Ron Holloway
Ron Holloway | |
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Tenor saxophonist Ron Holloway during a tour of Russia | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Ronald Edward Holloway August 24, 1953 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, R&B, blues, funk, rock |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Tenor saxophone |
| Years active | 1966–present |
| Label | Fantasy/Milestone |
| Website | theronhollowayband |
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Ronald Edward Holloway (born August 24, 1953) is an American tenor saxophonist. He is listed in the Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz where veteran jazz critic Ira Gitler described Holloway as a "Hard bear-down-hard-bopper who can blow authentic R&B and croon a ballad with warm, blue feeling."
Holloway is the recipient of 42 Washington Area Music Awards, or Wammies, two of which he received as musician of the year.
He has been a member of the Warren Haynes Band, Susan Tedeschi, Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Scott-Heron and Root Boy Slim. Since 2014, Ron Holloway has led his own band; The Ron Holloway Band.