{"id":5200,"date":"2013-11-05T19:43:37","date_gmt":"2013-11-06T03:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/?p=5200"},"modified":"2013-11-05T19:43:37","modified_gmt":"2013-11-06T03:43:37","slug":"a-bill-holman-project-a-rifftides-hiatus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/2013\/11\/a-bill-holman-project-a-rifftides-hiatus\/","title":{"rendered":"A Bill Holman Project, A Rifftides Hiatus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Rifftides<\/em> is going into partial suspension for a few days. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m involved in a documentary about Bill Holman (pictured), the composer, bandleader and NEA Jazz Master universally regarded as one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/main-1576-thumb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/main-1576-thumb.jpg\" alt=\"main-1576-thumb\" width=\"100\" height=\"140\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5201\" \/><\/a>greatest of all jazz arrangers. I will be in Los Angeles for a few days to interview Mr. Holman. Kathryn King Media, a veteran producer of projects related to music, is making the film. Ms. King reports that the production will be supported in part by a fundraising campaign and that information about it will appear by the end of the week in the &#8220;Search Projects&#8221; section of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/\"target=\"_blank\"><em>Kickstarter<\/em> website<\/a> under the title <em>Charting Jazz: The Mastery of Bill Holman<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>This video clip summarizes a few of King Media\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s projects.<\/p>\n<p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"540\" height=\"355\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eRnQcrZQuSE?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><p>Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Holman in 2000 conducting Germany\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s WDR Big Band. The piece is his arrangement of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Just Friends,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d a breathtaking example of Holman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s celebrated linear writing style, with unison sections that he crafts as if they were improvised solos. Frank Chastener is the pianist, John Goldsby the bassist, Jeff Hamilton the drummer and James Moody the guest tenor saxophone soloist. About halfway through, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll see a list of all of the musicians in this remarkable band.<\/p>\n<p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"440\" height=\"355\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xgP4vF_xcbs?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><p>In due time, I&#8217;ll post more about the Holman project. As the week of production moves along, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll try  to work in a <em>Rifftides<\/em> item or two. Stay tuned.<br \/>\n<em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rifftides is going into partial suspension for a few days. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m involved in a documentary about Bill Holman (pictured), the composer, bandleader and NEA Jazz Master universally regarded as one of the greatest of all jazz arrangers. I will be in Los Angeles for a few days to interview Mr. Holman. 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