CHANNING COOK HOLMES studied with Alfred Desio at the Colburn School in Los Angeles, performed with Kids Tap LA in the Barcelona Festival, and received a Brody Grant to study with the renowned Fayard Nicholas. Channing joined JTE in 1997 and was awarded the 2002 Princess Grace Award for artistic excellence. He toured with JTE for one year before joining the European cast of Riverdance which led to a full year on Broadway in Riverdance. Film credits include “Bojangles” with Gregory Hines for Showtime and Martin Scorsese’s “Gangs of New York.” Channing returned to LA and the concert stage with Jazz Tap Ensemble in the summer of 2002, performing on tour, in LA and at NY’s Joyce Theater. (Disc 2)