The acclaimed jazz vocalist and songwriter Stevie Holland discusses her new album Talk to Your Tomatoes (2025) and more, with Joseph Planta.

Text of the introduction by Joseph Planta:

I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.

Stevie Holland joins me now. The acclaimed jazz vocalist and songwriter has a new album out, Talk to Your Tomatoes. It’s a great collection of classics from the pop, jazz and American Songbook catalogues, as well as original songs penned by Holland and her longtime collaborator and arranger, the award-winning composer Gary William Friedman, who is also her husband. I’ll ask Stevie about some of the songs on the album and what went in to selecting which songs would be performed. I’ll ask her about the original music too, like the title song “Talk to Your Tomatoes,” which is not only fun and delightful but beautifully constructed. There are favourites of mine on this album like “East of the Sun” and “Pure Imagination” which is the song we all know and love, but in this new arrangement, all the more uplifting as you tap your fingers along to the jazz. I’ll ask Stevie about future projects and more. The album is available on CD and all the digital and streaming platforms. Visit www.stevieholland.com for more. We spoke two weeks ago, with Stevie joining me from New York City. Please welcome to the Planta: On the Line program, Stevie Holland; Ms. Holland, good morning.

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