Peter Washington

Peter Washington (born in Los Angeles on August 28, 1964) is a jazz double bassist. He initially played classical bass and played with the Westchester Community Symphony at the age of 14. Later he worked with electric bass and in rock bands. He went on to study English at the University of California, Berkeley. At Berkeley he became interested in jazz and began freelancing in the San Francisco Bay area. In 1986 he joined the Jazz Messengers and moved to New York City. Since then he has worked in the Tommy Flanagan trio and for Bill Charlap, and was a founding member of the collective hard bop sextet One for All. Additionally he can be heard on Eastwood After Hours and on pianist Jon Weber's album Simple Complex.

Contents

• Just in Time Mike LeDonne Peter Washington Mezzrow NYC 6 23 2017
• As sideman
• References

In 2008, Washington became part of The Blue Note 7, a septet formed that year in honor of the 70th anniversary of Blue Note Records. The group recorded an album in 2008, entitled Mosaic, which was released in 2009 on Blue Note Records/EMI, and toured the United States in promotion of the album from January until April 2009.[1] The group plays the music of Blue Note Records from various artists, with arrangements by members of the band and Renee Rosnes. He is currently performing with Benny Green (pianist) and drummer Kenny Washington (no relation).

As sideman

With Eric Alexander

The First Milestone (Milestone, 1999)

The Second Milestone (Milestone, 2000)

With Art Blakey

Feeling Good (Delos, 1986)

Not Yet (Soul Note, 1988)

I Get a Kick Out of Bu (Soul Note)

With Kenny Burrell

Midnight at the Village Vanguard (Paddle, 1994)

With James Carter

Gardenias for Lady Day (Columbia, 2003)

With Stanley Cowell

Setup (SteepleChase, 1994)

With Tommy Flanagan

Lady Be Good ... For Ella (Groovin' High, 1993)

Sea Changes (Alfa Jazz, 1996)

Sunset and the Mockingbird (Blue Note, 1997)

With Dizzy Gillespie

To Diz with Love (Telarc, 1996)

With Jonny King

Notes from the Underground (Enja, 1996)

With Grant Stewart

Downtown Sounds (Criss Cross, 1992)

More Urban Tones

Wailin'

In the Still of the Night

The Shadow of Your Smile

Young at Heart

Around the Corner

With Bennie Wallace

Someone to Watch over Me (Enja, 1998)

With Cedar Walton

Seasoned Wood (HighNote, 2008)

With Ferit Odman

Nommo (Equinox Music & Entertainment, 2010)

Autumn in New York (Equinox Music & Entertainment, 2011)

Dameronia With Strings (Equinox Music & Entertainment, 2015)

With Terrell Stafford

This Side of Strayhorn (MAXJAZZ, 2011)

With Gerald Wilson

In My Time (Mack Avenue, 2005)

Detroit (Mack Avenue, 2009)

Legacy (Mack Avenue, 2011)

With Peter Zak

Down East (SteepleChase, 2010)

Nordic Noon (SteepleChase, 2011)

The Eternal Triangle (SteepleChase, 2012)

The Disciple (SteepleChase, 2013)

With Burak Bedikyan

Circle of Life (SteepleChase/Lookout 2013)

With Walter Bishop Jr.

What's New (DIW, 1991)