I think there is great interest amongst the younger people in this music. I think that there is a lot of them that are looking for interesting situations and music that is stimulating.

By the end of the summer rhythm and blues bass guitarist Michael Henderson would replace Holland. Subsequently he formed the Dave Holland Trio (with Coleman and DeJohnette) for the 1988 album Triplicate and teamed with Coleman electric guitarist Kevin Eubanks and drummer Marvin “Smitty” Smith for Extensions. After seeing an issue of Down Beat where Ray Brown had won the critics' poll for best bass player Holland went to a record store and bought a couple of LPs featuring Brown backing pianist Oscar Peterson.

He has lived in the United States for 40 years. "Sam said ‘Don’t leave anything out — play all of it’ ”
Holland has played with some of the greatest names in jazz and has participated in several classic recording sessions. His work ranges from pieces for solo performance to big band.