Jazz Articles about Kenny Washington - Vocals

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Kenny Washington Quartet at Keys Jazz Bistro

by Ronald Davis
May 10, 2025

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Joe Syrian: Secret Message

by Richard J Salvucci
April 14, 2025

A title like Secret Message does make a listener wonder what it might be. Is it deeply subversive, like the Zimmerman Telegram, or apocalyptic, like Fatima? Of course, as someone is reputed to have said, 'Sometimes, a cigar is just a smoke.' So it is possible to over-interpret a title, which may, in the final analysis, simply be a title. Joe Syrian is a Detroit-based drummer, a city that can claim Brian Blade, J. C. Heard, ...

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Joe Syrian Motor City Jazz Octet: Secret Message

by Jack Bowers
December 15, 2024

No fuss, no frills here, simply forty-seven or so minutes of generally bright and engaging straight-ahead jazz, stylishly performed by drummer Joe Syrian's admirable Detroit-based octet. This is music the group plays often, blending standards from the Great American Songbook with more recent themes by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Leon Russell and others. The congenial session opens with a pair of well-traveled standards--"Bye Bye Blackbird," and “Star Eyes"--and closes with two more- -"Night and ...

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Kenny Washington, Duchess, Cyrille Aimee and More

by Jua Howard
May 26, 2024

Welcome Music Family! This week I'm sharing music from Kenny Washington, Duchess, Tony Hightower, Clairdee, and more. You'll also hear some new music including from Allen Dennard and Cyrille Aimee. Come get lost in the music with me! Playlist Intro 00:00 Doug Carn “Little B's Poem" from Infant Eyes (Black Jazz) 2:58 Raul Midon “Wall of Indifference" from Lost & Found (Rekondite) 6:52 Laurie Antonioli “Moonbirds" from The Constant Passage of Time (Origin Records) 11:22 Host Speaks 16:49 ...

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Kenny Washington with the John Toomey Trio at Bank St Stage

by Mark Robbins
July 13, 2021

After a year and a half of being shut down due to Covid, the Virginia Arts Festival opened its new season with Kenny Washington -Vocals and the John Toomey Trio. This performance was San Franciscan vocalist Washington's first gig on the road since lockdown. The audience, hungry for live entertainment, bought the 250 tickets the venue was allowed to sell (at the time of the performance social distancing was still in effect). in less than a day. The singer had ...

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Kenny Washington: From the Ninth Ward to the World Stage

by Mark Robbins
June 8, 2021

As a result of past visits to Norfolk, Kenny Washington has amassed a large following of fans here, so it was no surprise that tickets sold out when the Virginia Arts Festival announced that he would be the first guest of the post-Covid season. As one of the best male jazz vocalist singing today, Kenny had a busy traveling schedule, both in the United States and Europe, when it all came to a sudden stop. Live venues closed, some not ...

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Kenny Washington: What's The Hurry

by Dan Bilawsky
August 30, 2020

Despite what many may think, there's no prescribed timeline for firsts and career milestones. Some artists decide to initially take the reins to record when they're 18. Others only get around to doing it when they're 80. The bottom line: The right time is the right time, and nobody should worry about getting there before they're ready. What's the hurry? Feeding into that line of thinking is the debut studio date from veteran vocalist Kenny Washington. A ...