Corcoran Holt CD Release Concert at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club

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Training Grounds

Corcoranattended the prestigious Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washingto
CorcoranHolt, a son of Washington, DC, began playing djembe and other West African percussion at the age of 4 as a member of Wose Dance Company under the tutelage of Baba Aidoo Holmes & Mahiri Edwards.BeginningsAs a keeper of the rhythm,Corcoranbegan his study of upright bass at the age of 10 with the renowned DC Youth Orchestra (DCYOP). His great-grandfather was also a bass player who grew up in High Point, NC and lived next door to John Coltrane. Legend has it that he gave Trane music lessons.Corcoranfeels called to the bass and his work is about honoring the ancestors.