The unparalleled success of The Rick Hollander Quartet can be traced directly to the band's bold leadership. This group’s high-energy brand of acoustic, modern jazz is tempered by a peaceful core. By nature they follow tradition but still break rules! What separates The RHQ from so many of their peers is just how entertaining and down to earth their otherwise forceful, blow-the-roof-off presentation is. A typical – a term that doesn’t quite do them justice – performance by the group will include a heartfelt voice and guitar ballad presentation of a "standard" seamlessly followed by a chamberesque version, including steel drum and flute, that then morphs into a full-on jazz quartet interpretation. In every case the group’s signature traits are in evidence; integrity, thoughtfulness, emotion, and the awareness that “melody is king.”