Kenny Washington (musician)

Kenny Washington (born May 29, 1958) is an American jazz drummer born in Staten Island, New York.

He grew up in the Stapleton Projects and attended P.S. 14. He studied at The High School of Music & Art, graduating in 1976. He has worked with many distinguished musicians, including Ronnie Mathews, Lee Konitz, Betty Carter, Johnny Griffin, Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, George Cables, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Sonny Stitt, James Spaulding, Phil Woods, Bill Charlap, Bobby Watson, Curtis Lundy, and Tommy Flanagan. He currently plays with Ahmad Jamal, replacing Idris Muhammad.

Washington's brother is bassist Reggie Washington.

As sideman

With Bill Charlap

All Through the Night (Criss Cross, 1998)

2 S Wonderful (Venus, 1999)

Written in the Stars (Blue Note, 2000)

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)

With Lou Donaldson

Caracas (1993)

With Tommy Flanagan

Jazz Poet (1989)

With Dizzy Gillespie

Bird Songs: The Final Recordings (Telarc, 1992)

To Diz with Love (Telarc, 1992)

To Bird with Love (Telarc, 1992)

With John Hicks

Crazy for You (Red Baron, 1992)

With Lee Konitz

Lee Konitz Nonet (Chiaroscuro, 1977)

Jazz Nocturne (Venus/Evidence, 1992 [1994])

With Joshua Redman

Joshua Redman (1993)

With Grant Stewart

Downtown Sounds (Criss Cross, 1992)

With Superblue

Superblue (Blue Note, 1988)

With Cedar Walton

The Promise Land (HighNote, 2001)

With Walter Bishop Jr.

What's New (DIW, 1991)