Jazz Articles about Jim Holton

About Jim Holton

Album Review

Greg Farnese: Oh No, I'm In Love Again

Read "Oh No, I'm In Love Again" reviewed by Acacia Grace

by Acacia Grace
October 29, 2026

Greg Farnese brings an easygoing charm to Oh No, I'm in Love Again, an album that balances personality with a polished, straight-ahead jazz sensibility. The record opens conversationally, offering a glimpse of Farnese's playful character before settling into arrangements shaped by a classic horn section, crisp hi-hat patterns, upright bass, and fluid jazz piano. His warm, unassuming voice gives the material an inviting quality, while his phrasing suggests the theatrical instincts of a seasoned stage performer. Throughout the ...

Live Review

Jim Holton: Philadelphia, PA, March 7, 2013

by Wade Luquet
March 22, 2013

Jim HoltonTemple UniversityPhiladelphia, PAMarch 7, 2013It's not often that one would want to cover a senior recital, but the rules change when the senior music student is fifty-two year old Philadelphia piano great Jim Holton. Holton took a thirty-year break from his studies at Temple University's famed jazz program to play in clubs, churches and other venues throughout the city. He gained considerable musical wisdom along the way as he played with many of the ...

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Album Review

Jim Holton: No Green Bananas

Read "No Green Bananas" reviewed by Wade Luquet

by Wade Luquet
January 28, 2009

Listening to Jim Holton's CD No Green Bananas, there is a sense that he is not only a good musician, but a good person. This is a very personal CD for Holton, who dedicates the work to God and seems to include all of the people in his life that have paved the way for him to be where he is today. He includes a vintage track from his grandfather's band, pianist Dameon Holton, as well as a lovely prayer ...