Peter Washington


Peter Washington is a jazz double bassist. He played with the Westchester Community Symphony at the age of 14. Later he played electric bass in rock bands. He attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he majored in English Literature, and performed with the San Francisco Youth Symphony and the UC Symphony Orchestra. His growing interest in jazz led him to play with John Handy, Bobby Hutcherson, Harold Land, Frank Morgan, Ernestine Anderson, Chris Connor and other Bay Area luminaries. In 1986 he joined Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers and moved to New York City. Beginning in the 1990s, he toured with the Tommy Flanagan trio until Flanagan's death in 2001, and has played with the Bill Charlap trio since 1997. He was a founding member of the collective hard bop sextet One for All and is a visiting artist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
In 2008, Washington played with Blue Note 7">Blue Note Records">Blue Note 7, an all-star septet formed in honor of the 70th anniversary of Blue Note Records. His extensive discography numbers more than 400 recordings, and speaks to a constant demand for his services as a versatile side man.

Discography

With Toshiko Akiyoshi
With Eric Alexander
With Harry Allen
With Karrin Allyson
  • In Blue
  • Footprints
With Ernie Andrews
  • No Regrets
  • The Great City
With Ray Appleton
  • Killer Ray Rides Again
With François Aubin
  • Jazz Project 2
With Rob Bargad
  • Better Times
With Kenny Barron
  • Flight Path
With Burak Bedikyan
  • Circle of Life
With Bob Belden
  • Shades of Blue
With Marcus Belgrave
  • Live at Kerrytown Concert House
With Tony Bennett and Diana Krall
With Andy Bey
  • Shades of Bey
  • Tuesdays in Chinatown
  • Ain't Necessarily So
With Walter Bishop, Jr.
  • What's New
With Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers
With The Blue Note 7
With Sacha Boutros
  • New York After Dark
  • New York Apres Minuit
With The Boys Choir of Harlem
  • Christmas Carols & Sacred Songs
With Bobby Broom
  • No Hype Blues
With Cecil Brooks III
With Bubba Brooks
  • Smooth Sailing
With Ray Bryant
  • No Problem
With Kenny Burrell
With Donald Byrd
With George Cables
With Ann Hampton Callaway
  • Easy Living
With The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band
With Regina Carter
  • Rhythms of the Heart
With James Carter
With Celtic Jazz Collective
  • Aislinn
With Bill Charlap
  • All Through the Night
  • S'Wonderful
  • Written in the Stars
  • Stardust
  • Somewhere: The Songs of Leonard Bernstein
  • Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul
  • Live at The Village Vanguard
  • I'm Old Fashioned
  • Notes From New York
  • The Silver Lining: The Songs Of Jerome Kern
  • Uptown, Downtown
  • Street of Dreams
With Ed Cherry
  • First Take
With David Chesky
  • Jazz In the New Harmonic
  • Primal Scream
With Jimmy Cobb
  • Cobb's Corner
With Anat Cohen
With Joe Cohn
  • Shared Contemplations
With Freddy Cole
  • Because Of You
  • Music Maestro Please
With Eric Comstock
  • No One Knows
With Bill Cosby
  • My Appreciation
  • Hello, Friend: To Ennis With Love
With Stanley Cowell
With Jeremy Davenport
  • Maybe in a Dream
With Charles Davis
  • Reflections
  • Blue Gardenia
With Jesse Davis
  • High Standards
  • Live at Small's
With Steve Davis
  • Vibe Up!
  • Systems Blue
  • Think Ahead
With Peter Delano
  • Bite of the Apple
With Dena DeRose
  • Love's Holiday
With Mike DiRubbo
  • Human Spirit
With Kenny Drew, Jr.Passionata
With Billy Drummond
  • The Gift
  • Dubai
With Teddy Edwards
With Mark Elf
  • A Minor Scramble
  • Glad To Be Back
  • Liftoff
  • Mark Elf Returns 2014
With Mercer Ellington
  • Only God Can Make a Tree
With Dave Ellis
  • State of Mind
With Robin Eubanks
With Georgie Fame
  • Poet in New York
With Joe Farnsworth
  • Time to Swing
With Tommy Flanagan
With Flutology
  • First Date
With Ricky Ford
With Sullivan Fortner
  • Southern Nights
With Tomas Franck
With Nnenna Freelon
  • Maiden Voyage
With Joe Friedman
  • Cup O' Joe
With Andy Fusco
  • Out of the Dark
With Giacomo Gates
  • Fly Rite
With Chantale Gagné
  • The Left Side of the Moon
With Dizzy Gillespie
With Greg Gisbert
  • On Second Thought
With Dave Glasser
  • Uh! Oh!
