Kenny Washington (born May 29, 1958) is an American

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drummer born in Staten Island, New York. His brother is bassist Reggie Washington. He grew up in the Stapleton Houses and attended P.S. 14. He studied at

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, graduating in 1976. He has worked with

Ronnie Mathews Ronald Mathews (December 2, 1935 in New York City – June 28, 2008 in Brooklyn) was an American jazz pianist who worked with Max Roach from 1963 to 1968 and Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. He acted as lead in recording from 1963 and 1978–79. His ...

, Lee Konitz, Betty Carter,

Johnny Griffin John Arnold Griffin III (April 24, 1928 – July 25, 2008) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Nicknamed "the Little Giant" for his short stature and forceful playing, Griffin's career began in the mid-1940s and continued until the month of ...

, Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry,

George Cables George Andrew Cables (born November 14, 1944) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Early life Cables was born in New York City, United States. He was initially taught piano by his mother. He then studied at the High School of Performing Art ...

, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Ahmad Jamal, Sonny Stitt,

James Spaulding James Ralph Spaulding Jr. (born July 30, 1937) is an American jazz saxophonist and flutist. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, United states, Spaulding attended the Chicago Cosmopolitan School of Music. Between 1957 and 1961, he was a member of Sun ...

Phil Woods Philip Wells Woods (November 2, 1931 – September 29, 2015) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer. Biography Woods was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. After inheriting a saxophone at age 12, he began ...

, Bill Charlap,

Bobby Watson Robert Michael Watson Jr. (born August 23, 1953), known professionally as Bobby Watson, is an American saxophonist, composer, and educator. Music career Watson was born in Lawrence, Kansas, United States, and grew up in Kansas City, Kansas. He ...

Curtis Lundy Curtis Lundy (born October 1, 1955) is an American double bass player, composer, producer, choir director and arranger. Lundy is best known for his work as part of jazz vocalist Betty Carter's band. Discography As leader * ''Beatitudes'' with Bo ...

, and

Tommy Flanagan Thomas Lee Flanagan (March 16, 1930 – November 16, 2001) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He grew up in Detroit, initially influenced by such pianists as Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, and Nat King Cole, and then by bebop musicians. ...

. Washington serves on the faculty of SUNY Purchase and

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Discography

As sideman

With

Ruby Braff Reuben "Ruby" Braff (March 16, 1927 – February 9, 2003) was an American jazz trumpeter and cornetist. Jack Teagarden was once asked about him on the Garry Moore television show and described Ruby as "the Ivy League Louis Armstrong". 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 *'' Self-Portrait in Swing'' (

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, 1989) *'' 9 by 3'' (Contemporary, 1991) *'' Walk Don't Run'' (King, 1992) *''This Just In'' (Double-Time, 1999) With

Kenny Burrell Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931) is an American jazz guitarist known for his work on numerous top jazz labels: Prestige, Blue Note, Verve, CTI, Muse, and Concord. His collaborations with Jimmy Smith were notable, and produced the 1965 ...

*''

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'' (

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, 1987) *'' Pieces of Blue and the Blues'' (Blue Note, 1988) With

*'' Cables Fables'' ( SteepleChase, 1991) With

Benny Carter Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. With Johnny Hodges, he was a pioneer on the alto saxophone. From the beginning of his career ...

*'' Harlem Renaissance'' (MusicMasters, 1992) With Bill Charlap *''All Through the Night'' ( Criss Cross, 1998) *''Written in the Stars'' (Blue Note, 2000) *''S'Wonderful'' (

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, 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) With

Teddy Edwards Theodore Marcus Edwards (April 26, 1924 – April 20, 2003) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Biography Edwards was born in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. He learned to play at a very early age, first on alto saxophone and the ...

and

Houston Person Houston Person (born November 10, 1934) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist and record producer. Although he has performed in the hard bop and swing genres, he is most experienced in and best known for his work in soul jazz. He received the ...

*'' Horn to Horn'' (

Muse In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Muses ( grc, Μοῦσαι, Moûsai, el, Μούσες, Múses) are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge embodied in the ...

, 1996) – recorded in 1994 *'' Close Encounters'' (HighNote, 1999) – recorded in 1994 With Dizzy Gillespie *'' Bird Songs: The Final Recordings'' (

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, 1992) *'' To Diz with Love'' (Telarc, 1992) *'' To Bird with Love'' (Telarc, 1992) With Benny Green *'' The Place To Be'' (Blue Note, 1994) With Buck Hill *'' The Buck Stops Here'' (Muse, 1992) With

Plas Johnson Plas John Johnson Jr. (born July 21, 1931) is an American soul-jazz and hard bop tenor saxophonist, probably most widely known as the tenor saxophone soloist on Henry Mancini’s "The Pink Panther Theme". He also performs on alto and baritone sa ...

and

Red Holloway James Wesley "Red" Holloway (May 31, 1927 – February 25, 2012) was an American jazz saxophonist. Biography Born in Helena, Arkansas,Daniel E. Slotnik"Red Holloway, Swinger of the Sax, Dies at 84" ''The New York Times'', February 28, 2012 ...

