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Jazz Pianist
Scott Earl Holman is a Jazz Pianist. He was born on June 4, 1954 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Holman moved to Miami, Florida in 1972 to attend the University of Miami as a studio music and jazz major on piano. He began to perform professionally on Miami Beach and Ft. Lauderdale on guitar and vocals working for older established musicians in the area. Between 1972 and 1990, Holman lead his own bands on piano, performing most of the major venues in the South Florida area. He studied with Wally Cirillo, who recorded with Charles Mingus and studied under John Cage. Holman was the house trio in "Hemmingways," which boasted acts like Buddy Rich, Earl ‘Fatha’ Hines, Lionel Hampton, Freddie Cole and many others. In 1985, Holman released his first album, Through Kathleen's Eyes, under his own reocrd label, BEKA Records. His second album, Language of the Heart, was completed and released in 1988, while Holman was performing at the Doral Hotel on Miami Beach, Fla. Holman moved to Chicago in 1990 where he was featured live in several performances with Richie Cole on Larry Smith's WBEZ Jazz Party (91.5 fm), followed by performances with Richie Cole on South Beach at the Van Dyke and Ft. Lauderdale's 'O'Hara's' on Los Olas Blvd. Holman ran many jazz programs in various Chicago clubs, playing with jazz artists including Ira Sullivan, Von Freeman, Lin Halliday, Larry Gray, Eric Alexander, Paul Wertico and many others. He founded the jazz programs at: Chambers, Chicago Blue Note (Beale St. Blues Cafe), Frankie's Blue Room, Tony's Paisons, Delaney & Murphy's, and Regina's. While at the Chicago Blue Note, Holman’s trio opened for: Maynard Fergusen, Maria Muldaur, Leon Russell, G.E Smith, and many others. In 1997, Holman recorded and released Don't Wake the Kids with Pawel Jarzebski and Rusty Jones on Southport Records. Don't Wake the Kids was re-released worldwide on Crumblehead Records in 2007, and was aired in 19 countries. In 2005, Holman recorded 'Live @ Delaney & Murphy's with Larry Gray and Robert Shy.

Records: Through Kathleen's Eyes, 1985 Language of the Heart, 1988 Don’t Wake the Kids, 1997 Don’t Wake the Kids: re-release 2007 Crumblehead Records Live @ Delaney and Murphy’s 2007 Faith and Works (set to be released in April, 2008)