Updated: August 18, 2025
Stevie Holland is an American jazz vocalist, writer and lyricist. She has headlined at major concert halls, jazz clubs and cabaret rooms, in addition to performing in theater. A dynamic performer and internationally acclaimed song stylist, she continues to chart her own path as a completely original artist.
She returns to the recording studio with Talk to Your Tomatoes, a 2025 release out October 10.
A collection of gems and classics from the pop, jazz and American Songbook catalogs, Talk to Your Tomatoes also includes original songs penned by Holland and her longtime collaborator and steady arranger, award-winning composer Gary William Friedman.
The broad appeal of Stevie Holland’s previous albums has led them to chart on jazz, smooth jazz, traditional pop and standard radio stations nationally.
Her last album Life Goes On was produced by Grammy winning NEA JazzMaster Todd Barkan, who also co-produced Holland’s Before Love Has Gone release. Esteemed jazz journalist Gary Giddins, who described Stevie as a “self-possessed tour de force”, who sings with “effortless swing and a radiant wit”, penned the liner notes for Before Love Has Gone, and in addition to receiving acclaim from jazz, pop and cabaret critics, it was featured as an iTunes Top Jazz Album and made the critics’ list as a Top Album of the Year at USA TODAY.
She created the one-woman musical Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter with Gary William Friedman. Love, Linda had its Off-Broadway Premiere at the York Theatre 2013-2014, returned to the Triad Theater for a special limited engagement in October 2018, and was filmed for a worldwide on-demand video release in 2021. Holland starred in all productions, with direction by TONY-Winner Richard Maltby, Jr. The film has earned multiple awards at festivals in the USA & UK, including a BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURE FILM award for Holland at the Culver City Film Festival in California. The film is streaming at Amazon Prime / BroadwayHD.
Awards
CULVER CITY FILM FESTIVAL, Best Actress in a Feature Film
BACKSTAGE Bistro Award for Outstanding Achievement, Vocalist
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Stevie Holland: Life Goes On
by C. Michael Bailey
Vocalist Stevie Holland has blazed quite a path for herself. She is fifteen years into a career that has produced seven recordings, the most recent being the present impressionistic Life Goes On. While always refined, Holland takes her refinement to a gilded level that is almost a vapor, an essence. She never overuses her perfectly balanced soprano voice, erring always on the side of sophistication and pure simplicity. Holland approaches ten Gary William Friedman-arranged standards and originals like Matisse beginning ...
Continue ReadingStevie Holland: More Than Words Can Say
by Jim Santella
Words are not sufficient to describe the bright spirit that comes from Stevie Holland's latest release. You've got to hear her to understand the many qualities that make up this winning performance. She combines a highly accurate vocal presentation with deeply felt expression and comes up with the best of both worlds. While communication is her forte, Holland also ensures that we're treated to a musical performance of the highest caliber.
The album begins with “Only You, which ...
Continue ReadingStevie Holland: Restless Willow
by C. Michael Bailey
With the title derived from the opening track, “It Might As Well Be Spring," singer Stevie Holland could be considered the personified restless willow. Holland has an easy vocal style that never falls prey to over-extension. She swings with a confident grace, her phrasing tasteful and accurate. These are the things that may strike the listener upon spinning Restless Willow for the first time. Skip on over to “Summertime" and hear a performance that will not blaze new trails in ...
Continue ReadingStevie Holland: Restless Willow
by Michael P. Gladstone
On her third album, singer Stevie Holland offers eleven well-balanced cabaret/jazz selections. She is accompanied by a good group that includes Kenny Washington, George Small, Tim Ferguson, Noel Sagerman, Sean Harkness, Steve Kroon, Joe Mennonna and a guest shot from David “Fathead" Newman. Holland has co-written and performed with producer Gary William Friedman in the past and her first album in 2000 consisted of all Friedman material. On this album, Friedman provides the arrangements and orchestrations including strings on some ...
Continue ReadingStevie Holland: Restless Willow
by Jim Santella
Singing standards with a clear delivery and a happy outlook, Stevie Holland gives her audience an intimate approach and a convincing, heartfelt persuasion.
James Taylor's “Sunny Skies" coasts along gently with a buoyant aura, allowing Holland to interpret its positive lyrics with a graceful piano trio alongside. “Zoot Walks In" brings an equally rosy outlook with jazz piano trio and tenor saxophone, but the drive of her interpretation glows with much more emphasis. It's the high point of ...