*'' Keep That Groove Going!'' (Milestone, 2001) With

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*'' Walk On'' (Muse, 1992) With

Etta Jones Etta Jones (November 25, 1928 – October 16, 2001) was an American jazz singer. Her best-known recordings are "Don't Go to Strangers" and "Save Your Love for Me". She worked with Buddy Johnson, Oliver Nelson, Earl Hines, Barney Bigard, Gene A ...

*'' My Buddy: Etta Jones Sings the Songs of Buddy Johnson'' (HighNote, 1998) *''

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'' (HighNote, 1999) With Lee Konitz *'' Lee Konitz Nonet'' (Chiaroscuro, 1977) *'' Jazz Nocturne'' (Venus/Evidence, 1994) With

Jimmy McGriff James Harrell McGriff (April 3, 1936 – May 24, 2008) was an American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader. Biography Early years and influences Born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, United States, McGriff started playing pi ...

*'' Feelin' It'' (Milestone, 2001) With

Jane Monheit Jane Monheit (born November 3, 1977"Jane Monheit." ''Contemporary Musicians''. Vol. 33. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2001. Retrieved via ''Biography in Context'' database, 2017-05-07.) is an American jazz and pop singer. Early life Monheit was bo ...

*''In the Sun'' (2002) *''Live at the Rainbow Room'' (2003) With

Mingus Dynasty ''Mingus Dynasty'' is a jazz album by Charles Mingus, recorded in 1959 and released on Columbia Records in May 1960. It is a companion album to his 1959 record, ''Mingus Ah Um'', and was inducted in the List of Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipie ...

*''Live at the Village Vanguard'' (1984) *''Mingus' Sounds of Love'' (1988) *''Reincarnation'' (1997) With

Ralph Moore Ralph Moore (born 24 December 1956) is an English jazz saxophonist. Early life Moore was born in Brixton, London, England. His mother was the dancer Josie Woods, and his father was in the US military. He spent his childhood in Brixton, and afte ...

*'' Round Trip'' (Reservoir, 1985 987 *''

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'' (Landmark, 1989) *'' Furthermore'' (Landmark, 1990) With

David "Fathead" Newman David "Fathead" Newman (February 24, 1933 – January 20, 2009) was an American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist, who made numerous recordings as a session musician and leader, but is best known for his work as a sideman on seminal 1950s an ...

*''

Davey Blue ''Davey Blue'' is an album by American saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman which was recorded in 2001 and released on the HighNote label early the following year. Reception In his review on Allmusic, Scott Yanow states: "This excellent session do ...

'' (HighNote, 2002) With

Hod O'Brien Walter Howard "Hod" O'Brien (January 19, 1936 – November 20, 2016) was an American jazz pianist. O'Brien was born in Chicago. He attended the Hotchkiss School and then studied at the Oberlin Conservatory and the Manhattan School of Music (1954� ...

*''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

*'' Person-ified'' (HighNote, 1997) *'' My Romance'' (HighNote, 1998) With

Melvin Rhyne Melvin Rhyne (October 12, 1936 – March 5, 2013), was a jazz organist best known for his work with Wes Montgomery. Biography Melvin Rhyne was born in Indianapolis in 1936 and started playing the piano shortly after. At 19 years old, Rhyne s ...

*''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 Wallace Roney (May 25, 1960 – March 31, 2020) was an American jazz ( hard bop and post-bop) trumpeter. He has won 1 Grammy award and has two nominations. Roney took lessons from Clark Terry and Dizzy Gillespie and studied with Miles Davis fr ...

*'' Munchin''' (Muse, 1993) *'' Crunchin''' (Muse, 1993) With

Charlie Rouse Charlie Rouse (April 6, 1924 – November 30, 1988) was an American hard bop tenor saxophonist and flautist. His career is marked by his collaboration with Thelonious Monk, which lasted for more than ten years. Biography Rouse was born in Was ...

* '' Social Call'' (Uptown, 1984) with

Red Rodney Robert Roland Chudnick (September 27, 1927 – May 27, 1994), known professionally as Red Rodney, was an American jazz trumpeter. Biography Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he became a professional musician at 15, working in the mid-1940 ...

