Knight) 1) Blue Tuesday (Watts & Knight) LINK: www.hi4headrecords.com RECOMMENDED FURTHER LISTENING: Artist - Trevor Watts & Peter Knight Album – Reunion: Live in London Label – Hi4Head Records Artist – The Original Trevor Watts Drum Orchestra Album – Drum Energy Label – Hi4Head Records