Jazz Pianist Steve Holt Returns to Warkworth ONTARIO

TRENT HILLS, Ontario - Nov. 13, 2015 - PRLog -- Canadian jazz pianist and composer Steve Holt will perform in Warkworth Ontario on Friday November 20^th at The Garden of Eatin’. Mr. Holt will perform in a trio format, with Howard Baer on bass and Harry Ellis on drums.

Born in Montreal, Steve Holt was a child prodigy who started to play piano at the age of four. He began his professional career playing clubs in Quebec and later studied music at McGill University, graduating with distinction as McGill's first-ever Bachelor of Music majoring in jazz performance . It was also during this period that he travelled regularly to New York to study with world-renowned pianist Kenny Barron.

Mr. Holt was nominated for a JUNO award in 1983 for his debut album "The Lion's Eyes", and over the years built an international reputation as one of Canada's premier Jazz pianists, having worked with the likes of Archie Shepp, Larry Coryell, Eddie Henderson, Pat Labarbera, James Moody, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Michel Urbaniak, and others. In 2002 Mr. Holt won an Honourable Mention at the USA Songwriting Competition, the largest songwriting competition in the world, for his Latin song “Soon”. He currently has 6 CD albums and 3 singles to his credit.  Mr. Holt moved to Trent Hills in 2014 and performed there for the first time in the spring of 2015.

Steve Holt Official Website (http://www.steveholtmusic.com/)

Performance Details:

Date: Friday  November 20, 2015

Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Personnel: Steve Holt , Piano - Howard Baer, Bass – Harry Ellis , Drums

Location: Garden of Eatin’, 161 Old Hastings Road, Warkworth ON. Tel. 705-924-9827