  • Dreams Askew, Dreams Anew
With Benny Golson
With Jon Gordon
  • Possibilities
With Benny Green
  • Prelude
  • Source
  • Magic Beans
With Johnny Griffin
  • Dance of Passion
With Don Grolnick
  • London Concert
With Russell Gunn
  • Young Gunn
  • Young Gunn Plus
With Jeff Hackworth
  • How Little We Know
With Tim Hagans & Marcus Printup
With Waturo Hamasaki
  • Holiday
  • Prisoner Of Love
With Scott Hamilton
  • Back in New York
With Lionel Hampton
  • Mostly Ballads
With Tom Harrell
  • Passages
  • Upswing
  • Trumpet Legacy
With Barry Harris
With Michael Hashim
  • Guys and Dolls
  • Multicolored Blue
With Hiroshi Hata
  • Introducing Hiroshi Hata
  • Door To Door
With David Hazeltine
  • The Classic Trio
  • Four Flights Up
  • How It Is
  • A World For Her
  • The Classic Trio, Volume 2
  • Pearls
  • Señor Blues
  • Close To You
  • Manhattan Autumn
  • Perambulation
  • Blues Quarters Vol. 2
With Jimmy Heath Big Band
With Percy Heath
  • A Love Song
With Eddie Henderson
  • Tribute to Lee Morgan
With Ian Hendrickson-Smith
  • Still Smokin
With Conrad Herwig
  • Heart of Darkness
With Steve Hobbs
  • On the Lower East Side
  • Second Encounter
  • Spring Cycle
  • Vibes, Straight Up
  • Tribute to Bobby
With Holly Hofmann
  • Minor Miracle
With Freddie Hubbard
With Bobby Hutcherson
With Javon Jackson
  • When the Time Is Right
  • For One Who Knows
  • A Look Within
  • Good People
With The Jazz Messengers
  • The Legacy of Art Blakey
With Steve Kaldestad
  • New York Afternoon
With Geoff Keezer
  • Here and Now
With Jonny King
  • Notes from the Underground
With Anna Kolchina
  • Wild Is the Wind
With Lee Konitz
  • Frescalalto
With David Lahm
  • Jazz Takes On Joni Mitchell
With The Lalama Brothers
  • Erie Avenue
With Ralph Lalama
  • Feelin' and Dealin
  • Circle Line
  • Music For Grown-Ups
With Andy LaVerne
  • Bud's Beautiful
With Mike LeDonne
  • Soulmates
  • Waltz For An Urbanite
  • To Each His Own
  • Then and Now
With David Leonhardt
  • Reflections
With Deborah Lippman
  • Nightingale
With Jan Lundgren
  • New York Calling
With Brian Lynch
  • Back Room Blues
  • Keep Your Circle Small
With Teo Macero
  • Impressions of Miles Davis
With Joe Magnarelli
  • Why Not
  • Philly-New York Junction
  • New York-Philly Junction
  • Persistence
With Malta
  • Manhattan in Blue
With Junior Mance
  • Music of Thelonious Monk
With Claire Martin
  • Make This City Ours
With Akane Matsumoto
  • Memories Of You
With Bill Mays
  • At the Movies
With Marian McPartland
With Charles McPherson
With Message
With Mulgrew Miller
With Antoinette Montague
  • Pretty Blues
With Ralph Moore
With Fabio Morgera
  • The Pursuit
With Dado Moroni
  • Insights
  • Shapes
With Ronald Muldrow
  • Diaspora
  • Facing Wes
  • Freedom's Serenade
  • Mapenzi
With Lewis Nash
  • Rhythm Is My Business
  • The Highest Mountain
With Steve Nelson
  • New Beginnings
  • Sound-Effect
  • Brothers Under the Sun
With New Stories
  • Hope Is In the Air: The Music of Elmo Hope
With David "Fathead" Newman
With Dan Nimmer
