James “Red” Holloway

James “Red” Holloway is an accomplished jazz saxophone player who began his love affair with music while a student of Captain Walter Dyette at DuSable High School in Chicago back in 1942. He recalls his first paying gig at 16 with the band of Gene Wright, who later went on to become a member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet. Red talks of the wonderful jazz clubs he worked in Chicago in the 1940’s and 50’s. In recent years, Red has worked with Clark Terry. He shares some of his comments with him. Red’s engaging personality has made him a favored side man with jazz players as well as a lengthy list of blues musicians from Willie Dixon and Muddy Waters to Chuck Berry and B.B. King.