Reggie Washington
Reginald Reuben Washington (born July 28, 1962 in New York City) is an American jazz bassist. He is the brother of drummer Kenny Washington.[1]
Reggie and his brother Kenny played percussion instruments as The Washington Brothers from age seven. Soon after, Reggie took up cello and then both electric and double-bass. He began playing professionally as a bassist in the early 1980s, with Chico Hamilton for much of that decade, as well as with Ronald Shannon Jackson, Carlos Ward, Jean-Paul Bourelly, and .[2]
In the 1990s, Washington worked with Steve Coleman, Gene Lake, Branford Marsalis (in Buckshot LeFonque), Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Andy Milne, Don Byron, David Gilmore, Oliver Lake, , Joseph Bowie, Cassandra Wilson, Ronnie Cuber, Greg Osby, and Uri Caine. He has also recorded as a leader, including of the group Reuben's Bass Choir, a group consisting of several basses and a drummer. In the 2000s he continued performing with Bourelly and Oliver Lake, as well as with Me'Shell Ndegeocello among others.[3]
References[]
- ^ Pfeiffer, Bruno (23 June 2015). "Reggie Washington relit l'homélie de Jef Lee". Libération (in French). Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ Milkowski, Bill (April 1, 2008). "Reggie Washington: Groove Instincts". JazzTimes. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ Gary W. Kennedy, "Reggie Washington". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.
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