Ron Holloway
| Ron Holloway | |
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Tenor saxophonist, Ron Holloway performing at Mad Tea Party Jam 2
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ronald Edward Holloway |
| Born |
24 August 1953 Washington, D.C., United States |
| Genres | Jazz, R&B, blues, funk, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Tenor saxophone |
| Years active | 1966–present |
| Labels | Fantasy/Milestone |
| Associated acts |
Warren Haynes Susan Tedeschi Dizzy Gillespie Gil Scott-Heron Root Boy Slim Sonny Rollins The Ron Holloway Band |
| Website | Official Website |
| Notable instruments | |
| Theo Wanne Mantra tenor saxophone. | |
Ronald Edward "Ron" Holloway (born August 24, 1953, Washington, D.C., United States) is an American tenor saxophonist. He is listed in the Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz where veteran jazz critic Ira Gitler described Holloway as a "bear-down-hard-bopper who can blow authentic R&B and croon a ballad with warm, blue feeling." Holloway is the recipient of 42 Washington Area Music Awards, or Wammies, two of which he received as musician of the year. Holloway has worked with Susan Tedeschi,Dizzy Gillespie,Gil Scott-Heron and Root Boy Slim. He is currently a member of The Warren Haynes Band and leader of The Ron Holloway Band.
Ron Holloway was born to Winston and Marjorie Holloway, avid jazz fans who met while attending Howard University in Washington, D.C. Holloway recalls his father adding to his collection of Prestige and Blue Note jazz albums; something he has kept up until the present day. Holloway's parents, while not musicians, provided a nurturing musical environment for their son. Holloway's father favored the saxophone and trumpet-led albums and particularly enjoyed the great horn soloists.R&B-influenced Willis Gator Jackson was easiest to grasp at first, but soon he identified the sounds of Sonny Rollins,John Coltrane and Miles Davis as his principle influences.
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