The Holler Sessions
written and performed by
Frank Boyd
created in collaboration with the TEAM
Dowling Studio
Back by popular demand
About the show
Staged as a live radio show, The Holler Sessions centers on one man’s burning obsession for American jazz. Ray, an explosive Kansas City DJ, broadcasts his love of jazz from his shoddy studio with an infectious passion for this uniquely American art form. His maniacal rants, razor-sharp insights, and mildly scatological humor are interspersed with extraordinary music and lots of space for listening. The Holler Sessions serves as a jazz primer for the uninitiated, a powerful reminder for jazz fans and an irreverent love letter to the best thing America has ever created, and then forgotten.
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Review
In ‘The Holler Sessions,’ a D.J. as True Believer
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Review
Jazz is a path to salvation for manic DJ in Guthrie's 'Holler Sessions'
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Ray | Frank Boyd |
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