Dave Holland (bassist)

Dave Holland
Holland in 2018
Holland in 2018
Background information
Born (1946-10-01) 1 October 1946 (age 78)
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
Instruments
  • Double bass
  • bass guitar
  • cello
Years active1964–present
Labels
Formerly of
Websitewww.daveholland.com

David Holland (born 1 October 1946) is an English double bassist, bass guitarist, cellist, composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades.[1] He has lived in the United States since the early 1970s.[2]

His extensive discography ranges from solo performances to pieces for big band. Holland runs his own independent record label, Dare2, which he launched in 2005.

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 609. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
  2. ^ Kelsey, Chris "Artist biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 October 2013.