Ron Holloway

Ron Holloway
Tenor saxophonist Ron Holloway during a tour of Russia
Tenor saxophonist Ron Holloway during a tour of Russia
Background information
Birth nameRonald Edward Holloway
Born (1953-08-24) August 24, 1953 (age 71)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
GenresJazz, R&B, blues, funk, rock
OccupationMusician
InstrumentTenor saxophone
Years active1966–present
LabelsFantasy/Milestone
Websitetheronhollowayband.com

Ronald Edward Holloway (born August 24, 1953) is an American tenor saxophonist. He is listed in the Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz where veteran jazz critic Ira Gitler described Holloway as a "Hard bear-down-hard-bopper who can blow authentic R&B and croon a ballad with warm, blue feeling."[1]

Holloway is the recipient of 42 Washington Area Music Awards, or Wammies, two of which he received as musician of the year.[2]

He has been a member of the Warren Haynes Band,[3][4] Susan Tedeschi,[5][6] Dizzy Gillespie,[7][8] Gil Scott-Heron[9] and Root Boy Slim.[10] Since 2014, Ron Holloway has led his own band; The Ron Holloway Band.

  1. ^ Feather, Leonard; Gitler, Ira (November 18, 1999). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press. p. 326. ISBN 978-0-19-972907-4. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  2. ^ Schreibman, Mike (July 7, 2010). "Wammie Winners". Wamadc.com. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  3. ^ Berndtson, Chad (November 15, 2010). "HT Interview: Warren Haynes". Glide Magazine. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  4. ^ Budnick, Dean (October 12, 2010). "Warren Haynes: A Soul Man". Relix. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  5. ^ Joyce, Mike (August 13, 2010). "Ron Holloway shares the stage with Tedeschi, Taj Mahal, Santana and many more". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
  6. ^ Joyce, Mike (August 13, 2010). "Ron Holloway comes home to D.C. for a rare show at Blues Alley". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
  7. ^ Maggin, Donald L. (March 28, 2006). Dizzy: The Life and Times of John Birks Gillespie. HarperCollins. p. 371. ISBN 978-0-06-055921-2. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  8. ^ Taylor, Billy (1998). "Billy Taylor's Jazz at the Kennedy Center - Guest Artist Ron Holloway". NPR. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
  9. ^ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2002). All Music Guide to Jazz: The Definitive Guide to Jazz Music. Backbeat Books. p. 609. ISBN 978-0-87930-717-2. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  10. ^ Stokes, W. Royal (2002). Living the Jazz Life: Conversations with Forty Musicians about Their Careers in Jazz. Oxford University Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-19-515249-4. Retrieved September 10, 2013.