On the Beltway, a DC Jazz Festival playlist curated by artist-in-residence Corcoran Holt
6 months, 3 weeks ago

On the Beltway, a DC Jazz Festival playlist curated by artist-in-residence Corcoran Holt

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On the Beltway, a DC Jazz Festival playlist curated by artist-in-residence Corcoran Holt Photo credit: Donn Thompson; Graphic: Jackie Lay/NPR Washington, D.C., is the birthplace of jazz legends Duke Ellington and Shirley Horn, and home to Jelly Roll Morton, Billy Taylor and go-go music pioneer Chuck Brown. Add to this list bassist Corcoran Holt, “a son of Washington, D.C.” and an artist-in-residence for the 2024 DC JazzFest. “I have chosen to make this particular playlist to highlight some of the artists who are appearing at the 20th anniversary of the DC Jazz Festival this year,” Holt says. I hope you enjoy the sounds.” Sponsor Message We call this playlist On the Beltway as a nod to the Capital Beltway, a sobriquet for the portion of I-495 that encircles the nation’s capital and its surrounding counties.

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