Peter Washington


Peter Washington is a jazz double bassist. He played with the Westchester Community Symphony at the age of 14. Later he played electric bass in rock bands. He attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he majored in English Literature, and performed with the San Francisco Youth Symphony and the UC Symphony Orchestra. His growing interest in jazz led him to play with John Handy, Bobby Hutcherson, Harold Land, Frank Morgan, Ernestine Anderson, Chris Connor and other Bay Area luminaries. In 1986 he joined Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers and moved to New York City. Beginning in the 1990s, he toured with the Tommy Flanagan trio until Flanagan's death in 2002, and has played with the Bill Charlap trio since then. He was a founding member of the collective hard bop sextet One for All and is a visiting artist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
In 2008, Washington played with The Blue Note 7, an all-star septet formed in honor of the 70th anniversary of Blue Note Records. His extensive discography numbers more than 400 recordings, and speaks to a constant demand for his services as a versatile side man.

Discography

With Toshiko Akiyoshi
With Eric Alexander
With Harry Allen
With Karrin Allyson
With Ernie Andrews
With Ray Appleton
With François Aubin
With Rob Bargad
With Kenny Barron
With Burak Bedikyan
With Bob Belden
With Marcus Belgrave
With Andy Bey
With Walter Bishop, Jr.
With Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers
With The Blue Note 7
With Sacha Boutros
  • New York After Dark
  • New York Apres Minuit
With The Boys Choir of Harlem
  • Christmas Carols & Sacred Songs
With Bobby Broom
  • No Hype Blues
With Cecil Brooks III
  • Hangin' with Smooth
  • Our Mister Brooks
With Bubba Brooks
  • Smooth Sailing
With Ray Bryant
  • No Problem
With Kenny Burrell
  • Then Along Came Kenny
  • Midnight at the Village Vanguard
  • Be Yourself: Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
With Donald Byrd
  • Getting Down to Business
  • Landmarks
With George Cables
  • Cables Fables
  • Looking for the Light
With Ann Hampton Callaway
  • Easy Living
With The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band
With Regina Carter
  • Rhythms of the Heart
With James Carter
  • Gardenias for Lady Day
With Celtic Jazz Collective
  • Aislinn
With Bill Charlap
  • All Through the Night
  • S'Wonderful
  • Written in the Stars
  • Stardust
  • Somewhere: The Songs of Leonard Bernstein
  • Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul
  • Live at The Village Vanguard
  • I'm Old Fashioned
  • Notes From New York
  • The Silver Lining: The Songs Of Jerome Kern
  • Uptown, Downtown
With Ray Charles
  • Genius + Soul = Jazz
With Ed Cherry
  • First Take
With David Chesky
  • Jazz In the New Harmonic
  • Primal Scream
With Jimmy Cobb
  • Cobb's Corner
With Anat Cohen
With Joe Cohn
  • Shared Contemplations
With Freddy Cole
  • Because Of You
  • Music Maestro Please
With Eric Comstock
  • No One Knows
With Bill Cosby
  • My Appreciation
  • Hello, Friend: To Ennis With Love
With Stanley Cowell
  • Setup
With Jeremy Davenport
With Charles Davis
  • Reflections
  • Blue Gardenia
With Jesse Davis
  • High Standards
  • Live at Small's
With Steve Davis
  • Vibe Up!
  • Systems Blue
  • Think Ahead
With Peter Delano
  • Bite of the Apple
With Dena DeRose
  • Love's Holiday
With Mike DiRubbo
  • Human Spirit
With Kenny Drew, Jr.
  • Passionata
With Billy Drummond
  • The Gift
  • Dubai
With Teddy Edwards
  • Horn to Horn
With Mark Elf
  • A Minor Scramble
  • Glad To Be Back
  • Liftoff
  • Mark Elf Returns 2014
With Mercer Ellington
  • Only God Can Make a Tree
With Dave Ellis
  • State of Mind
With Robin Eubanks
  • Different Perspectives
With Georgie Fame
  • Poet in New York
With Tommy Flanagan
  • Lady Be Good... For Ella
  • Sea Changes
  • Sunset and the Mockingbird
With Flutology
  • First Date
With Ricky Ford
  • Tenor Madness Too!
With Tomas Franck
  • Tomas Franck in New York
With Nnenna Freelon
  • Maiden Voyage
With Joe Friedman
  • Cup O' Joe
