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NEW YORK - PennZone -- Jazz fusion drummer Bob Holz has been nominated for a Syracuse Area Music Award. The SAMMY Award Show is a prestigious event held at The Palace Theater in Syracuse, NY on March 7th, 2025. Holz's 2024 album Night Watch has been nominated in the Best Jazz category. Night Watch(MVD Audio) which features Ralphe Armstrong, Alex Machacek, Billy Steinway and Brandon Fields was recorded at Catalina Jazz in Hollywood, California and has enjoyed extensive airplay and was reviewed in Downbeat Magazine's September 2024 issue.
In the past Bob has won the SAMMY  Award twice.

Holz is  represented by SoVibe Entertainment, a jazz booking agency out of Miami, Florida. Bob is a long standing endorser of Paiste cymbals, Canopus drums and Ahead drumsticks. He has released seven albums on MVD Audio. Holz has performed and recorded with some of the biggest names in the music industry including Darryl Jones of the Rolling Stones, John McLaughlin, Jean Luc Ponty, Randy Brecker, Stanley Clarke, Mike Stern, Elliot Yamin, Larry Coryell, Ralphe Armstrong and Brandon Fields.

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On November 7th, 2025 Holz will release a commemorative, 10th anniversary tribute album titled Honoring Larry Coryell on MVD Audio.  The record features Bob Holz and A Vision Forward featuring Larry Coryell concert music which was recorded in November of 2015 in New York. More information is available at Bob's official website at http://www.bobholzband.com