Jazz Articles about Jim Holton

About Jim Holton

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 ...