Corcoran Holt on tough love, spiritual connection and finding the ‘Freedom of Art’
His latest record finds D.C. bass maestro Corcoran Holt at his most mature, exploring themes of transition, mentorship and spirituality.
What’s on the Calendar
Wednesday, March 11
Betty Mae Kramer Gallery and Music Room – Maryland
Allyn Johnson and Chris Barrick Duo ***SOLD OUT***
Pianist Allyn Johnson, the “Dean of D.C. Jazz,” and head of the jazz program at UDC is a figurehead in the local jazz scene. He is lion-like on the ivories, punching out colorful, complex chords and harmonies that spread constantly…Mentioned in past coverage
My father’s music
Jazz was not my music. When I think of jazz, I see that as my father’s music. When I was growing up in the South Bronx, before I came to Washington, D.C., I was listening to folk rock. I was listening to Dylan and Phil Ochs and hanging out in Greenwich Village. I think that…
