Corcoran Holt Quintet - Freedom of Art
Corcoran Holt, bass
Stacy Dillard, tenor & soprano saxophone
Josh Evans, trumpet
Benito Gonzalez, piano
Kweku Sumbry, drums/djembe
Corcoran Holt is a Washington, D.C.–born bassist, composer, arranger, and educator whose roots span West African percussion and jazz tradition. A graduate of Shenandoah Conservatory and Queens College, he has performed worldwide with artists including Kenny Garrett, Benny Golson, and Roy Hargrove. A 2009 Thelonious Monk Bass Competition semi-finalist and U.S. State Department Jazz Ambassador, Holt has worked as an educator with Jazz at Lincoln Center since 2010. He is Assistant Professor of Jazz Bass at Arizona State University and served as Artist-in-Residence for the DC Jazz Festival.
Holt’s acclaimed 2026 album Freedom of Art is a compelling body of work rooted in lineage, personal reflection, and creative possibility; music that invites audiences into an experience that is both intimate and expansive. Corcoran is an artist of exceptional musical depth whose work bridges jazz tradition and contemporary expression with intelligence, soul, and commanding artistry.