With

Randy Sandke Jay Randall Sandke (born May 5, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois) is a jazz trumpeter and guitarist. While a student at Indiana University in 1968, he and Michael Brecker started a jazz-rock band (Mrs. Seamon's Sound Band) that performed at the Notre ...

*''Awakening'' (1998) *''Cliffhanger'' (2003) *''The Subway Ballet'' (2006) With

*'' Brilliant Corners'' (Muse, 1988) *'' Escapade'' (HighNote, 1999) With

Larry Willis Lawrence Elliott Willis (December 20, 1942 – September 29, 2019) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He performed in a wide range of styles, including jazz fusion, Afro-Cuban jazz, bebop, and avant-garde. Willis was born in New York Ci ...

*'' Just in Time'' (SteepleChase, 1989) With Michael Weiss *''Presenting Michael Weiss'' (Criss Cross, 1986) With others * 1983 '' Call It Whachawana'',

(Galaxy) * 1983 '' Two at the Top'', Frank Wess and Johnny Coles (Uptown) * 1985 '' Means of Identification'',

Valery Ponomarev Valery Ponomarev, Russian: Вале́рий Миха́йлович Пономарёв, ''Valery Mikhaylovich Ponomaryov'', (born 1943) is a Russian-born jazz trumpeter. He has lived in the United States since 1973. Ponomarev became interested in j ...

(Reservoir) * 1988 ''Superblue'', Superblue (Blue Note) * 1989 ''Here's to My Lady'',

* 1989 '' Jazz Poet'',

* 1989 '' My Man Benny, My Man Phil'',

and

(MusicMasters) * 1991 ''What's New'', Walter Bishop Jr. ( DIW) * 1991 ''Live at the Village Gate'', Clark Terry * 1992 ''Ann Hampton Callaway'',

Ann Hampton Callaway Ann Hampton Callaway (born May 30, 1958) is an American jazz singer, songwriter, and actress. She wrote and sang the theme song for the TV series ''The Nanny''. Career A native of Chicago, her father, John Callaway, was a journalist and her mot ...

* 1992 '' I Remember Clifford'',

Arturo Sandoval Arturo Sandoval is a Cuban-American jazz trumpeter, pianist, and composer. While living in his native Cuba, Sandoval was influenced by jazz musicians Charlie Parker, Clifford Brown, and Dizzy Gillespie. In 1977 he met Gillespie, who became his f ...

* 1992 '' Crazy for You'',

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(Red Baron) * 1992 '' Downtown Sounds'', Grant Stewart (Criss Cross) * 1993 '' Caracas'',

Lou Donaldson Lou Donaldson (born November 1, 1926) is an American retired jazz Alto saxophone, alto saxophonist. He is best known for his soulful, bluesy approach to playing the alto saxophone, although in his formative years he was, as many were of the bebop ...

* 1993 ''

Joshua Redman Joshua Redman (born February 1, 1969) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He is the son of jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman (1931–2006). Life and career Joshua Redman was born in Berkeley, California, to jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman ...

'',

* 1995 ''Burnin' in the Woodhouse'', Milt Jackson * 1997 ''Back in New York'',

Doug Raney Doug Raney (August 29, 1956 – May 1, 2016) was an American jazz guitarist. He was the son of jazz guitarist Jimmy Raney. Career Raney was born in New York City. He began to play the guitar when he was 14, beginning with rock and blues. He was ...

* 1999 ''Le Grand Freddy'', Freddy Cole * 2000 ''Blue Suite'', Gary Smulyan * 2000 ''Excursions'', Jim Rotondi * 2001 '' Feelin' It'',

* 2001 '' The Promise Land'', Cedar Walton (

HighNote HighNote Records is a jazz record company and label founded by Joe Fields with his son, Barney Fields, in 1997. Joe Fields worked for Prestige Records in the 1960s, and in the 1970s founded Muse Records. After he sold Muse, he started the Highn ...

) * 2005 ''Back in New York'', Scott Hamilton * 2005 ''Mean What You Say'',

Eddie Daniels Eddie Daniels (born October 19, 1941) is an American musician and composer. Although he is best known as a jazz clarinetist, he has also played saxophone and flute as well as classical music on clarinet. Early life, family and education Daniel ...

* 2007 ''Ain't Necessarily So'', Andy Bey * 2008 ''Boss Bones'',

Wycliffe Gordon Wycliffe A. Gordon (born May 29, 1967) is an American jazz trombonist, arranger, composer, band leader, and music educator at the collegiate-conservatory level. Gordon also sings and plays didgeridoo, trumpet, soprano trombone, tuba, and piano ...

* 2009 ''A Quiet Time'', Ahmad Jamal * 2010 ''For the Love of You'', Joe Locke

References

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