Jazz Pianist Steve Holt to Perform in Ottawa

OTTAWA, Ontario - Jan. 27, 2016 - PRLog -- Canadian jazz pianist and composer Steve Holt has announced dates to perform in Ottawa, at Options Jazz Lounge on Friday April 15 and Saturday April 16, 2016. The Steve Holt Jazz Quartet will feature Montreal veteran Dave Turner on saxophones, and include Holt on piano, John Geggie on bass, and Tom Denison on drums.

Born in Montreal, Steve Holt was a child prodigy who started to play piano at the age of four. He began his professional career playing clubs in Quebec and later studied music at McGill University, graduating with distinction as McGill's first-ever Bachelor of Music majoring in jazz performance . It was also during this period that he travelled regularly to New York to study with world-renowned pianist Kenny Barron. Steve was nominated for a JUNO award in 1983 for his debut album "The Lion's Eyes", and over the years built an international reputation as one of Canada's premier Jazz pianists, having worked with the likes of Archie Shepp, Larry Coryell, Eddie Henderson, Pat Labarbera, James Moody, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Michel Urbaniak, and others.  Steve currently has 6 CD albums and 3 singles to his credit.

Alto/baritone saxophonist & composer Dave Turner has been a mainstay of the Montreal jazz scene since the mid 1970’s, and has been a featured performer at every major Jazz festival in Canada as well as many jazz destinations in Europe. In 1996, Dave was honoured as “Alto Saxophonist of the Year” by Jazz Report magazine. A prolific recording artist, he has released a total of ten albums under his own name, each one receiving wide critical acclaim across Canada, the U.S., and Europe. “Café Alto”, recorded in 1987, was nominated for a Juno.

“Dave and I are old friends. We enjoyed sharing the bandstand many times during the 1970s and 1980s when I was active in Montreal, and I am really excited about playing with Dave again… it’s been too long.” – Steve Holt