Boling, Brown & Holloway Jazz Trio
now playing: “Complelsion” from the CD tune me
The tunes performed by the Boling, Brown, and Holloway (BBH) jazz trio are vehicles — improvisational springboards to release focused imagination and energy. For over twenty years, the trio has performed together with a consistent approach to creative music making that has gotten stronger over time. Comprised of Mark Boling (guitar), Keith Brown (drums), and Rusty Holloway (bass), the trio’s working relationship extends beyond the concert stage and recording studio. All three are Associate Professors in the School of Music at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Boling, Brown and Holloway have been the core rhythm section for several successful recordings by other bandleaders. South African saxophonist Zim Ngqawana was artist-in-residence during The University of Tennessee’s Africa Semester in 2004. In 2008 Zim released a recording on the South African label Sheer Sound entitled Zimology in Concert (USA) featuring the UT jazz faculty ensemble (Boling, Brown and Holloway, plus pianists Donald Brown and Ben Dockery). In May 2009 the album Zimology in Concert (USA) was selected as the winner in the “Best Traditional Jazz” category of the South African Music Awards (SAMA). (http://www.samusicawards.co.za/)
The BBH trio also performed on percussionist Carlos Fernandez’ recording entitled East Coast Standards Time: Impressions. The record included three of Boling’s original compositions. It received worldwide airplay on jazz radio and resulted in an August 2008 performance at the San Jose Jazz Festival with the “East Coast Standards Time” band.
Boling has released two albums as a bandleader featuring the BBH trio. Evidence, their first release as a trio, was featured on the syndicated Jazz South radio program in 2002 as an outstanding recording by a southern artist. Tune Me, Boling’s most recent recording, features nine of Boling’s original compositions. The recording spotlights Donald Brown, Zim Ngqawana and Carlos Fernandez in addition to the BBH trio. A recent review of Tune Me in Cadence Magazine aptly describes their successful balance as both educators and performers:
“Usually due to the security of their work as university educators, musicians are quite satisfied helping to mold their own locally distinctive Jazz scenes as they teach future generations of Jazz musicians, rather than migrating to New York or Los Angeles. Who outside of Tennessee, for example, would expect an explorative Knoxville Jazz group to record an album that equals or surpasses in many respects those of major labels?”
Whether on stage with visiting artists at the School of Music, or driving the rhythm section of the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra at the Bijou Theater, or during their regular Thursday night show at the Baker-Peters Jazz Club, the Boling, Brown, and Holloway jazz trio consistently brings the highest level of creativity and musical excellence to their performances.
Booking information
In addition to playing in jazz clubs and concerts, the Boling, Brown & Holloway Trio is available for private parties, wedding receptions, corporate functions, etc. If you would like information about booking the trio, please email mark@markboling.com.
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