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SUMMARY:Kenny Washington Quartet
LOCATION:The Sound Room\, 2147 Broadway\, Oakland\, CA 94612
DESCRIPTION:A masterful vocalist and “the superman of the Bay Area jazz s
 cene” (SF Chronicle)\, Kenny Washington is easily among the most beloved
  and soulful singers working today. A native of New Orleans\, Kenny grew u
 p singing gospel music in church and playing saxophone in the school band.
  He continued his music studies at Xavier University where he became inter
 ested in various styles ranging from traditional and contemporary jazz\, t
 o classical\, to rhythm-and-blues and pop. Joining the U.S. Navy Band in 1
 986\, Kenny performed and toured nationally and internationally through ou
 t the U.S.\, Asia\, Russia\, and Australia. After nine years in the Navy\,
  Kenny made his home in the San Francisco Bay Area where he established hi
 mself as a top vocalist.\n\nWhile performing with the Michael O’Neill Qu
 intet at the Douglas Beach House\, Kenny met vibraphonist Joe Locke who ha
 ppened to be in the audience. This led to an invitation to perform with Jo
 e at Dizzy’s\; Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC). Since then he has been a f
 eatured artist at JALC for over ten years where he has appeared with Joe L
 ocke\, Eric Reed\, Eric Alexander\, Joe Lavano\, Branford Marsalis\, Rober
 ta Gambarini and Wynton Marsalis. With Wynton\, Kenny has performed both i
 n small groups and large including numerous times with the "Jazz at Lincol
 n Center Orchestra.” In 2013 Kenny was featured in Wynton’s oratorio: 
 "Blood On The Fields" which also included vocalist Gregory Porter. Kenny h
 as headlined performances in Japan\, Russia\, Scotland\, Shanghai\, Denmar
 k\, Mongolia and many other countries. He has performed at top Jazz Festiv
 al including the Monterey Jazz Festival\, Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival and t
 he San Jose Jazz Festival.\n\nKenny is a jazz vocalist virtuoso. Emulating
  the classic styles of Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan and infusing colo
 rs of Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway\, Kenny's free\, playful approach\,
  with over a four-octave range is awe inspiring. His tone on ballads is li
 quid and his scat singing - informed by his saxophone playing - is rapid-f
 ire\, passionate\, melodious and inventive. His intonation is so precise t
 hat it becomes noticeable if the piano wasn’t tuned that day. Kenny is c
 onsidered by many to be the premiere male vocalist on the planet today. Th
 is man is a must-see.\n\nTickets at Kenny Washington Quartet\n\nhttps://ww
 w.soundroom.org/events/pwa25w23l4kpgybtzt6tat7tcw54f9
URL:https://www.soundroom.org/events/pwa25w23l4kpgybtzt6tat7tcw54f9
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