SOUL EXPERIENCE

Joel Holmes & Petra Acker

JOEL HOLMES As pianist

Joel Holmes began teaching himself tunes by ear at age 10. He grew up playing with local bands and primarily in church. His family soon moved from Virginia to Baltimore so that he could attend the Baltimore School for the Performing Arts.
Later, Joel Holmes became the Director of Jazz at ...

JOEL HOLMES as Educator

Jazz Piano Theory and Lessons-Masterclass/Workshop. Classes for all ages and also for non musicians (general public); as well music as language and theory and scales as grammar, vocal.
Workshop (why many musicians dislike singers, how to communicate, how ...

DISCOGRAPHY

Modernistic acoustic jazz pianist Joel Holmes makes no bones about showcasing his inspiration, stemming from McCoy Tyner via his fleet single note runs, heavy hitting left hand bass chords, and modalities straight out of the '60s...

NEXT GIGS

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