Kenny Washington (musician)
Kenny Washington is an American jazz 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 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.Discography
As sideman
With Ruby Braff
With Joshua Breakstone
- Self-Portrait in Swing
- 9 by 3
- Walk Don't Run
- This Just In
With Kenny Burrell
With Benny Carter
With Bill Charlap
- 1998 All Through the Night
- 2000 Written in the Stars
- 2002 S'Wonderful
- 2002 Stardust
- 2004 Somewhere: The Songs of Leonard Bernstein
- 2005 Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul
- 2007 Live at the Village Vanguard
- 2015 The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern, Tony Bennett/Bill Charlap
- 2016 Notes from New York
With Teddy Edwards and Houston Person
- Horn to Horn
- Close Encounters
With Dizzy Gillespie
- 1992 '
- 1992 To Diz with Love
- 1992 To Bird with Love
With Benny Green
With Buck Hill
With Plas Johnson and Red Holloway
With Randy Johnston
With Etta Jones
' All the Way With Lee Konitz
- 1977 Lee Konitz Nonet
- 1994 Jazz Nocturne
With Jimmy McGriff
With Jane Monheit
With Mingus Dynasty
- 1984 Live at the Village Vanguard
- 1988 Mingus' Sounds of Love
- 1997 Reincarnation
With Ralph Moore
- Round Trip
- Images
- Furthermore
With David "Fathead" Newman
With Hod O'Brien
- 1990 Ridin' High
- 1998 So That's How It Is
- 2005 Live at Blues Alley: First Set
- 2006 Live at Blues Alley: Second Set
- 2007 Live at Blues Alley: Third Set
With Houston Person
With Melvin Rhyne
- 1991 The Legend
- 1993 Boss Organ
- 1996 Mel's Spell
- 1997 Stick to the Kick
- 1999 Kojo
- 2000 Classmasters
- 2004 Tomorrow Yesterday Today
With Wallace Roney
With Charlie Rouse
With Randy Sandke
- 1998 Awakening
- 2003 Cliffhanger
- 2006 The Subway Ballet
With James Spaulding
- Brilliant Corners
- Escapade
With Larry Willis
With Michael Weiss
With others
- 1983 Call It Whachawana, Johnny Griffin
- 1983 Two at the Top, Frank Wess and Johnny Coles
- 1985 Round Trip, Ralph Moore
- 1985 Means of Identification, Valery Ponomarev
- 1988 Superblue, Superblue
- 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
- 1991 What's New, Walter Bishop Jr.
- 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
- 1992 Downtown Sounds, Grant Stewart
- 1993 Caracas, Lou Donaldson
- 1993 Joshua Redman, Joshua Redman
- 1995 Burnin' in the Woodhouse, Milt Jackson
- 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
- 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