Peace by Horace Silver, Anthony Hervey on trumpet. Me, Max Holm on piano. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Peace by Horace Silver, Anthony Hervey on trumpet. Me, Max Holm on piano. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Got a Rising Star Award yesterday from Dillard Center for the Arts. It was a nice feeling to hear high praise from Mr Dorsey.
Arriving at Jazz at Lincoln Center for Essentially Ellington. Workshops today — tomorrow the battle of the bands begins. Can you spot me?
Thanks to the Hollywood Music Club for the scholarship! It’s going toward classical music lessons with Giselle Brodsky.
Today after performing for my benefactors, the Coral Gables Music Club, at the Coral Gables Art Museum.
“Sophisticated Lady” by Duke Ellington. Stand Up Bass played by the amazing Chris Mills (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Max Holm Improvisation #2
Great experience at the Broward All County Honor Band tonight! The renowned trumpeter Melton Mustafa ran up to me after and said, “I love your piano playing!” Awesome! As performers we need those mirrors to keep us going, right? Thank you!
I’m honored to have been accepted. It was strictly by audition. Got a full ride, too. Looking forward to the summer.
Jamming with Melton Mustafa on Monday nights. This is after our Blue Band rehearsal. Some of us stayed after for fun.
Selected for County Honors Jazz Ensemble 14 DCA Jazz Students Selected For County Honors Students from our nationally renowned DCA Jazz Ensemble auditioned and were selected to participate in the All County Honors Jazz Ensemble. Hundreds of students from throughout Broward auditioned for the 20 member ensemble group. 14 of our students were selected to participate. Those students include: Max Holm (Piano) The students will...
Read More
Rehearsing before JAZZ IN THE GABLES outdoor concert at Coral Gables Museum yesterday, Sunday, Feb 10 with the Coral Gables All Star Jazz Ensemble.
In Chicago with Wynton Marsalis at The Midwest Clinic. What an amazing experience – he winked at me on stage, when he put his trumpet on my piano.
All Star Jazz Ensemble rehearsing big band tunes for live broadcast on WDNA Serious Jazz 88.9 next Thursday at 7 PM. Are you going to listen?
Are you one of the thousands of people every month who’s searching for “Jazz Musicians in Miami?" "How’d he do that???" 🙂
You know I’m looking to raise $840 through Kickstarter to produce a DVD with a combo, right? Here’s a HD recording of me playing Ornithology with a combo. They’re in the background, so you can’t see them: Chris Croce on bass and Michael Pielot on drums, both from University of Miami Frost School of Music. So, yeah, that Kickstarter project. Here it is. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)