Troublesome Ivories Bei Mir Bist Du
Schφn Top Liner Rag Viper's Drag
King Chanticleer Missouri Moonbeams Jingles Kansas City Stomp
The Chips are Down
Modernistic The Pearls Space Shuffle Snowy Morning Blues
Planxty - Jim Stewart
Bach Up to Me Maple Leaf Stomp
Over 60 Minutes of Music!
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"Brian Holland
has to be one of the fastest, cleanest players anywhere today. Every note,
no matter how swift, is as sparkling clear as Waterford crystal. His touch
is assured and he makes even the most complex passages sound easy."
-Jack Rummel Prominent reviewer &
performer
"Brian Holland plays in
a driving style, his lightning-fast left hand banging out a clean, steady rhythm
while his right hand skitters up and down the keyboard rendering the melody in
thick chords ... watching his energy and dexterity is
narcotic."
-The New York Sun
"Brian is a virtual
playing compendium of ragtime and jazz piano. His performing is virtuosic,
assured and dynamic. You have to hear him to believe it!"
-David Jasen Noted music historian and author
"He will dazzle
you!"
-Marshfield News-Herald Marshfield, Wisconsin
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Features - Maple
Leaf Rag St. Louis Blues Shine Keepin' Out of Mischief, Now
Pineapple Rag Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You? Kansas City Stomp
Alexander's Ragtime Band Solace Cakewalkin' Babies from Home 12th
Street Rag New Orleans Tiger Rag Stompin' 'Em Down The American Rag
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Brian Holland has rapidly become one of the most lauded
performers of ragtime and stride piano in America. Constantly developing new and
exciting styles of performance, Brian continues to enthrall audiences by
combining impressively dexterous pyrotechnics with a very laid-back approach.
The result is remarkable accuracy and flair with seemingly little or no effort.
Beginning his musical existence at the age of three, Brian
grew up living a "Ragtime Life." His grandparents raised him to love
all kinds of music, but particularly styles from the turn of the century (last
century, that is). Blessed with perfect pitch and an aptitude for improvisation,
he quickly learned his way around an organ keyboard and had a repertoire of old
standards that would shock most professionals - all before the age of six! It
was then that he turned his attention to the piano. However, during twelve years
of intense classical studies, Brian decided that it wasnt a concert stage he
wanted to perform on, but the ragtime stage. Since then he has performed all
across the US, first on majestic pipe organs in pizza parlors, and then on the
uprights and concert grands at ragtime concerts and festivals.
Brian has the distinction of being a World Old-time Piano
Playing Champion (1997-'99) of a competition sponsored by the Old-time Music
Preservation Association (OMPA), winning his third title at only twenty-seven
years of age. He is one of only five three-time (and therefore
"retired") champions of this event, held since 1975.
In 1997, Brian met Jeff Barnhart at the Scott Joplin
International Ragtime Festival, annually held in Sedalia, MO. At an
after-hours session, Brian and Jeff decided to try a couple of well-received
piano duets, which led to an all-night jam session that didn't end until 8am the
next morning! It was clear that there was something very special in the
way their styles meshed, and it wasn't long before audiences were clamoring for
more. Between Jeff's take-no-prisoners approach, and Brian's more
laid-back-classical take on ragtime and jazz, the two have been widely praised
and sought after ever since, touring the US from coast to coast. They have
recorded three CD's (available here), with more surely to come.
Most recently, Brian has expanded his horizons in ensemble
jazz music, forming the Holland Rhythm Company and B-Square
Entertainment. Coming along for the ride are fellow musicians and
friends Mike Schwimmer, Bud Dresser, Chris Quaile, Bill Mason, Theresa Allen and
Paul Scavarda. With the ability to morph from a piano & tuba/flugabone
duo (as B-Square with Bud Dresser) to a full traditional Dixieland jazz band,
Holland Entertainment is making waves in the jazz world as a provider of fun,
entertaining, energetic music! RAGTIME is GOODTIME!
"Unless
you've had the pleasure of listening to stride pianist Brian Holland,
you would never guess that someone so relaxed and laid-back
could play with such technical prowess."
Dan Mouyard World Champion Pianist
"Brian's fingers tap dance
over the keys, juggling
syncopations like so many balls in the air."
The Canyon Courier Evergreen, Colorado
"His energy is like
that of a zoot-suited guy holding out
his hand to draw his long-legged gal onto the dance floor."
Community News Indianapolis, IN
"Few would dare
perform ragtime like this,
much less record their antics with such unabashed pleasure.
Stompin' 'Em Down is a definite blood pumper."
Nan Bostick Reviewer for the Sacramento Ragtime Society
Contact Information
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- bholland@hollandentertainment.com
