dr, *1958 US, Staten Island
Singer / Musician of Jazz
Kenny Washington (born May 29, 1958) is a jazz drummer born in Staten Island, New York.He grew up in the Stapleton Projects and attended P.S. 14. He studied at the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. He has worked with many distinguished musicians, including Ronnie Mathews, Lee Konitz, Betty Carter, Johnny Griffin, Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, George Cables, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Sonny Stitt, James Spaulding, Phil Woods, Bill Charlap, Bobby Watson, Curtis Lundy, and Tommy Flanagan. He currently plays with Ahmad Jamal, replacing Idris Muhammad. He is not related to bassist Peter Washington who plays with Benny Green and Charlap.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Frescalalto | Lee Konitz, Kenny Barron, Peter Washington, Kenny Washington | 2017 | Album |
Smul's Paradise | Gary Smulyan, Mike LeDonne, Peter Bernstein, Kenny Washington | 2012 | Album |
Back In New York | Scott Hamilton With Bill Charlap, Kenny Washington & Peter Washington | 2005 | Album |
Tomorrow Yesterday Today | Mel Rhyne, Peter Bernstein, Kenny Washington, Tad Shull | 2003 | Album |
The Saxophone Of Teddy Edwards & Houston Person - Close Encounters | Teddy Edwards, Houston Person, Stan Hope, Ray Drummond, Kenny Washington | 1999 | Album |
Kojo | Mel Rhyne, Peter Bernstein, Kenny Washington | 1997 | Album |
Keep A Song In Your Soul | Michael Hashim With Claudio Roditi And Dennis Irwin, Richard Wyands, Kenny Washington | 1996 | Album |
Shades Of Monk | Ronnie Mathews With Buster Williams And Kenny Washington | 1995 | Album |
The Legend | Melvin Rhyne Trio With Peter Bernstein And Kenny Washington | 1992 | Album |
Common Ground | Mike LeDonne Trio With Dennis Irwin And Kenny Washington | 1992 | Album |
The Harem | Milt Jackson Featuring Jimmy Heath, James Moody, Cedar Walton, Bob Cranshaw, Kenny Washington | 1991 | Album |
Here's To My Lady | Phil Woods With Tommy Flanagan, George Mraz, Kenny Washington | 1989 | Album |
Jazz Poet | Tommy Flanagan With George Mraz and Kenny Washington | 1989 | Album |
Brilliant Corners | James Spaulding, Wallace Roney, Ron Carter, Kenny Washington, Mulgrew Miller | 1989 | Album |
Impressions Of Coltrane | Jean Toussaint, Jason Rebello, Ray Drummond, Kenny Washington | 1988 | Album |
Deborah! | Deborah Brown - Jack van Poll, Ray Drummond, Kenny Washington | 1987 | Album |
Steve Houben & Michel Herr Meet Curtis Lundy & Kenny Washington | Steve Houben & Michel Herr meet Curtis Lundy & Kenny Washington | 1983 | Album |
Song For Leslie | Ronnie Mathews, Ray Drummond, Kenny Washington | 1980 | Album |
Soul Of The Movement - Meditations On Martin Luther King, Jr. | Marcus Shelby Orchestra Featuring Faye Carol & Kenny Washington | Album |
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