Continue ReadingStevie Holland Releases "Life Goes On"
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Michael Ricci
"A graceful, silken voice..." —THE NEW YORK TIMES “Virtually every important jazz singer to emerge in the past two decades has had to find a way to expand the familiar repertoire of golden-age standards. Stevie covers the waterfront. Effortless swing, and a radiant wit…a self-possessed tour de force” —Gary Giddins Stevie Holland returns to the recording studio with Life Goes On, a collection of Holland’s trademark picks of lesser-known gems and classics from the contemporary pop world and American Songbook. ...
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Stevie Holland Releases "Before Love Has Gone" on June 24, 2008
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DL Media
"Virtually every important jazz singer to emerge in the past two decades has had to find a way to expand the familiar repertoire of golden-age standards. Stevie covers the waterfront...Effortless swing and a radiant wit...a self-possessed tour de force.“ - Gary Giddins
Stevie Holland's new CD Before Love Has Gone is a collection of rarely recorded classics and standards as well as original songs penned by Holland and her collaborator, award winning composer Gary William Friedman, who also did the ...
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Stevie Holland Begins Her Run of Encore Performances at the Metropolitan Room on Tuesday May 1st
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
Stevie Holland Begins her run of encore performances At The Metropolitan Room on Tuesday May 1st Stevie Holland will be returning to the Metropolitan Room on May 1st, 8th, 22nd and 29th at 9:30 PM (following Annie Ross' regular 7PM set). With arrangements by award winning composer Gary William Friedman, the program will consist of classics, standards and original songs, many from her recent CD release More Than Words Can Say. A solid head for swing, ...
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Stevie Holland Appearing at the Metropolitan Room January 17th, 9:30 PM; January 18th, 19th & 20th, 8:00 PM
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
"You must have muscular chops to do what Stevie Holland attempts. You need a feel for jazz phrasing and, above all, you should be firmly rooted in theater. Holland has it all and succeeds beautifully..." Harvey Siders, Jazz Times Magazine
Stevie Holland Appearing At The Metropolitan Room
Stevie Holland will be appearing at The Metropolitan Room in New York City from Wednesday, January 17th through Saturday, January 20th, 2007. She will be accompanied by Kris Davis on piano, ...
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Stevie Holland Appearing At The Metropolitan Room January 17th, 9:30 PM; January 18th, 19th & 20th, 8:00 PM
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
Stevie Holland
Appearing At The Metropolitan Room
Stevie Holland will be appearing at The Metropolitan Room in New York City from Wednesday, January 17th through Saturday, January 20th, 2007.
She will be accompanied by Kris Davis on piano, Edward Perez on bass and Jeff Davis on drums. The program will consist of classics, standards and original songs, many from her critically acclaimed recent CD More Than Words Can Say. A solid head for swing, an intelligent and honest ...
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Stevie Holland In A Special Release Performance At The Iridium Jazz Club June 14, 9:30 PM
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All About Jazz
150 Music is proud to announce the release of Stevie Holland's new CD:
More Than Words Can Say
More Than Words Can Say is Stevie's most soulful, swinging and bold CD to date. Arranged and orchestrated by Gary William Friedman, Stevie is backed by string orchestra on several tracks and by some of today's hottest jazz musicians in this special collection of classic standards, songs from the 50's and 70's and original material. CD out now!
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Stevie Holland Releases "More Than Words Can Say" on 150 Music
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All About Jazz
More Than Words Can Say is Stevie Holland's most soulful, swinging and bold CD to date. Arranged and orchestrated by award winning composer Gary William Friedman, More Than Words Can Say explores classic jazz standards, songs from the 50's and 70's and some original material with exciting, innovative and haunting approaches. Stevie is backed by a string orchestra on several selections and by some of today's hottest jazz musicians led by pianists Martin Bejerano and Kris Davis.
Stevie's repertoire, phrasing ...
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“A self-possessed tour-de-force” –Gary Giddins
“A Distinctive voice in a crowded field.” – Downbeat Magazine
“Beautiful clarity of tone, immaculate phrasing and an excellent sense of time.” – JazzTimes Magazine
“I hear Stevie Holland and I get goosebumps. Need I say more?” – Scott O’Brien, Smoothjazz.com