  • Yours Is My Heart Alone
With Trisha O'Brien
  • Out of a Dream
With Ferit Odman
  • Nommo
  • Autumn in New York
  • Dameronia With Strings
With One For All
  • Too Soon To Tell
  • Optimism
  • Upward and Onward
  • Live at Smoke: Volume 1
  • The End of a Love Affair
  • Wide Horizons
  • Blueslike
With Jeremy Pelt
  • Close To My Heart
  • The Art of Intimacy, Vol. 1
With Rich Perry
  • So In Love
With Houston Person
With Jimmy Ponder
With Valery Ponomarev
  • Live at Sweet Basil
With The Power Quintet
  • High Art
With Simon Rattle
  • Classic Ellington
  • Americana
  • American Music
  • Duke Ellington: Mainly Black
With Reeds and Deeds
  • Wailin
With Ben Riley's Monk Legacy Septet
With Wallace Roney
  • Seth Air
  • According to Mr. Roney
  • No Job Too Big or Small
With Renee Rosnes
With Annie Ross
  • Music Is Forever
With Jim Rotondi
  • Excursions
  • Destination Up
With David Sanchez
  • The Departure
With Randy Sandke
  • Cliffhanger
  • Rediscovered Louis and Bix
With Rob Schneiderman
  • Dark Blue
With Stephen Scott
  • Something to Consider
With Charlie Sepulveda
  • The New Arrival
With Vladimir Shafranov
  • Live at Groovy
  • Whisper Not
With Ian Shaw
  • A World Still Turning
With Marlena Shaw
  • Dangerous
With Don Sickler
  • Night Watch
  • Reflections
With Derek Smith
  • Beautiful Love
With Neal Smith
  • Some of My Favorite Songs Are...
With Tommy Smith
With The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra
  • Tribute to a Generation: A Salute to the Big Bands
With Jim Snidero
  • Mixed Bag
  • Blue Afternoon
  • Storm Rising
  • Urban Tales
  • While You Are Here
  • Vertigo
With Terell Stafford
  • This Side of Strayhorn
  • Brotherlee Love: Celebrating Lee Morgan
With Mary Stallings
  • Feelin' Good
With Grant Stewart
With Joan Stiles
  • Hurly-Burly
With Byron Stripling
  • Stripling Now!
  • Byron, Get One Free
With Sub Dub
  • Original Masters: 1993-1995
With Helen Sung
  • Conception
With John Swana
  • Introducing John Swana
  • In the Moment
  • Bright Moments
With Lew Tabackin
With Nino Tempo
  • Tenor Saxophone
With Steve Turre
With Michal Urbaniak
  • Songbird
  • Some Other Blues
With Bennie Wallace
  • Someone to Watch over Me
  • In Berlin
  • Moodsville
With Cedar Walton
With Jon Weber
  • Simple Complex
With Cory Weeds-Bill Coon Quartet
  • With Benefits
With Walt Weiskopf
  • Simplicity
  • Song For My Mother
With Jerry Weldon
  • Head to Head
With Paula West
  • Come What May
With Chip White
  • More Dedications
With Wesla Whitfield
  • September Songs: The Music of Wilder, Weill and Warren
With James Williams
With Tom Williams
  • Introducing Tom Williams
  • Straight Street
With Gerald Wilson
With Mike Wofford
  • Live at Athenaeum Jazz
With Phil Woods
  • The Rev and I
  • Voyage
With Richard Wyands
  • Reunited
  • Get Out Of Town
  • Lady of Lavender Mist
  • Half and Half
  • The Gigi Gryce Project
With Miki Yamaoka
  • I Remember Clifford
With Aki Yashiro
With Peter Zak
  • Down East
  • Nordic Noon
  • The Eternal Triangle
  • ''The Disciple''