Kenny Washington Quartet

One of the pre-eminent jazz drummers of his generation, Kenny Washington emerged as a Young Lion in the late 1970s and has become an in-demand sideman known for his deep mastery of the jazz tradition. Born in Brooklyn in 1958, he studied with former Dizzy Gillespie drummer Rudy Collins and has performed with jazz legends including Lee Konitz, Betty Carter, Johnny Griffin, Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, and Tommy Flanagan, while also serving as a faculty member at Juilliard and SUNY Purchase.