Biography, References and Venues

David Holloway is a singer, trumpeter, pianist, and songwriter specializing in Big Band Jazz, the Great American Songbook, and classic holiday music, but is equally adept in rock, country, pop, and funky horn band music as well. A Spotify and Apple songwriting artist and bandleader, David has entertained many corporate audiences in Louisville and throughout the United States, bringing timeless swing, smooth vocals, and expressive trumpet playing to stages from New York to New Orleans and beyond.

A prominent 50‑year member of a Jazz Big Band that originated in the 1930's, David continues to honor the golden age of jazz. He recently has filmed the part of a 1932 ‘Speakeasy’ trumpet player in the upcoming Hallmark movie “Kentucky Roses” at world-famous Churchill Downs and is hoping to place three original songs inspired by the era’s romance and charm.

A retired computer analyst, David now has the time to write, produce, and audio engineer music using state‑of‑the‑art technology while collaborating with top‑notch studio musicians and vocalists. 

Drawing inspiration from the great songwriters: 

Edward Chester Babcock (a.k.a. James Van Heusen) & Sammy Cahn, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg (Over the Rainbow), Johnny Green, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, J. Fred Coots, lyrics by Haven Gillespie, Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael, Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, Oscar Hammerstein II, and many others...

Singers:  Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Harry Connick Jr., Dean Martin, Bobby Darin, and Michael Bublé — artists whose timeless style he treasures and performs.

David lives in Louisville with his cottage wife, Julie, and their beloved Shih Tzu, (pron. sheedzu) Bella. A gardener, wine & champagne grape grower, and lifelong dog lover — David brings that same warmth and joy to every performance.

Venues, cities, and shows:

  • Hallmark Movie 1930's Speakeasy scene jazz trumpet player
  • Anheuser Busch "Bud-Lite" TV ad - KY Derby call to the post trumpet solo
  • The Kentucky Derby Museum on “Oaks Day” - his Dixieland Band
  • Kentucky Derby Festival Mayor's Brunch 3 years @ Farnsley Moorman
  • Kentucky Derby Festival Steamboat Races 
  •  50-year member, 1930's Big Band “The Wednesday Night Big Band”
  • Maker's Mark Bourbon, Bill Samuels, Sr. Private Birthdays & Derby party
  • The historic 'Great Gatsby' Seelbach Hotel Louisville, KY
  • Jim Beam Bourbon International 200th Anniversary, Booker Noe
  • Humana Corp - Pres. David Jones - sang for his daughter's wedding
  • United States Naval officer's commission of the nuclear submarine           "U.S.S. Louisville" Norfolk, VA
  • Kentucky Fried Chicken Corp, Colonel Harland Sanders (3) Birthday Parties
  • Brown-Forman Corporation
  • Caesar's Casino Showroom, Elizabeth, Indiana
  • The General Electric Corp    
  • The Drake Hotel "Shepheard's Club" Park Avenue, NY
  • Cruise Ship Nassau-Bahamas
  • The New Orleans Country Club, New Orleans 
  • The Olmstead, Louisville, KY
  • The historic Brown Hotel, Louisville
  • Bernheim Forest Arboretums
  • Corydon, Indiana Concert In-The-Park
  • Country Days Festival, Middletown, KY
  • Executive Inns: Louisville, Owensboro, Paducah, Vincennes, Evansville       
  • The French Lick Hotel, French Lick, IN             
  • Farmington (Lewis and Clark Historical site)  
  • The Hershey Pocono Resort, Hershey, PA
  • Swiss Wine Festival, Vevay, Indiana
  • American Legion, The Elks, Moose and V.F.W.
  • Rainbow Division Of W.W. II Veterans
  • Louisville City - County Merger Celebration
  • Joe Huber Farms Starlight, IN
  • The Gaslight Festival, Jeffersontown, KY
  • Country Clubs & Boat Clubs in Louisville, KY
  • Hurstbourne Country Club
  • Big Spring Country Club
  • Wildwood Country Club
  • Woodhaven Country Club
  • Jolly Mon's Island Restaurant (Best of Louisville award)
  • Middletown Festival, Middletown, KY
  • Political party victory celebrations
  • WAVE-TV “Summer Fest”
  • W.C. Handy Blues Festival, Owensboro, KY                                                        
  • O'Shea's Pubs in Louisville, KY
  • Limon y Sal Restaurant
  • Mulligan's Restaurant Glenmary
  • I Love Tacos Restaurant Glenmary
  • Kingfish surround Glass Showroom & Restaurant Pavilion, Louisville 
  • The Dr. Demento Show with "Weird Al Yankovic" Los Angeles, CA

 

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