Saxophonist. Ronald Edward Holloway born August 24, 1953 in Washington, D.C.
Received early encouragement from Freddie Hubbard, Sonny Rollins, and Dizzy Gillespie. Member of Gillespie’s final quintet (1989-1993).
Much work outside of jazz, including with his own band and those of Root Boy Slim, Gil Scott-Heron, Chuck Brown, and others.
Bibliography
Brace, Eric. “Ron Holloway: Sax to the Max.” Washington Post, May 1, 1998.
Brace, Eric. “The Triple Wammie: Holloway, Kennedy, Petteway the Big Winners.” Washington Post, November 8, 1995.
Gilstrap, Peter. “Limelight: Surplus Sax.” Washington Post, August 2, 1992.
Greenberg, Rudi. “Throwing It Together Again.” Washington Post, December 23, 2016.
Harrington, Richard. “Sitting In Around Town with a Sax.” Washington Post, March 29, 1982.
Harrington, Richard. “Limelight.” Washington Post, September 6, 1981.
Himes, Geoffrey. “Ron Holloway.” Washington Post, August 22, 1983.
Himes, Geoffrey. “Ron Holloway.” Washington Post, March 11, 2016.
Himes, Geoffrey. “Holloway’s ‘Slanted’: Elegant Line of Jazz.” Washington Post, July 8, 1994.
Holloway, Ron. “Horn of Plenty, Horn of Joy: Playing It the Dizzy Way.” Washington Post, January 10, 1993.
Holloway, Ron. Interview. Interview by W. Royal Stokes, April 1, 1999. W. Royal Stokes Collection. Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Joyce, Mike. “Cool Sounds From D.C.’s Sax Symbols.” Washington Post. July 19, 1995.
Joyce, Mike. “Ron Holloway & Friends.” Washington Post, April 11, 2003, sec. Weekend.
Joyce, Mike. “Ron Holloway Quintet at Dumbarton.” Washington Post, March 6, 2000.
Joyce, Mike. “Jazz’s Next Sax Symbol?: His Dad Bought the Music. Now Ron Holloway Plays the Tunes.” Washington Post, June 19, 1994.
Joyce, Mike. “Sax Party: At Blues Alley, Ron Holloway Holds a Birthday Blowout.” Washington Post, August 27, 2001.
Joyce, Mike. “Ron Holloway, Leaving Jazz Out in the Alley.” Washington Post, January 4, 2005.
Joyce, Mike. “Holloway’s Homework: Reed History.” Washington Post, May 3, 1998.
Joyce, Mike. “Reedmen Who Blow Hot and Hotter: The Latest From Holloway, Garrett & Stewart.” Washington Post, July 21, 1996.
Joyce, Mike. “‘Battle of Saxes’: Reeds All About It.” Washington Post, March 22, 1999.
Joyce, Mike. “Dizzy Gillespie’s Diverse Moods.” Washington Post, June 23, 1989.
Milloy, Courtland. “Blowing Away the Blahs.” Washington Post, July 13, 1994.
Stokes, W. Royal. “Three Saxes for Lester Young.” Washington Post, December 15, 1981.
Stokes, W. Royal. “Limelight: Three Saxes for Lester.” Washington Post. December 13, 1981.
Concord. “Ron Holloway.” Accessed May 1, 2020. https://concord.com/artist/ron-holloway/.
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