With Andy Fusco
  • Out of the Dark
With Giacomo Gates
  • Fly Rite
With Chantale Gagné
  • The Left Side of the Moon
With Dizzy Gillespie
  • To Diz with Love
With Greg Gisbert
  • On Second Thought
With Dave Glasser
  • Uh! Oh!
  • Dreams Askew, Dreams Anew
With Benny Golson
With Jon Gordon
  • Possibilities
With Benny Green
  • Prelude
  • Source
  • Magic Beans
With Johnny Griffin
  • Dance of Passion
With Don Grolnick
  • London Concert
With Russell Gunn
  • Young Gunn
  • Young Gunn Plus
With Jeff Hackworth
  • How Little We Know
With Tim Hagans & Marcus Printup
With Waturo Hamasaki
  • Holiday
  • Prisoner Of Love
With Scott Hamilton
  • Back in New York
With Lionel Hampton
  • Mostly Ballads
With Tom Harrell
  • Passages
  • Upswing
  • Trumpet Legacy
With Barry Harris
  • '
With Michael Hashim
With Hiroshi Hata
With David Hazeltine
With Jimmy Heath Big Band
With Percy Heath
With Eddie Henderson
With Ian Hendrickson-Smith
With Conrad Herwig
  • Heart of Darkness
With Steve Hobbs
  • On the Lower East Side
  • Second Encounter
  • Spring Cycle
  • Vibes, Straight Up
  • Tribute to Bobby
With Holly Hofmann
  • Minor Miracle
With Freddie Hubbard
With Bobby Hutcherson
With Javon Jackson
With The Jazz Messengers
With Steve Kaldestad
With Geoff Keezer
With Jonny King
With Anna Kolchina
With Lee Konitz
With David Lahm
With The Lalama Brothers
With Ralph Lalama
With Andy LaVerne
With Mike LeDonne
With David Leonhardt
With Deborah Lippman
With Jan Lundgren
With Brian Lynch
With Teo Macero
With Joe Magnarelli
With Malta
With Junior Mance
With Claire Martin
With Akane Matsumoto
With Bill Mays
With Marian McPartland
With Charles McPherson
With Message
With Mulgrew Miller
With Antoinette Montague
With Ralph Moore
With Fabio Morgera
With Dado Moroni
With Ronald Muldrow
With Lewis Nash
With Steve Nelson
With New Stories
With David "Fathead" Newman
With Dan Nimmer
With Trisha O'Brien
With Ferit Odman
With One For All
With Jeremy Pelt
With Rich Perry
With Houston Person
With Jimmy Ponder
With Valery Ponomarev
With The Power Quintet
With Simon Rattle
With Reeds and Deeds
With Ben Riley's Monk Legacy Septet
  • Memories of T
With Wallace Roney
  • Seth Air
  • According to Mr. Roney
  • No Job Too Big or Small
With Renee Rosnes
With Annie Ross
  • Music Is Forever
With Jim Rotondi
  • Excursions
  • Destination Up
With David Sanchez
  • The Departure
With Randy Sandke
  • Cliffhanger
  • Rediscovered Louis and Bix
With Rob Schneiderman
  • Dark Blue
With Stephen Scott
  • Something to Consider
With Charlie Sepulveda
  • The New Arrival
With Vladimir Shafranov
  • Live at Groovy
  • Whisper Not
With Ian Shaw
  • A World Still Turning
With Marlena Shaw
  • Dangerous
With Don Sickler
  • Night Watch
  • Reflections
With Derek Smith
  • Beautiful Love
With Neal Smith
  • Some of My Favorite Songs Are...
With Tommy Smith
  • The Sound of Love
With The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra
  • Tribute to a Generation: A Salute to the Big Bands
With Jim Snidero
  • Mixed Bag
  • Blue Afternoon
  • Storm Rising
  • Urban Tales
  • While You Are Here
  • Vertigo
With Terrell Stafford
  • This Side of Strayhorn
  • Brotherlee Love: Celebrating Lee Morgan
With Mary Stallings
  • Feelin' Good
With Grant Stewart
  • Downtown Sounds
  • More Urban Tones
  • Wailin
  • In the Still of the Night
  • The Shadow of Your Smile
  • Young at Heart
  • Around the Corner
With Joan Stiles
  • Hurly-Burly
With Byron Stripling
  • Stripling Now!
  • Byron, Get One Free
With Sub Dub
  • Original Masters: 1993-1995
With Helen Sung
  • Conception
With John Swana
  • Introducing John Swana
  • In the Moment
  • Bright Moments
With Lew Tabackin
With Nino Tempo
  • Tenor Saxophone
With Steve Turre
With Michal Urbaniak
With Bennie Wallace
With Cedar Walton
With Jon Weber
With Cory Weeds-Bill Coon Quartet
With Walt Weiskopf
With Jerry Weldon
With Paula West
With Chip White
With Wesla Whitfield
With James Williams
With Tom Williams
With Gerald Wilson
With Mike Wofford
With Phil Woods
With Richard Wyands
With Miki Yamaoka
With Aki Yashiro
With Peter Zak