Kenny Washington

Kenny Washington (born May 29, 1958) is an American jazz drummer and music writer 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. Washington serves on the faculty of SUNY Purchase and The Juilliard School. 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 Self-Portrait in Swing (Contemporary, 1989) 9 by 3 (Contemporary, 1991) Walk Don't Run (King, 1992) This Just In (Double-Time, 1999)

With Kenny Burrell Generation (Blue Note, 1987) Pieces of Blue and the Blues (Blue Note, 1988) With George Cables Cables Fables (SteepleChase, 1991) With Benny Carter Harlem Renaissance (MusicMasters, 1992) 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) And Then Again (Blue Note, 2024) With Teddy Edwards and Houston Person Horn to Horn (Muse, 1996) – recorded in 1994 Close Encounters (HighNote, 1999) – recorded in 1994 With Dizzy Gillespie Bird Songs: The Final Recordings (Telarc, 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 and Red Holloway Keep That Groove Going! (Milestone, 2001) With Randy Johnston Walk On (Muse, 1992) With Etta Jones My Buddy: Etta Jones Sings the Songs of Buddy Johnson (HighNote, 1998) All the Way (HighNote, 1999) With Lee Konitz Lee Konitz Nonet (Chiaroscuro, 1977) Jazz Nocturne (Venus/Evidence, 1994) With Jimmy McGriff Feelin' It (Milestone, 2001) 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 Round Trip (Reservoir, 1985 ) Images (Landmark, 1989) Furthermore (Landmark, 1990) With David "Fathead" Newman Davey Blue (HighNote, 2002) 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 Person-ified (HighNote, 1997) My Romance (HighNote, 1998) 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 Munchin' (Muse, 1993) Crunchin' (Muse, 1993) With Charlie Rouse Social Call (Uptown, 1984) with Red Rodney With Randy Sandke Awakening (1998) Cliffhanger (2003) The Subway Ballet (2006) With James Spaulding Brilliant Corners (Muse, 1988) Escapade (HighNote, 1999) With Larry Willis Just in Time (SteepleChase, 1989) With Mike LeDonne Bout Time (Criss Cross, 1988) The Feeling Of Jazz (Criss Cross, 1989) Common Ground (Criss Cross, 1990 Waltz For An Urbanite (Criss Cross, 1994) The Heavy Hitters (Cellar Live, 2023) That's What's Up, The Heavy Hitters Live (Cellar Live, 2024) 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 1998: First Insight, Jesse Davis 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 2019: The Music Never Stops, Betty Carter - recorded in 1992 2021: Samara Joy, Samara Joy 2023: A Joyful Holiday, Samara Joy