Dave Holland

Dave Holland is a musician I find quietly remarkable for his longevity. An English double bassist who's been recording for roughly five decades and living in the United States since the early 1970s, he's clearly someone who never stopped evolving. What impresses me most is the range, from solo bass performances all the way up to big band writing, which speaks to real curiosity. I also respect that he launched his own label, Dare2, in 2005 rather than waiting on the industry. Being named an NEA Jazz Master puts a stamp on a career that earned it the slow way. To me, he's a craftsman who stayed independent.

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Name (English)

Dave Holland

Name (Japanese)

デイヴ・ホランド

Reading

でいゔ・ほらんど

Born

October 1, 1946 (age 80)

Origin

Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

Occupation

composer / double-bassist / music educator / jazz musician / bandleader

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Dog

Awards & achievements

• NEA Jazz Masters

• Official sitehttps://daveholland.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/davehollandjazz/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave%20Holland%20(bassist)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q504671

Tags

• composer
• double-bassist
• music educator

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.