Stevie Holland
Encyclopedia
Stevie Holland, is an American
jazz
singer, cabaret
performer / actress and lyricist
.
Born in New York
, she is married to composer
Gary William Friedman
, with whom she has collaborated on several recording projects and theater productions. Her solo albums include More Than Words Can Say and Restless Willow, both of which charted on jazz radio stations across the USA. Her most recent CD "Before Love Has Gone" was picked by USA TODAY
as a Top CD of 2008.
Holland has performed in concert at Iridium Jazz Club
in New York City
, Rose Hall
and Dizzy's Club Coca Cola at Lincoln Center, The Town Hall
, Kaufman Concert Hall, Merkin Concert Hall
and The Royal Room in Palm Beach
, among other venues.
In the cabaret world, her performances earned her a Back Stage
Magazine Bistro Award in 2004 for Outstanding Vocalist of the Year.
She is currently starring as Linda Lee Thomas
, the wife of Cole Porter
in a new off-Broadway
musical Love, Linda: The Life Of Mrs. Cole Porter
.
United States
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jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
singer, cabaret
Cabaret
Cabaret is a form, or place, of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue: a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting at tables watching the performance, as introduced by a master of ceremonies or...
performer / actress and lyricist
Lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
.
Born in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, she is married to composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
Gary William Friedman
Gary William Friedman
Gary William Friedman is an American musician and composer. He completed his undergraduate work at Brooklyn College, and did advanced training in electronic music at Columbia University....
, with whom she has collaborated on several recording projects and theater productions. Her solo albums include More Than Words Can Say and Restless Willow, both of which charted on jazz radio stations across the USA. Her most recent CD "Before Love Has Gone" was picked by USA TODAY
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
as a Top CD of 2008.
Holland has performed in concert at Iridium Jazz Club
Iridium Jazz Club
The Iridium Jazz Club is a jazz club located on Broadway in New York City. The club hosts weekly performances by John Colianni, and also featured weekly performances by Les Paul for nearly fifteen years.- History :...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, Rose Hall
Rose Hall
Rose Hall is a community in the East Berbice-Corentyne Region of Guyana, located at . Rose Hall is 14 miles east of New Amsterdam, and is the smallest town in Guyana.-History:...
and Dizzy's Club Coca Cola at Lincoln Center, The Town Hall
The Town Hall
The Town Hall is a performance space, located at 123 West 43rd Street, between Sixth Avenue and Broadway, in New York City. It seats approximately 1,500 people.-History:...
, Kaufman Concert Hall, Merkin Concert Hall
Merkin Concert Hall
Merkin Concert Hall is a 449-seat concert hall in Manhattan, New York City. The hall, named in honor of Hermann and Ursula Merkin, is part of the Kaufman Center, a complex that includes the Lucy Moses School, a community arts school, and the Special Music School , a New York City public school for...
and The Royal Room in Palm Beach
Palm Beach, Florida
The Town of Palm Beach is an incorporated town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The Intracoastal Waterway separates it from the neighboring cities of West Palm Beach and Lake Worth...
, among other venues.
In the cabaret world, her performances earned her a Back Stage
Back Stage
Back Stage is an entertainment-industry brand aimed at people working in film and the performing arts, with a special focus on casting, job opportunities, and career advice.Back Stage publishes a weekly tabloid-sized trade magazine in the U.S...
Magazine Bistro Award in 2004 for Outstanding Vocalist of the Year.
She is currently starring as Linda Lee Thomas
Linda Lee Thomas
Linda Lee Thomas was an American socialite, the wife of musical theatre composer Cole Porter.A descendant of the Lee family of Virginia, daughter of Louisville banker William Paca Lee and his wife, née Lily Hill, Linda Belle Lee was, in her youth, a noted beauty...
, the wife of Cole Porter
Cole Porter
Cole Albert Porter was an American composer and songwriter. Born to a wealthy family in Indiana, he defied the wishes of his domineering grandfather and took up music as a profession. Classically trained, he was drawn towards musical theatre...
in a new off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
musical Love, Linda: The Life Of Mrs. Cole Porter
Love, Linda: The Life Of Mrs. Cole Porter
Love, Linda: The Life Of Mrs. Cole Porter is a theatrical and musical adventure about the life of Linda Lee Thomas, the socialite wife of composer Cole Porter, starring jazz vocalist Stevie Holland...
.