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American jazz drummer
Kenny Washington
Born (1958-05-29 ) May 29, 1958 (age 65)
Staten Island , New York, U.S.Genres
Jazz Occupation(s) Musician Instrument(s) Drums
Musical artist
Kenny Washington (born May 29, 1958) is an American
jazz drummer and music writer born in
Staten Island , New York.
[1] His brother is bassist
Reggie Washington .
He grew up in the
Stapleton Houses and attended P.S. 14. He studied at
The High School of Music & Art , graduating in 1976. He has worked with
Ronnie Mathews ,
Lee Konitz ,
Betty Carter ,
Johnny Griffin ,
Dizzy Gillespie ,
Clark Terry ,
George Cables ,
Benny Goodman ,
Lionel Hampton ,
Ahmad Jamal ,
Sonny Stitt ,
James Spaulding ,
Phil Woods ,
Bill Charlap ,
Bobby Watson ,
Curtis Lundy , and
Tommy Flanagan . Washington serves on the faculty of
SUNY Purchase and
The Juilliard School .
[2]
[3] Washington's essays on contemporary and historical jazz figures have been featured in numerous jazz album releases and reissues.
Discography
As sideman
With
Ruby Braff
Cape Codfather (Arbors, 2000)
In the Wee, Small Hours in London and New York (Arbors, 2000)
Music for the Still of the Night (Arbors, 2001)
With
Joshua Breakstone
With
Kenny Burrell
With
George Cables
With
Benny Carter
With
Bill Charlap
All Through the Night (
Criss Cross , 1998)
Written in the Stars (Blue Note, 2000)
S'Wonderful (
Venus , 2002)
Stardust (Blue Note, 2002)
Somewhere: The Songs of Leonard Bernstein (Blue Note, 2004)
Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul (Blue Note, 2005)
Live at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note, 2007)
The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern , Tony Bennett/Bill Charlap (Columbia/Sony Music, 2015)
Notes from New York (Impulse!, 2016)
Uptown, Downtown (Impulse!, 2017)
Street of Dreams (Blue Note, 2021)
With
Teddy Edwards and
Houston Person
With
Dizzy Gillespie
With
Benny Green
With
Buck Hill
With
Plas Johnson and
Red Holloway
With
Randy Johnston
With
Etta Jones
With
Lee Konitz
With
Jimmy McGriff
With
Jane Monheit
In the Sun (2002)
Live at the Rainbow Room (2003)
With
Mingus Dynasty
Live at the Village Vanguard (1984)
Mingus' Sounds of Love (1988)
Reincarnation (1997)
With
Ralph Moore
With
David "Fathead" Newman
With
Hod O'Brien
Ridin' High (1990)
So That's How It Is (1998)
Live at Blues Alley: First Set (2005)
Live at Blues Alley: Second Set (2006)
Live at Blues Alley: Third Set (2007)
With
Houston Person
With
Melvin Rhyne
The Legend (1991)
Boss Organ (1993)
Mel's Spell (1996)
Stick to the Kick (1997)
Kojo (1999)
Classmasters (2000)
Tomorrow Yesterday Today (2004)
With
Wallace Roney
With
Charlie Rouse
With
Randy Sandke
Awakening (1998)
Cliffhanger (2003)
The Subway Ballet (2006)
With
James Spaulding
With
Larry Willis
With
Michael Weiss
Presenting Michael Weiss (Criss Cross, 1986)
With others
1983:
Call It Whachawana ,
Johnny Griffin (Galaxy)
1983:
Two at the Top ,
Frank Wess and
Johnny Coles (Uptown)
1983:
Beatitudes ,
Bobby Watson and
Curtis Lundy (New Note)
1985:
Means of Identification ,
Valery Ponomarev (Reservoir)
1987:
Just Be Yourself , Curtis Lundy (New Note)
1988: Superblue ,
Superblue (Blue Note)
1989: Here's to My Lady ,
Phil Woods
1989:
Jazz Poet ,
Tommy Flanagan
1989:
My Man Benny, My Man Phil ,
Benny Carter and
Phil Woods (MusicMasters)
1989:
Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt Paris ,
Dameronia (Soul Note, 1994)
1991: What's New ,
Walter Bishop Jr. (
DIW )
1991: Live at the Village Gate ,
Clark Terry
1992: Ann Hampton Callaway ,
Ann Hampton Callaway
1992:
I Remember Clifford ,
Arturo Sandoval
1992:
Crazy for You ,
John Hicks (Red Baron)
1992:
Downtown Sounds ,
Grant Stewart (Criss Cross)
1993:
Caracas ,
Lou Donaldson
1993:
Joshua Redman ,
Joshua Redman
1995: Burnin' in the Woodhouse ,
Milt Jackson
1996:
Gravity!!! ,
Howard Johnson and Gravity
1997: Back in New York ,
Doug Raney
1999: Le Grand Freddy ,
Freddy Cole
2000: Blue Suite ,
Gary Smulyan
2000: Excursions ,
Jim Rotondi
2001:
Feelin' It ,
Jimmy McGriff
2001:
The Promise Land ,
Cedar Walton (
HighNote )
2005: Back in New York ,
Scott Hamilton
2005: Mean What You Say ,
Eddie Daniels
2007: Ain't Necessarily So ,
Andy Bey
2008: Boss Bones ,
Wycliffe Gordon
2009: A Quiet Time ,
Ahmad Jamal
2010: For the Love of You ,
Joe Locke
[4]
2019:
The Music Never Stops ,
Betty Carter - recorded in 1992
2023: A Joyful Holiday ,
Samara Joy
[5]
References
External links
International National Academics Artists Other