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DC's Heartbeat: A Musical Performance

The Importance of the Drum in D.C.

Native Washingtonian and master drummer, Jason Holt, will demonstrate with words and music the importance of the drum on the city's sound.

Join us for DC's Heartbeat: The Importance of the Drum, a mix of lecture and performance by master drummer and native Washingtonian, Jason Holt, on the impact of the drum in the city's sound of go-go and other music.

The program will occur in the Meeting Room 1. Registration is encouraged but not required. 

This program is a part of Our City, Our Stories, a series that features informative programs about local government and governance and educate residents on how they can be involved in the process, while also presenting cultural programs featuring authors, artists, and subject matter experts from Washington, DC.

About the Presenter

Jason Holt was born and raised in Washington, D.C. where he began his music career at the early age of 9 years old. He attended Archbishop John Carroll SHS where he was the drum captain. Holt began his career with recording artist Mya in early 2000. After touring with Mya, he joined with J Records Artist Mario where he has credits as an international recording Drummer on the Mario “GO” European release album. After recording the “Go” album Jason continued his career with national recording artist, Marcus Johnson where he recorded three albums. 

Holt played with fourteen time Grammy Nominee Ledisi for two years. Holt then became the drummer for soul artist Allen Stone and performed with the band for 10 years. He performed worldwide with Allen Stone at various venues, including The South African Cape Town Jazz Festival, The Vogue Theatre in Vancouver Canada, and La Maroquinerie in Paris France. Jason’s television appearances include The ESPY Awards, Late Night with Conan Obrien, Jimmy Kimmel Live and The Late Show with David Letterman. 

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