This coming weekend Holotradband will be appearing at the 1st annual Highline Vintage Jazz Festival held at Highline Performing Arts Center in Burien, WA.
Lance Haslund, a fine musician who has been a member of the Burien Arts Organization for a number of years, is serving as the festival director.
In addition to some forty years as a professional [...]
It’s been way too long since I last wrote anything here. For a long time, I tried to make frequent posts, but I have to admit, I’ve just been slacking lately.
Well, as usual, all of us really enjoyed Jazz in the Olympics. It was nice to catch up with musician friends from all over [...]
If you weren’t there last Tuesday, I’m truly sorry. You missed a great evening! The place was packed, the band was absolutely on fire, and we saw lots of old friends who were back in Seattle for break. Nice seeing them again.
Something I truly enjoy about playing in Holotradband is that all of these guys [...]
Capping off a very nice weekend performing for appreciative audiences, Holotradband played the inaugural concert for the Puget Sound Traditional Jazz Society at their new venue, the Ballard Elks Lodge on Seaview Ave.
Just east of Shilshole Marina, the venue is located in a very scenic setting and has a marvelous view of Shilshole and the [...]
Boy, was this a fun night or what? Matt Weiner’s good pal, Jon-Erik Kellso, a very fine, internationally-known cornetist from New York was in Seattle for a few days. Matt brought him down to hear the band and sit-in a little last Tuesday, Sept. 12. Jon-Erik ended up sitting in most of the second set [...]