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More Information About The Overtone Quartet: Dave Holland, Chris Potter, Jason Moran and Eric Harland

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At the pinnacle of his career, Dave Holland has settled into the unassuming role of jazz master. The multi-award and poll-winning bassist, composer, arranger and bandleader leads two of the most vibrant groups in jazz: the Dave Holland Quintet and the Dave Holland Big Band. Holland's most significant non-bassist mentor was Miles Davis, whom Holland played with from 1968 - 1970. Holland broke in as a bandleader leader with Music for Two Basses (1971). Holland also expanded his work as a side musician to include recording with a diversity of artists such as Bonnie Raitt and John Hartford. In recent years, his recording career has continued to flourish, recording such milestone albums as his quintet CD, Extended Play: Live at Birdland (2003) and two Grammy-winning big band discs, What Goes Around (2002) and the potent follow-up Overtime (2005).

A world-class soloist, accomplished composer and formidable bandleader, saxophonist Chris Potter has emerged as a leading light of his generation. Down Beat called him "One of the most studied (and copied) saxophonists on the planet." Potter's impressive discography includes 15 albums as a leader and sideman appearances on over 100 albums. He was nominated for a Grammy Award for his solo work on "In Vogue," a track from Joanne Brackeen’s 1999 album Pink Elephant Magic, and was prominently featured on Steely Dan’s Grammy-winning album from 2000, Two Against Nature. His most recent recording, Ultrahang, is the culmination thus far of five years’ work with his Underground quartet with Adam Rogers, Craig Taborn and Nate Smith.

Jason Moran was born January 21, 1975 in Houston, Texas. His aspirations and talents eventually led him to New York City where he continued his education at the Manhattan School of Music, a school to which he was drawn by the prospect of studying with the pianist Jaki Byard. In 1997, drummer Eric Harland recommended Moran to saxophonist Greg Osby who was in the process of assembling a band for a European tour. Osby hired Moran based solely on Harland’s description of his playing, resulting in Moran’s first recording and a record deal with Blue Note Records. Over the last decade, Moran has made seven recordings for Blue Note Records; Soundtrack to Human Motion (1999), Facing Left (2000), Black Stars (2001), Modernistic (2002), The Bandwagon (2003) Same Mother (2005), and Artist In Residence (2006).

Eric Harland, composer and drummer, is a native of Houston, Texas who currently resides on the east coast. He began his professional career in 1993 playing locally as he finished high school at The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. Eric has performed on over 45 recordings with various artists. Among these recordings, Let's Get Lost & Wandering Moon (Terence Blanchard), Black Action Figure (Stefon Harris) and Land Of Giants (McCoy Tyner) were nominated for Grammy Awards. With Terence Blanchard, Eric has played on 18 motion picture movie scores such as Bo Jangles (with Gregory Hines) and People I Know (with Al Pacino and Kim Basinger).