NEW YORK - Sept. 30, 2025 - PRLog -- MVD Audio Recording Artist Bob Holz will release a commemorative 10th anniversary tribute album titled Honoring Larry Coryell on November 7th, 2025.

The album is comprised of recordings from 2015 when Coryell guested with Holz's band in the studio and on stage.  The music has been mixed and mastered by Los Angeles based sound engineer, Dennis Moody. The tracks are a combination of Holz/Steinway originals and cover tunes. A stand out is a rendition of the blues standard, Spoonful by Willie Dixon. On this tune both Coryell and Holz demonstrate why they both have an important place in the history of jazz fusion. Coryell played on one of the earliest jazz fusion albums, Duster by Gary Burton.  Larry went on to have an illustrious career, recording over forty solo albums. It was Larry Coryell and the Eleventh House that caught Holz's ear in 1973. While at Berklee College of Music  Holz befriended one of Larry's students.  Many years later Bob leveraged that relationship to make contact with Coryell.  Thus began a three year collaboration between Holz and Coryell. Larry appeared on Bob's albums A Vision Forward and Visions and Friends.  He also played many gigs with Holz as the Larry Coryell Trio and Bob Holz and A Vision Forward featuring Larry Coryell.

" My forthcoming album titled Honoring Larry Coryell is a tribute to the Godfather of Fusion," says Holz."This record is overflowing with fantastic guitar playing that is a must have for any serious Larry Coryell fans." Holz's performance on the record is nothing short of phenomenal.  Bob's drumming is as good as it gets with an uncanny chemistry between Coryell and himself.  Holz plays some epic solos on the record and his brilliant time keeping is consistent throughout. "I am forever grateful for the time I had with Larry Coryell which lasted until his passing in February of 2017." says Holz.

Since 2017,Holz has gone on to record and perform with some of the biggest names in the music industry including Darryl Jones,bassist of the Rolling Stones,John McLaughlin, Jean Luc Ponty, Randy Brecker, Stanley Clarke, Mike Stern and Elliot Yamin. Jazziz Magazine has called Bob Holz one of the top drummers in jazz. Holz's most recent album Night Watch which was released in 2024 received an excellent review in Downbeat Magazine. Holz has also been featured in Smooth Jazz Magazine and Modern Drummer Magazine. "I've been blessed to work with some of the biggest names in jazz and it's something that I am grateful for."

MVD Audio will release the record on vinyl as a double LP and CD. Holz is endorsed by Paiste cymbals, Canopus drums and Ahead drumsticks. He can be reached regarding bookings at the jazz booking agency SoVibe Entertainment.

NEW YORK - May 13, 2024 - PRLog -- Jazz fusion drummer Bob Holz is releasing the album, Night Watch on MVD Audio on August 9th, 2024. Night Watch is Bob's seventh record for MVD Audio. Joining Holz are Brandon Fields (saxophone), Ralphe Armstrong (bass), Alex Machacek (guitar) and Billy Steinway (keyboards).
There are ten tracks which exemplify Holz's reputation as one of jazz fusions most coveted artists to come along in the last ten years. Night Watch is a fantastic musical journey through Holz's illustrious career, collaborating with the likes of John McLaughlin, Jean Luc Ponty,  Darryl Jones, Larry Coryell,  Randy Brecker, Stanley Clarke and Mike Stern. The album zeros in on Bob's accomplishments as a drummer and composer. Recorded at the famed venue Catalina Jazz in Hollywood on 9/8/23, Night Watch is filled with beautiful, musical moments featuring some incredible solo performances by Holz. Here we witness Bob in his natural idiom in a series of musical conversations with his band Bob Holz Fusion  Collaborative.  The chemistry between Holz and bass legend,  Ralphe Armstrong is uncanny. They lay a foundational groove that's undeniably honest and contemporary. The interplay between Brandon Fields and Austrian guitarist,  Alex Machacek is unearthly as exemplified on the Holz/Steinway composition,  Silverthorne. This is jazz fusion at its highest level with a wonderfully current stylistic approach.
Pianist Billy Steinway is featured prominently with some beautiful solo piano sketches. All in all, Night Watch is sure to turn heads in the jazz fusion world and further solidify Holz as one of the top drummers and composers on the scene today.
Bob Holz is signed to MVD Audio and endorses Paiste cymbals,  Canopus drums and Ahead drum sticks.