Bassist Dave Holland and tabla player Zakir Hussain perform as part of Crosscurrents at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. Lawrence Sumulong/Jazz at Lincoln Center hide caption

Joe Lovano. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Nels Cline and Julian Lage's new collaborative album is called Room. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

"It was part of a beautiful, long story," Dee Dee Bridgewater says of hosting JazzSet. "It has been a highlight of my career." Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Jazz bassist Dave Holland (left) and flamenco guitarist Pepe Habichuela spent three years recording Hands, their new album. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Kenny Barron. John Sann/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Left to right: Craig Taborn (piano), Dave Holland (bass), Kevin Eubanks (electric guitar), Eric Harland (drums). Courtesy of the artist hide caption

George Wein's Newport All-Stars perform at the 2008 Newport Jazz Festival. Michael Weintrob Photography hide caption

Sam Rivers' trio with Dave Holland and Barry Altschul (not pictured) recently released its 2007 reunion show on CD. Ken Weiss/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Rudresh Mahanthappa. Mark Duggan/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Nathen Page put out his 1983 album PAGE-ing NATHEN on his own record label, Hugo's Music. Claire O'Neill/NPR hide caption

During his nearly 50-year career, Dave Holland has appeared on, he figures, roughly 200 albums. AFP hide caption

Chris Potter and Dave Holland. Michael Weintrob/NPR hide caption