Kenny Washington (musician)

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.

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 With George Cables With Benny Carter With Bill Charlap With Teddy Edwards and Houston Person With Dizzy Gillespie With Benny Green With Buck Hill With Plas Johnson and Red Holloway With Randy Johnston With Etta Jones With Lee Konitz With Jimmy McGriff With Jane Monheit
 * Generation (Blue Note, 1987)
 * Pieces of Blue and the Blues (Blue Note, 1988)
 * Cables Fables (SteepleChase, 1991)
 * Harlem Renaissance (MusicMasters, 1992)
 * 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)
 * Horn to Horn (Muse, 1996) – recorded in 1994
 * Close Encounters (HighNote, 1999) – recorded in 1994
 * Bird Songs: The Final Recordings (Telarc, 1992)
 * To Diz with Love (Telarc, 1992)
 * To Bird with Love (Telarc, 1992)
 * The Place To Be (Blue Note, 1994)
 * The Buck Stops Here (Muse, 1992)
 * Keep That Groove Going! (Milestone, 2001)
 * Walk On (Muse, 1992)
 * My Buddy: Etta Jones Sings the Songs of Buddy Johnson (HighNote, 1998)
 * All the Way (HighNote, 1999)
 * Lee Konitz Nonet (Chiaroscuro, 1977)
 * Jazz Nocturne (Venus/Evidence, 1994)
 * Feelin' It (Milestone, 2001)
 * In the Sun (2002)
 * Live at the Rainbow Room (2003)

With Mingus Dynasty With Ralph Moore With David "Fathead" Newman With Hod O'Brien With Houston Person With Melvin Rhyne With Wallace Roney With Charlie Rouse With Randy Sandke With James Spaulding With Larry Willis With Michael Weiss With others
 * Live at the Village Vanguard (1984)
 * Mingus' Sounds of Love (1988)
 * Reincarnation (1997)
 * Round Trip (Reservoir, 1985 [1987])
 * Images (Landmark, 1989)
 * Furthermore (Landmark, 1990)
 * Davey Blue (HighNote, 2002)
 * 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)
 * Person-ified (HighNote, 1997)
 * My Romance (HighNote, 1998)
 * The Legend (1991)
 * Boss Organ (1993)
 * Mel's Spell (1996)
 * Stick to the Kick (1997)
 * Kojo (1999)
 * Classmasters (2000)
 * Tomorrow Yesterday Today (2004)
 * Munchin' (Muse, 1993)
 * Crunchin' (Muse, 1993)
 * Social Call (Uptown, 1984) with Red Rodney
 * Awakening (1998)
 * Cliffhanger (2003)
 * The Subway Ballet (2006)
 * Brilliant Corners (Muse, 1988)
 * Escapade (HighNote, 1999)
 * Just in Time (SteepleChase, 1989)
 * Presenting Michael Weiss (Criss Cross, 1986)
 * 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
 * 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
 * 2023: A Joyful Holiday, Samara Joy